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The Government Affairs department is organized to support advocacy on behalf of perioperative nurses before legislative   and regulatory bodies at both the state and federal levels.

Government Affairs actively promotes the Legislative Priorities established by the AORN Board of Directors to protect and enhance the profession of perioperative nursing.

Government Affairs monitors nursing and health care laws and regulations.  Through the National Legislative Committee and AORN State Legislative Coordinators, the Government Affairs department coordinates and engages AORN members that are active grassroots advocates to participate in the legislative and regulatory processes.

The Public Policy section of the web site has many resources to support all AORN members:

     1.   Finding up to date information for your specific state.
           a.   AORN legislative leadership (NLC, State Coordinators, State Council)
           b.   Current Laws
           c.   Pending Legislation

     2.   Are you read to "Get Involved" and be an active participate in communicating with your elected
           officials?  We have tools to help you with this:
           a.   Monthly email updates with the latest AORN advocacy activity and tips for you to be an
                 effective perioperative legislative advocate
           b.   Education tools to equip you with the knowledge to be an effective perioperative legislative
                 advocate
           c.   AORN Grassroots:  sign up for this to receive the monthly AORN Advocacy Update and all
                 notices for advocacy action involving your state
           d.   Communicate directly with your elected officials using AORN's "Get Involved" resource with
                 complete information on your elected officials and easy steps for you to communicate with
                 them on AORN legislative priorities.

Government Affairs Contact Information