Advocacy Tool Box

Resource Guide for State Coordinators, State Council Legislative Chairs, the National Legislative Committee, and Chapters.

Organizational Resources

     1) Description of the Role & Responsibility of State Coordinator, NLC Regional
          Coordinator and NLC Chair
     2) Contact information for all State and NLC Regional Coordinators
     3) National Legislative Committee
     4)  Action Steps for State Coordinators
     5) How to Request Lobbyist Funding

AORN Legislative Priorities and Related Resources

     1) Legislative Priorities
     2) Policy Statement on RN as Circulator
     3) Position Statement on One Perioperative Registered Nurse Circulator Dedicated to
          Every Patient Undergoing A Surgical or Other Invasive Procedure
     4) RN Circulator Model Bill
     5) Legislative Principles for Allied Health
     6) Surgical Technologist Model Bill
     7) Memo of Support for RN First Assistant
     8) National Health Care Reform Guidelines
     9) Health Care Reform Activities
   10) RN Circulator Hospital Map January 2009
   11) RN Circulator Ambulatory Surgical Centers Map January 2009

Grassroots & Advocacy Support Resources

     1) Monthly AORN Advocacy Update
     2) Legislative Basics: Glossary of legislative terms, how a bill becomes law, how to
          read a bill, and how the regulatory process works
     3) Signing up for Grassroots
     4)  How to Read a Bill

Chapter Advocacy Resources

     1) Action Steps for Chapters
     2) Public Policy Road Map
     3) Model Letters from Chapter Presidents to Chapter Members on Grassroots Advocacy
          a) Chapter Challenge
          b) Executing the Challenge

Webinars

     1) Advocacy 101: Tips, Tools, and Terminology
          This webinar will provide an overview of grassroots advocacy and tools to be
          used in advancing AORN's Legislative Priorities
          Cost: Free
          Speakers: Sarah Breckenridge and Josephine Colacci
          Recording of Completed Webinar: Recording of Audio and Visual

     2) Legislative Mumbo Jumbo: Tips For Making Sense of it All
           This webinar will provide a basic understanding of how to locate, dissect, and
           read a bill in order to determine the potential impact it will have on perioperative
           nursing practice. It will provide tools to locate bills, break them down into key
           sections, and apply them to AORN's Legislative Priorities
           Cost: Free
           Speakers: Claire Karas and Josephine Colacci
           Recording of Completed Webinar: Recording of Audio and Visual

AORN Staff Contacts

Craig Jeffries, Esq.
AORN Public Policy Consultant
craigjeffries@comcast.net

Josephine Colacci
Government Affairs Manager
jcolacci@aorn.org

Mary Anna McOwen
Government Affairs Coordinator
mmcowen@aorn.org