Ten years ago this month Montana became the 12th state to opt out of the federal physician supervision requirement for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). The landmark decision by then Governor Judy Martz, which was supported by the Montana Association of Nurse Anesthetists (MTANA), ensured Montana access to safe, cost-effective anesthesia care, particularly in rural...

The Massachusetts Association of Nurse Anesthetists, the Massachusetts Coalition of Nurse Practitioners, and the Massachusetts Chapter of the Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners announced today that proposed legislation that would remove certain outdated physician supervision requirements for advanced practice nurses in Massachusetts has received favorable analysis from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).