1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$250,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Health Issues HCR

FAAN Act (H.R. 7266/S. 3770) - Issues pertaining to investments in nursing workforce Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act (H.R. 7002/S. 2815)- Issues pertaining to grant funding Workplace Violence Prevention for Healthcare and Social Service (H.R. 2663/S. 1176) - Issues pertaining to OSHA standards for healthcare employers Solicitation of Nominations for Membership To Serve on the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (89 FR 4960) Requirements Related to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (88 FR 66728) - Issues pertaining to provider nondiscrimination Scope of Practice CRNA Reimbursement Rural Healthcare Extension of CMS waivers beyond public health emergency Nursing Workforce Opioid Epidemic/Opioid-sparing treatments/MATs Provider nondiscrimination

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROMY GELB-ZIMMER —
RANDI GOLD —
A. CATHARINE HARRIS —
INGRIDA LUSIS New —
JONATHAN PEARCE MASON —
MATTHEW JOHN THACKSTON —
KRISTINA KAYE WEGER New —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7002 (118th), S. 1176 (118th), S. 3770 (118th), H.R. 2663 (118th), S. 2815 (118th), H.R. 7266 (118th)

Veterans VET

"Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act (H.R. 7048/S.2070) - opposition VA National Standards of Practice - Issues pertaining to CRNA practice Reimbursement for VA CRNAs Full Practice Authority for VA CRNAs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROMY GELB-ZIMMER —
RANDI GOLD —
A. CATHARINE HARRIS —
INGRIDA LUSIS New —
JONATHAN PEARCE MASON —
MAX SEIFERT New —
MATTHEW JOHN THACKSTON —
KRISTINA KAYE WEGER New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2070 (118th), H.R. 7048 (118th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 8812/S. 2418) - Issues pertaining to regulatory relief for advanced practice registered nurses. Save Americas Rural Hospitals Act (H.R. 833) - Issues pertaining to Medicare supervision of CRNAs Medicare Program; Contract Year 2025 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly; Health Information Technology Standards and Implementation Specifications - Issues pertaining to Part D coverage of non-opioid treatments Extending/Making permanent certain temporary waivers put in place during the Public Health Emergency Medicare Reimbursement CRNA Scope of Practice Support for the Medicare Advantage Program Rural Healthcare issues Medicare teaching rules Provider nondiscrimination Medicare Local Coverage Determination process CMS National Provider Directory

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROMY GELB-ZIMMER —
RANDI GOLD —
A. CATHARINE HARRIS —
INGRIDA LUSIS New —
JONATHAN PEARCE MASON —
MAX SEIFERT New —
MATTHEW JOHN THACKSTON —
KRISTINA KAYE WEGER New —

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8812 (118th), S. 2418 (118th), H.R. 833 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024 (H.R. 5894) - Issues pertaining to funding for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in FY 24 and FY 25

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROMY GELB-ZIMMER —
RANDI GOLD —
INGRIDA LUSIS New —
MATTHEW JOHN THACKSTON —
KRISTINA KAYE WEGER New —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5894 (118th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.