Positions Statements

Official Position Statements

The American Nurses Association (ANA) develops positions relevant to nursing practice, health policy, and social concerns impacting the health of patients.

Memorandum of Support

Memorandum in Support – A6697-A Temporary License
Memorandum in Support – A7154/S1531 Adult Vaccine Registry
Memorandum in Support – A6421 Nurse Licensure Compact
Memorandum in Support
S1187, S1193, S1208, S2377, S2463-A, S2465, S5132, S5134, S5135-A (Senator Persaud)
Memorandum in Support – A6030-A (Assemblymember Paulin)
Memorandum in Support – A6697 (Assemblymember Fahy)
Memorandum in Support – S1196 (Senator Persaud)/A1673 (Assemblymember Hunter)
Memorandum in Support – S447-B (Senator Stavisky)
Memorandum in Support S1753 (Senator Sanders)/A3330 (Assemblymember Joyner)
Nursing Simulation Legislation Healthcare Support Letter
Support for Funding for the Center for Health Workforce Studies
Executive Budget Proposal to End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco and Increase the State Cigarette Tax to Protect the Next Generation
Support for Funding for the Center for Health Workforce Studies
Executive Budget Proposal to End the Sale of Flavored Tobacco and Increase the State Cigarette Tax
Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Docket Number EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0317 FRL-8510-02-OAR
Clinical Preceptor Tax Credit
A2230 (Gunther)/S2067 (Stavisky) Clinical Preceptor Tax Credit
Enhanced Nurse Licensure Update for ANA-NY Board of Directors
Memorandum in Support S.75-A and A.279-A
Clinical Preceptor Tax Credit - A3704 (Gunther)/S4033-A (Stavisky)
Codifying CRNA Scope of Practice - A1745 (Gottfried) and S2563 (Bailey)
Improve Insurance Coverage for Eating Disorders - A1619 (Rozic)/S3101 (Biaggi)
Educational Advancement “BS in 10” A1842B (Morelle)/S6768 (Flanagan)
Title Protection for CRNA A442 (Paulin)/S1385 (Gallivan)
Lead Bill A03899 (Morelle)/S03941 (Hannon)
Insurance Coverage for Eating Disorders A6396A(Rozic)/S6045A (Marchione)
Vacation Bill - A2371 (Dinowitz)/S2994 (Hoylman)
Youth Flavored Tobacco Crisis- Need to Ban Flavored Tobacco in NYS
S.75-A (Hoylman) / A.279-A (Gottfried) for universal vaccine reporting to the statewide and New York City vaccine registries
Memorandum in Support - A5679-A (Assemblymember Darling)/S2987-A (Senator Parker)
Memorandum in Support - S8147, S8178, S8190 (Senator Persaud)
Memorandum in Support - S5435-B (Senator Cooney)A7268 (Assemblyman Gottfried)
Memorandum of Support - A9974 (Assemblymember Gottfried)S8869 (Sentaor Rivera)
Testimony Letter to US Senate Appropriations Committee: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies

Memorandum of Opposition

Memorandum of Opposition – S4784/A7174 Paramedicine
Part W, § 27-29, A3007/S4007 – Medication Aide Pilot
Community Paramedicine Services - A1208 (Gottfried)/S1805 (Rivera)
Registered Veterinary Nurse
Memorandum of Opposition - A151 (Gottfried)/S1590 (Rivera)

Policy Resources

Temporary Practice by Certain U.S. Servicemembers and Servicemembers’ Spouses Licensed or Certified in Another State
New Nurse Residency Programs
Public Health and Medicaid Funding
Simulation in New York State Nursing Education
Healthcare Organizations Charging Fees to Nursing Students for Clinical Placement
2019-2020 State Budget Funding for Statewide Database
2019-2020 Budget Funding for the State Education Department of office of the Professions
Registered Veterinary Nurse
Vaccine Distribution and Implementation Task Force
Tobacco Tax
Immunizations for Health Care Workers
COVID-19 Policy Brief
COVID-19 Testimony November 2021
Criminal Prosecution of Health Care Providers for Unintentional Human Error

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