Chair: AANA Government Relations Committee
Debra Varela, DNP, CRNA, AANA GRC Chair, AR FPD, past president ARANA.
Debra has served on the Arkansas Association of Nurse Anesthetists (ARANA) Board of Directors and has been a member of the AR GRC since 2017. As President Elect 2019-20, and President for the 2020-21 term, legislative issues were a primary focus. She has represented Arkansas as the Federal Political Director since 2018.
With the support and talents of the ARANA BOD, lobbyists, membership, and the AANA, Arkansas opposed AA legislation, and successfully removed physician supervision from the AR Practice Act in 2021. Following years of relationship building, and working with Governor Asa Hutchinson to improve access and affordability to anesthesia excellence, Arkansas became the 22nd opt-out state 2022.
Debra is honored to begin her second term as the AANA GRC Chair, and looks forward to working with the committee and AANA SGA staff to move all states forward in their legislative effort's .
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Friday, November 18, 2022
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM