Welcome to TANA 

The Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists (TANA) is a nonprofit association whose mission is:

Advancing patient safety and facilitating access to high quality anesthesia care for Tennesseans.

Vision: Supporting our Members--Protecting our Patients.

Op-Ed Proposed Pain Management Bill Will Leave Tennesseans Hurting

TANA Day on the Hill

Tony Johnson, CRNA, from Lincoln Memorial University
with Senator Mike Faulk, District 4

State Rep. Matthew Hill visiting with TANA members Chris Hulin, CRNA
Dina Velocci, TANA GR Chair and President Elect,
Carl Sisco, TANA President,
and Sheena Henry, SRNA, TASNA Representative from MTSA

Rep. Joe Carr, Tausha Alexander, TANA Political Director and Lobbyist,
and Rep. Steve McManus

TANA PAC Chair Steve Stapleton, CRNA with Rep. Gary Moore

FTC Staff: Proposed Tennessee Legislation May Reduce Patient Access to Pain Management Services and Increase Prices: Federal Trade Commission staff, in response to a request from Tennessee State Representative Gary Odom, stated that there may be reduced access to pain management services in the state, as well as higher costs for those services, under a bill proposed in the Tennessee legislature that would require on-site physician supervision of pain management services in some facilities.

Read Full FTC Letter. 

NBCRNA's Proposed CPC Program

NBCRNA Finalized CPC Program Announced February 22 by AANA President Debra Malina

To view the message to TANA from Mary Anne Krogh, NBCRNA President, please click here.

Click here to contact TANA Peer Advisor Jack Edmondson.