Government Affairs

Our Government Affairs team protects and promotes the perioperative profession at both the state and federal levels.

Learn about state legislation, read news specific to your state, and find out how to contact your state coordinators.

We understand it can be difficult advocating for your perioperative profession and have put together some helpful advocacy tools and resources.

Building relationships with your elected officials and offering your expertise is essential to insuring that patient and OR staff safety are priorities at your state legislature.

AORN currently has 30 state councils that maintain standalone websites, ORNurseLink, and others that do not maintain a presence on the web.

Allied health care providers and support personnel contribute to optimal patient care processes in a variety of ways.