NYSNA's Governmental Affairs coordinates legislative advocacy for the Association. Governmental Affairs serves as the voice for RNs at the State Capitol, working with the state legislature and government agencies to preserve and protect the nursing profession.
While the Governor and the legislature are working to reduce the state's $3.2 billion deficit, we need your help in urging your legislator to vote NO to any proposed cuts to health care and nursing education programs.
While NYSNA recognizes New York is facing deteriorating economic conditions and declining revenues, we do not believe patient safety or nursing education should be sacrificed to close the budget gap. Nothing is more critical to the health and well-being of New Yorkers than having access to safe, quality health care delivered by highly qualified, competent RNs.
Please contact your State Senator and Assemblymember and ask that they strongly oppose and reject Governor Paterson’s proposed health care cuts and cuts to nursing education programs at SUNY and CUNY.
Join New York nurses and nursing students as they converge in New York's capital to meet with legislators and speak with one voice about issues that impact working conditions and patient care. Save the date: April 20, 2010 to join your colleagues in Albany and urge our State Legislature to support nursing education, safe staffing ratios, punish violence against nurses, and require safe patient handling policies.
NYSNA President Karen Ballard's recent testimony on the New York State Patient Outcome Reporting System.
The Nurses Association presented testimony at an Oct. 13 hearing on H1N1 influenza held in New York City.
Contact Governmental Affairs at 518.782.9400, ext. 283 or by e-mail.