* The COA approved the requirement for the degree granting institutions of nurse anesthesia programs to have regional accreditation. The COA determined this requirement will be reflected in its Eligibility for Accreditation policy rather than within the Standards.
* The COA approved a revision to Standard III, Criterion C13b to ensure applicants who matriculate into nurse anesthesia programs are prepared for the rigor of the program by requiring a minimum of one year of experience as an RN in a critical care setting vs. an acute care setting (refer revised 2004 Standards, pg. 6). A definition for "critical care experience" is provided in the Glossary (refer revised 2004 Standards, pg. 28).
The standards are found here.
There are more changes but these are the two that pre-CRNAs would probably be most interested in.