Calls for Comments: November 2026

Instructions

To accurately respond to each call for comments, you must have the applicable reference document readily available (linked below – one for each policy). Please review the reference document and provide comments using the corresponding survey. Please note that the confidentiality of individual survey responses will be maintained; the results of the survey will be presented for COA review in aggregate.

All feedback will be thoroughly reviewed and carefully considered by the COA in finalizing the proposed policy/revisions. We thank you in advance for taking the time to provide this valuable information. 

1. Revision to Standard E.2.1, Additions and Revisions to Glossary

At its October 2026 meeting, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) reviewed revisions to Standard E.2.1., as well as two new glossary definitions and revisions to two existing glossary definitions, as proposed by its “Three Ps Special Interest Group.” The revisions are proposed to bring further clarity to the Standards as it pertains to the requirements of the Consensus Model for APRN Regulation. The Consensus Model requires that all APRNs complete three separate comprehensive graduate-level courses in: Advanced physiology/pathophysiology, including general principles that apply across the lifespan; Advanced health assessment, which includes assessment of all human systems, advanced assessment techniques, concepts and approaches; and Advanced pharmacology, which includes pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics of all broad categories of agents.

2. Revisions to ‘Annual Report’ Policy

At its October 2026 meeting, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) reviewed revisions to the “Annual Report” policy proposed by the COA’s Standards and Policies Committee.

3. Revisions to ‘Clinical Sites – Acquisition’ Policy

At its October 2026 meeting, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) reviewed revisions to the “Clinical Sites – Acquisition” policy proposed by the COA’s Standards and Policies Committee.

4. Revisions to ‘Observation of Onsite Reviews’ Policy

At its October 2026 meeting, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) reviewed revisions to the “Observation of Onsite Reviews” policy proposed by the COA’s Standards and Policies Committee.

5. Revisions to ‘Record Retention’ Policy

At its October 2026 meeting, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) reviewed revisions to the “Record Retention” policy proposed by the COA’s Standards and Policies Committee.

6. Revisions to ‘Clinical Site Application’ Appendix

At its October 2026 meeting, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) reviewed revisions to the “Clinical Site Application” appendix proposed by the COA’s Standards and Policies Committee.

7. Revision to Glossary Definition ‘Academic Quality’

At its October 2026 meeting, the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) reviewed the “Improvement of Academic Quality and Professional Practice within Nurse Anesthesia Programs as Appropriate to Institutional Mission” policy, which led to a revision to the glossary definition of “Academic Quality” proposed by the COA’s Standards and Policies Committee.