National Board On Certification & Recertification Of Nurse Anesthetists
NBCRNA
The National Board on Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) is the not-for-profit corporation organized under the laws of the state of Illinois. It consists of two councils – the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists and the Council on Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists – who have autonomous authority to carry out their respective credentialing functions.
In 2007, the creation of the NBCRNA was the culmination of ongoing dialogue and extensive negotiations between the Councils and AANA leadership. The discussions were generated by the need to determine what type of governance, structure and staffing model would best meet the current and future needs of the councils and profession.
Jackie Fortenberry, CRNA, BA
Mary Anne Krogh, CRNA, MS
Michael Rieker, CRNA, DNP
Thomas G. Healey, CRNA, MA
Penelope S. Benedik, CRNA, PhD, RRT
Joseph L. Fink, III, JD
Sidney Hopkins, MD PhD
Mary Kay Moyer, CRNA, MS
Carolyn J. Nicholson, CRNA, BSEd
CAPT David Norman, CRNA, USN, DNP
Melissa Thompson, MD
Robyn C. Ward, CRNA, MS
The NBCRNA certification and recertification programs are accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) a private not-for-profit organization. The NCCA is the accrediting branch of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) which is the national standard setting organization for credentialing groups including certification boards, licensing boards and associations. The programs have been continuously accredited since 1980.
The American Board of Nursing Specialties (ABNS), established in 1991, is a national peer review program for specialty nursing certification bodies. It promotes the highest quality of specialty nursing practice through the establishment of standards of professional specialty nursing certification. The NBCRNA certification and recertification programs were one of the first national certification bodies to be recognized and approved by the ABNS.
