However, if the two groups (CRNAs and AAs) do not cooperate at least in some respects, it could happen.
As far as background checks, those are usually done with fingerprint cards and FBI checks. They are aimed more at felonies than someone losing a license.
I am not sure you can entirely trust state boards of nursing either.
As an example, the five CRNAs in Nevada who surrendered their licenses. Which licenses did they surrender? Nevada has a two license system. The violations were of the NURSE PRACTICE ACT so IMO they should have had to surrender both their CRNA and their RN licenses. But maybe part of the deal was they surrendered their CRNA license and got to keep their RN license. So they can not do anesthesia but they can still work as an ICU nurse? Shutter......
And as far as finding out about the violations, the Nevada State Board of Nursing posts violations every two months and the cycle ended at close to the same time the CRNAs surrendered their licenses. So their names are still not available to the public. If they were applying for AA schools right now, the information would NOT be available. It will not be until MAY 2008 that the action and names get posted, unless as part of the deal, the names remain hidden. That also would make it hard to check up and see a person's history. (I really hope the names appear in May on the disciplinary action list.)
If their names got sent into the National Provider Data base and if that is checked, that would be a big step in preventing "cross dressing" of the anesthesia provider.
Also, checking for lawsuits might help. If you see "BILL SMITH vs JOHN DOE, CRNA" and he is applying to AA school you might start wondering about his background.
But bottom line, as a point to START, I think the AANA and the AAs should provide the names of students who flunked out/were kicked out of their respective programs to the other group. Specially if it was an issue of drugs, honesty or integrity.