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Board grants 90-day continuance for LPN Kristen J. Phillips; summary suspension remains in effect
Summary
The Department of Public Health board granted a continuance of about 90 days for Kristen J. Phillips, LPN (Petition No. 2023-648) to secure counsel. The board and department had no objection; the respondent’s license remains summarily suspended during the continuance.
The Department of Public Health board on Jan. 15, 2025, granted a continuance of approximately 90 days for Kristen J. Phillips, LPN, petition no. 2023-648, to allow Phillips time to secure counsel. The department did not object to the requested continuance. Phillips’s license remains summarily suspended during the continuance.
Context and reason: The hearing originally began in October; testimony and board and department exhibits had already been entered into the record before the matter was continued. Phillips told the board she had requested continuances previously to obtain counsel and that she did not have counsel for the Jan. 15 proceeding but sought additional time. The board chair asked how long Phillips needed; she asked for 90 days and the board agreed.
What the board and counsel said: Department counsel (Joelle Newton) indicated the department had no objection to a continuance. Board counsel Liz Bannon emphasized for the record that Phillips understands her license remains summarily suspended while the continuance proceeds. In the hearing Phillips provided a mailing address for notice: 1189 Broad Street, Apt. 4, New London, CT 06320, and the chair asked that Phillips notify staff if her address changes.
Next steps: The board will reschedule the matter and place it on a future agenda within the continuance period. If Phillips secures counsel, the matter will proceed at the rescheduled date; the board instructed staff to ensure notice goes to the address provided. No final merits decision was made at this meeting; the continuance was to permit Phillips to obtain counsel and prepare for the hearing to resume.
Public comment and meeting close: The board opened the meeting to public comment but recorded no substantive public remarks during the allotted time and then adjourned.
