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Board agrees to reconsider memorandum of decision for Tammy Picarillo, LPN
Summary
The Department of Public Health asked the Nursing Board to reconsider a memorandum of decision for Tammy Picarillo, LPN (petition 2024-1479), to correct screening frequency and tolling language; the board voted to reconsider and will place the matter on a future agenda for further proceedings under state statute 4-1-81a.
The Nursing Board voted to reconsider a memorandum of decision for Tammy Picarillo, LPN (petition number 2024Dash1479), after the Department of Public Health filed a motion asking the board to clarify two points in the MOD.
Attorney Fazina (department counsel) told the board that the MOD’s paragraph on urine-screening frequency appears inconsistent with the board minutes: the minutes, she said, indicate screening twice monthly in the second and third years, while the MOD as written stated one screening per month for those years. The department also asked the board to clarify tolling language in the MOD concerning whether the probationary period is tolled when a respondent is not employed in nursing for 30 consecutive days, and to align the tolling language with the department’s standard practice of tolling only when the respondent practices outside the state of Connecticut (with an option for monitored practice outside the state if preapproved).
Assistant Attorney General Liz Bannon advised the board on the statutory timeline for motions for reconsideration, citing general statute section 4-1-81a: a timely petition triggers a 25‑day window for the board to decide whether to reconsider and, if it does, the agency must render a post-reconsideration decision within 90 days. After discussion the board voted to reconsider; members Cindy, Sal, Mary, and Chair Gina Reiner recorded ayes and the motion carried.
The board instructed staff to place the reconsideration on the next meeting agenda and to proceed with any additional proceedings necessary under the statute so the agency can modify, affirm or reverse the final decision within the statutory deadlines.
