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Board grants department motion to withdraw summary suspension after voluntary license surrender
Summary
The board granted the Department of Public Health's motion to withdraw a summary suspension and statement of charges for Chioma Celestina Iheze after the respondent voluntarily surrendered her nursing license.
The Board of Examiners of Nursing granted the Department of Public Health2s motion to withdraw its pending motion for summary suspension and the attached statement of charges in the matter of Chioma Celestina Iheze (petition no. 2023-1013) following Iheze's voluntary surrender of her nursing license.
Department counsel Anthony Nanny told the board the department received a voluntary surrender affidavit from Iheze and therefore requested withdrawal of the summary-suspension motion and the statement of charges. The board considered the department2s representation and voted by roll call to grant the department's request.
Board vote: The motion to grant the withdrawal was moved by Elizabeth Rivera Rodriguez and seconded by Cindy Arpin. Roll-call votes recorded ayes from Cindy Arpin, Salvatore Diaz, Mary Dieteman, Camille Payne, Elizabeth Rivera Rodriguez, Diane Whitley and Chair Gina Reiners; Lisa Freeman was not present for that roll call. The board recorded the motion as granted.
Practical effect: Because Iheze executed a voluntary surrender of her license, the department said it had no reason to pursue the statement of charges or the summary-suspension hearing. Board counsel advised Iheze to direct any further licensing or enrollment questions to the Department of Public Health outside the hearing forum; the board did not deliberate on the underlying allegations in open session.
