Connecticut DPH board revokes RN Taylor R. Calmon’s license after finding on all charges

At a Department of Public Health board meeting (date not specified), the board voted to find for all charges against respondent Taylor R. Calmon, RN (license number 2025307), and revoked her nursing license following testimony and exhibits introduced in the proceeding.

The board’s finding and revocation followed closing statements in which Department counsel summarized evidence that Calmon had violated a prior consent order requiring abstinence and random urinalysis. Department attorney Nanny said, "The evidence is clear in this case. Respondent was on a consent order that imposed a probation that required her to refrain from using drugs and alcohol and submit to random urinalysis. The department has submitted evidence, testimony, and the respondent has admitted to violating the probation and consuming alcohol on 02/21/2025, before reporting to work as a nurse... Based on the evidence presented in respondent's own testimony, the department believes that revocation or suspension is an appropriate remedy to protect the public health and safety."

In her testimony and closing statement, Taylor R. Calmon apologized and described recent personal health struggles. Calmon said she had been hospitalized multiple times in recent weeks and described steps she was taking toward recovery, including "therapy, my sponsor, seeking a psychiatrist to get on an anti-anxiety medication," and asked the board for mercy and reinstatement of a recovery-track program so she could provide negative tests and documentation while working toward returning to practice.

Board members moved first to find that the respondent admitted the listed paragraphs of the statement of charges. The board adopted the fact-finding motion on a roll call (Cindy: aye; Sal: abstain; Mary: aye; Lisa: aye; Elizabeth: aye; Diane: aye; Gina Reiner: aye). The panel then considered remedy. Board member Mary moved to revoke the license; Cindy seconded. In discussion, several members said revocation was appropriate because Calmon herself had acknowledged she was not fit to care for patients now and because revocation provides a clear path for later reinstatement if the respondent demonstrates progress. Other members expressed sympathy and urged attention to the respondent’s recovery and a clear path for seeking reinstatement in the future.

On the motion to revoke, the roll call was recorded as: Cindy: aye; Sal: abstain; Mary: aye; Lisa: abstain; Elizabeth: aye; Diane: aye; Gina Reiner: aye. The board chair announced the license was revoked. The chair also told Calmon that the board members spoke about the possibility of a reinstatement hearing in the future and that a memorandum of decision would follow.

The record shows the department cited Connecticut General Statutes in bringing charges. The transcript references Exhibit 12 (department packet, page 38) containing provider notes that the department said supported paragraph findings that the board could not read in open session because they contained protected information. The board expressly limited public discussion of sensitive patient information during the hearing and returned to the public format with the respondent still under oath.

No public comments were made before adjournment. The board moved on to administrative items and adjourned after giving board members instructions about future regulatory review and meetings.

Ending: The board’s revocation is a final disciplinary action by the Department of Public Health board recorded in a memorandum of decision; the transcript indicates the respondent may later petition for reinstatement but provides no timeline or conditions beyond the standard reinstatement process.