The Department of Public Health moved on Nov. 5, 2025, for a summary suspension of registered nurse Jamie A. Pelletier, saying historical discipline and recent positive alcohol testing and failures to comply with monitoring requirements pose an immediate threat to public safety. Attorney Joelle Newton summarized the department's case, citing prior memoranda of decision and recent violations of monitoring conditions, and said the department was moving "pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes 4-182(c) and 19a-17(c)."

The motion to grant the department's request was made by Board member Mary Dieteman and seconded by Cynthia Arpin. The board took no extended testimony and voted by roll call; Cynthia Arpin, Salvatore Diaz, Mary Dieteman, Camille Payne and Chair Gina Reiners all voted to grant the summary suspension. Chair Reiners told Pelletier that the hearing office and Department of Public Health would schedule a timely hearing.

Nut graf: Summary suspension is an emergency administrative step to remove a licensee from practice pending adjudication when the regulator determines there is a clear and immediate danger to public health or safety. The board's action temporarily halts Pelletier's ability to practice while the hearing process determines longer-term discipline.

Discussion and next steps: The department presented the disciplinary history it relied on (past memoranda of decision and a consent order) and recent test results showing alcohol in a specimen, plus missed urine screens and missing employer and therapy reports. The board did not solicit witness testimony during this meeting; the hearing office will set a contested-case schedule and parties will exchange evidence at that hearing.

Ending: The suspension is effective immediately; the department and hearing office will notify Pelletier about the process for scheduling the formal hearing and any interim reporting or monitoring conditions.