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Department of Public Health asks for counselor’s license to be revoked after allegations deemed admitted in absentia
Summary
At a Dec. 17, 2024 administrative hearing on petition No. 2023-477, a hearing officer found the respondent failed to appear, deemed the allegations admitted, and the Department of Public Health requested revocation of the respondent’s counseling license; the officer closed the record and said a written decision will follow.
A hearing officer overseeing petition No. 2023-477 on Dec. 17, 2024 found the respondent failed to appear and granted the department’s motion to deem the allegations admitted, after which the Department of Public Health requested revocation of the respondent’s counseling license.
The hearing began at 9:15 a.m., when the hearing officer entered key exhibits into the record, including a statement of charges dated Nov. 21, 2024, and a notice of hearing dated Dec. 9, 2024. The officer noted the notice was sent to the respondent’s email on file (ewaloj1993@gmail.com) and by certified mail to 713 Bloomfield Avenue, Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002, and said, "I will find that the respondent has failed to appear." The hearing officer also confirmed the respondent had not filed an answer.
The department orally moved to have the allegations deemed admitted; the hearing officer granted that motion, stating the respondent had not appeared and had not filed an answer. The officer said that because the allegations had been admitted, presentation of evidence was unnecessary unless the department elected to present it.
A department attorney summarized the substance of the allegations for the record. The attorney said the evidence showed the respondent entered a relationship with a former patient (identified in the record as "patient inmate number 1") after his release from prison and "did not consider any of her ethical duties as a counselor." The department’s consultant, the attorney said, opined that the respondent violated the ACA ethical codes of conduct and the standard of care and "exhibited a significant lapse in professional judgment and ethical consideration." Based on those admissions and the seriousness of the allegations, the attorney said the department "is requesting that respondent's license be revoked."
The hearing officer closed the record and adjourned the hearing, saying a written decision would be issued as soon as possible.
The petition filed with the case lists the respondent’s name as "Iwa Marta Lajewski" (petition No. 2023-477). The hearing transcript later refers to the respondent with a different spelling, "Eua Marta Lejewska." The record does not show the respondent appearing or offering a response at the hearing. The hearing officer ordered Exhibits 1–12 entered as full exhibits and directed that all exhibits be filed under seal except Exhibit 12.
No formal revocation was recorded at the hearing; the department requested revocation and the hearing officer said a written decision would follow. Further procedural steps, including issuance of the written decision and any subsequent opportunity for appeal or administrative review, were not resolved on the record at the hearing.
