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Board approves three consent orders, denies motion to reopen contested hearing
Summary
At its Dec. 18 meeting the board approved consent orders in three disciplinary matters (Emily Anotone, Sharon Gauthier, Dana I. White) with specified probation terms and restrictions and denied a request to reopen an evidentiary hearing for Stephanie A. Parisi. One consent order passed with a 4–1 vote.
The Board of Examiners for Nursing voted on several disciplinary items during the Dec. 18 meeting.
Consent orders
Attorney Anthony Nanny presented three consent orders that the Department of Public Health and respondents had agreed to in lieu of a hearing.
• Emily Anotone (petition 2024‑585): The board approved a consent order imposing four years of probation with urine screening (weekly in year 1, twice monthly thereafter), therapist and employer reports, required group therapy attendance and prohibitions on solo care, home‑health and travel nursing until a physician clears her for clinical practice. Elizabeth moved to accept the order; Sal seconded. Roll-call vote: Sal Diaz voted "nay"; Mary Dieitman, Rebecca Martinez, Elizabeth and Chair Gina Reiners voted "aye." The order passed.
• Sharon M. Gauthier (petition 2024‑1047): The board approved a cease‑and‑desist consent order requiring Gauthier (an unlicensed individual who had previously surrendered an RN license) to stop using materials or identifiers that imply she is a registered nurse and to change contact information that suggests RN status. The motion passed by roll call with recorded ayes.
• Dana I. White (petition 2024‑1184): The board approved a two‑year probation agreement (the respondent had been under monitoring with Haven and requested transfer to the department), with urine screens, therapy and employer reporting, required group therapy attendance, a one‑year restriction on handling narcotics and bans on solo practice/home health/travel nursing for the probation period. Board members discussed why the probation term was two rather than four years (Nanny explained the respondent had been compliant with a prior monitoring contract and cited financial hardships that prompted the transfer). The order passed on roll call.
Motion to reopen
Separately, the board considered a motion to reopen three petitions for Stephanie A. Parisi. Department counsel objected, arguing the request was premature and lacked a compelling justification; the respondent was not present. Sal moved to deny the motion; Elizabeth seconded. The board voted to deny the request to reopen the evidentiary hearing by roll call (ayes recorded from Sal, Mary, Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Chair Reiners).
Outcome and monitoring
The accepted consent orders impose monitoring, testing and practice restrictions; the chair instructed respondents and affected parties to work with the Department of Public Health for monitoring and follow-up. The board recorded vote tallies and noted DPH would oversee compliance with the consent-order terms.
