Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs vs. Carol A. Votta; Doc. No. 0496-51-12 [42 Pa.B. 6846]
[Saturday, October 27, 2012]On July 20, 2012, Carol A. Votta, license no. RN569430, of Clarks Summit, Lackawanna County, and Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, had her nursing license indefinitely suspended effective April 18, 2012, for being unable to practice professional nursing with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of mental or physical illness or condition or physiological or psychological dependence upon alcohol, hallucinogenic or narcotic drugs or other drugs which tend to impair judgment or coordination.
Individuals may obtain a copy of the Final Adjudication and Order by writing to Judith Pachter Schulder, Board Counsel, State Board of Nursing, P. O. Box 2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649.
Individuals may file a request for a hearing to challenge the validity of the order compelling the examination or to contest the allegations of the motion to deem facts admitted along with an answer within 20 days of publication of this notice. If a request for hearing and answer are not filed within the time period set forth previously, a final adjudication and order indefinitely suspending the individual's license will be issued by the State Board of Nursing.
JOSEPH J. NAPOLITANO, PhD, MPH, CRNP,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-2131. Filed for public inspection October 26, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]
