STATE BOARD OF NURSING Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs v. Gerard Gibbons, RN; Doc. No. 0534-51-13 [43 Pa.B. 6871]
[Saturday, November 16, 2013]On September 16, 2013, Gerard Gibbons, RN, license no. RN521424L, of Thornton, Delaware County, had his nursing license indefinitely suspended, retroactive to May 15, 2013, based upon being unable to practice professional nursing with reasonable skills 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, so long as the dependence shall continue.
Individuals may obtain a copy of the adjudication by writing to Beth Sender Michlovitz, Board Counsel, State Board of Nursing, P. O. Box 2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649.
This adjudication and final order represents the State Board of Nursing's (Board) final decision in this matter. It may be appealed to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania by the filing of a petition for review with that court in accordance with the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure. Individuals who take an appeal to the Commonwealth Court must serve the Board with a copy of their petition for review. The Board contact for receiving service of the appeals is the previously-named Board counsel.
ANN M. COUGHLIN, MBA, MSN, RN,
Chairperson[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-2186. Filed for public inspection November 15, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]
