Department of Public Health panel revokes Connecticut RN license after finding incomplete coursework tied to Ideal Professional Institute

A Department of Public Health disciplinary panel voted on June 22, 2026 to revoke the Connecticut registered nurse license of a respondent whose record the department says shows incomplete coursework from Ideal Professional Institute.

Panel Chair Lisa Freeman presided over the proceeding, which the department held after serving a notice of hearing dated June 10, 2026. The respondent did not appear; the department moved to deem the allegations in its statement of charges admitted on that basis, and the panel granted the motion.

The department entered multiple exhibits into the record, including a February 12, 2025 letter from the FBI referring to Operation Nightingale, affidavits and a program outline from Ideal Professional Institute, the respondent’s Connecticut nursing licensure application and transcript, and the department’s investigative report. Attorney Nanny, appearing for the department, summarized the case and told the panel the department had reason to believe the respondent’s transcript did not meet the 99 credits required by the program outline and omitted required clinical coursework such as medical‑surgical nursing 2.

Elizabeth Rivera Rodriguez, a panel member, cited an affidavit from Joel Luben and said she manually calculated the respondent’s transcript totaled 84 credits, short of the 99 required. Rivera Rodriguez quoted the affidavit as stating, “None of the individuals residing outside of Florida who were issued a diploma or transfer transcripts from Ideal completed the required program hours and clinical training.”

With the allegations deemed admitted, the panel took formal fact‑finding on charges 1 through 9 and voted that the department had sustained its burden of proof. The motion to find the allegations proven passed on recorded votes by the three panel members present.

Panel members then considered remedy. The department told the panel it believed continued practice by the nurse posed a public‑safety risk; the record includes a statement that “the respondent’s continued practice as a registered nurse represents a clear and immediate danger to public health and safety.” After discussion, the panel voted to revoke the respondent’s Connecticut registered nurse license. The record reflects three votes in favor of revocation and no recorded opposing or abstaining votes.

The panel noted that the decision would not be final until the issuance of a memorandum of decision, which will govern if there is any inconsistency between today’s oral fact‑finding and the written decision.

The hearing record lists the respondent’s Connecticut license number as 228218 and includes the department’s petition and investigative file numbers at various points in the transcript. The respondent did not file an answer or present exhibits.

The hearing was adjourned at 10:47 a.m.