November 6, 2006

The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has summarily suspended the licensed practical nurse license of Naomi Diana Taylor, L.P.N., based on her felony convictions in the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Wayne County.

On May 22, 2006, Taylor was convicted of two counts of Assault with Intent to do Great Bodily Harm Less Than Murder, both felonies. As a result, Taylor was sentenced to eight years in prison, and ordered to pay costs, restitution and fees totaling $1,391.91. Taylor failed to report her convictions to MDCH as required by the Public Health Code.

On October 30, 2006, MDCH issued an order immediately suspending Taylor's license pursuant to the Public Health Code, which provides for the mandatory summary suspension of a health professional's license upon the conviction of a felony. An administrative hearing will be scheduled to address the status of Taylor's licensed practical nurse license.

For more information on disciplinary actions taken by the health professional licensing boards within MDCH, please go to http://www.michigan.gov/mdch, and click on Health Systems and Licensing.