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Detroit Registered Nurse Has License Summarily Suspended

June 4, 2007

The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has summarily suspended the registered nurse license of Kathryn E. Gillis, R.N., based on her felony convictions in the Third Judicial Circuit Court of Wayne County. Gillis failed to report her convictions to MDCH as required by the Public Health Code.

On February 28, 2007, Gillis was convicted of one count of Involuntary Manslaughter and one count of Vulnerable Adult Abuse-Second Degree, both felonies. As a result, Gillis was sentenced to 12 months in jail, placed on probation for a period of five years with terms, ordered to pay fees totaling $600, and ordered to complete 167 hours of community service in lieu of paying costs and attorney fees.

On May 21, 2007, MDCH issued an order immediately suspending Gillis' 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 Gillis' registered 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.