Rhonda Calaway was not the first nurse Dr. Richard Johns reported to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing for inappropriate drug use.
In 2003, another RN who worked for Johns, Tamara Fusilier Baker, accused Johns of violating the privacy restrictions of HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act, by sharing her medical records with her ex-husband for use in a custody dispute.
After Baker, whose last name was then Fusilier, made her complaint to the Arkansas State Medical Board, Johns reported Baker to the Board of Nursing.
Baker’s license was on professional probation for the next two years, and she filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2004. The Medical Board found no evidence of violation by Dr. Johns.
Arkansas Business was unable to reach Baker for comment despite repeated attempts over several weeks. She is still a licensed nurse in Arkansas.
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