To: Ruth N. Lawson 524 Gondert Ave. Dayton

TO: Ruth N. Lawson 524 Gondert Ave. Dayton, OH 45403 In the Matter of: Ruth N. Lawson (aka "Ruth Nana Vinga", "Ruth Akaba Vinga"), RN, LPN On Nov. 21, 2019, the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) issued an Order indefinitely suspending Ms. Lawson's nursing licenses and imposing conditions for reinstatement, and license restrictions, based on a Maryland (MD) 2016 Final Order placing her MD RN license on probation for no less than 1 year and a MD 2018 Consent Order placing her MD RN license on probation for no less than 2 years, which violate ORC 4723.28(B)(1). On Dec. 19, 2019, OBN mailed the Order by certified mail to Ms. Lawson's address of record listed above and to an alternate address. Said deliveries failed. Ms. Lawson is notified that her Ohio nursing licenses, RN-337629 and PN-118385, are suspended. Ms. Lawson may be entitled to an appeal. A Notice of Appeal setting forth the Order appealed from and the grounds for appeal must be filed with OBN and the Franklin Cty. Ct. of Common Pleas within 15 days after the last date of publication of this notice and in accordance with the requirements of ORC 119.12. Please contact the undersigned to ascertain the last date of publication. Any questions or correspondence should be addressed to: Lisa Ferguson Ramos Compliance Unit Manager 17 S. High Street, Suite 660 Columbus, OH 43215-3466 7-28, 8-4, 8-11/2020