Summaries of Regents Actions
On Professional Misconduct and Discipline*
March 2000
Certified Public Accountancy - Chiropractic - Dentistry - Nursing - Pharmacy - Physical Therapy - Speech-Language Pathology - Veterinary Medicine
Certified Public Accountancy
Kenny Horng-Ching Du, Flushing, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic.
No. 068913; Cal. No. 18283
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000 (see also September
1997)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: $1,000 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Attempted Petit Larceny, a class B misdemeanor.
Chiropractic
Mark Edward Studin, Stony Brook, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 003021; Cal.
No. 17056
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension to be terminated earlier
as set forth in consent order application, $10,000 fine, probation
2 years to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of
failing to perform a proper differential diagnostic evaluation
of a patient who was experiencing loss of leg mobility and numbness
of the extremities as well as failing to maintain a record which
accurately reflected the evaluation and treatment of said patient.
Dentistry
Jack W. Falsion, Brockport, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 023558; Cal. No.
18508
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of failing
to use scientifically accepted infection prevention techniques
appropriate to dentistry for cleaning, sterilization, or disinfecting
of instruments, devices, materials and work surfaces.
Terry Edward Grant, Hempstead, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 042150; Cal. No.
18266
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000 (see also December
2008, March 2009 and November 2010)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
filing false reports with insurance companies.
Marina Kipnis, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 042510; Cal. No.
18280
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of willfully
making a false report.
Emmett Joseph Folgert, Massena, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 013776; Cal. No.
18282
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000 (see also March
2005)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 month suspension with leave to apply for
early termination as set forth in consent order application -
upon service of the two month period of suspension or early termination
of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of willfully
verbally intimidating a patient and failing to maintain accurate
patient records.
Nursing
Edward Lucker, Ray Brook, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
221931; Cal. No. 18393
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000 (see also December
1994)
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of
having been convicted of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the
Third Degree, an unclassified misdemeanor, Driving While Intoxicated,
a class E felony and Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
Joanne Morawski, Goshen, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 400023; Cal. No. 18559
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of willful
patient abuse.
Shereen Ophelia Otto, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
216680; Cal. No. 17849
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation
2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having
been convicted of the crime Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
Evelyn A. Greene a/k/a Evelyn A. Hughes, Tampa, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 287022; Cal. No. 16628
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000 (see also November
1995)
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: Suspension for not less than 6 months and
until terminated as set forth in consent order application -
upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence
if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of violating
terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents.
Judith Ann Woodard, Ticonderoga, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 383035; Cal. No. 17540
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of failing
to stop an operation when alcohol was detected on a certified
registered nurse anesthetist.
Jamila Nurra-Uddin Ali, Freeport, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 354787; Cal. No. 17551
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the
Fourth Degree, a class E misdemeanor, and Assault in the Third
Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Elizabeth M. Vitale, Mastic Beach, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 475840; Cal. No. 18047
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of telling a patient that he could self-administer a suppository
after being told by the patient that he wanted the licensee to
administer the suppository.
Ellen Marie Sheehan, Hudson Falls, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
239988; Cal. No. 18118
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, 25 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having
been convicted of Unlawfully Receiving Public Assistance.
Ann T. Joyce, Wappingers Falls, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
126051; Cal. No. 18252
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of being
drunk on duty while rendering nursing care to a child.
Jennifer A. Christie a/k/a Jennifer A. Salmon, Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 209052, 425779; Cal. Nos. 18272,
18273
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of failing
to verify that a patient was receiving the correct blood type.
Diana J. Manzi, Nedrow, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No.
157581; Cal. No. 18314
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice,
$250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of committing
medication administration and practice errors and maintaining
inadequate records.
Kathleen Mary Rich a/k/a Kathleen M. Rich Zois, New Smyrna Beach, FL
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered
Professional Nurse; Lic. Nos. 202584, 413088; Cal. Nos. 18349,
18348
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of failure
to administer medication and a blood transfusion in accordance
with the physician's order.
Alicia Ann Stewart, Niagara Falls, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 457444; Cal. No. 18366
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of administering
the wrong medication to four patients.
Rachal Arakal, Garnerville, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic.
No. 431446; Cal. No. 18415
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of writing
another nurse's initials on a medex which deleted a medication
administration error.
Pharmacy
William Frederick Menz,Jamestown, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 026694; Cal.
No. 18299
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having
been convicted of a crime under the laws of another jurisdiction
which if committed in New York would have constituted the crime
of Criminal Conspiracy and filing a false report.
Physical Therapy
George G. Giovannone, Johnson, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 008512;
Cal. No. 17991
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge
of delegating professional responsibilities to a person when
the licensee delegating such responsibilities knew or had reason
to know that such a person was not qualified, by training, by
experience or by licensure, to perform such tasks.
George Giovannone Physical Therapy, P.C., 1219 Dolsontown Road, Middletown, NY 10940
Profession: Physical Therapy; Cal. No. 17992
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: $5,000 fine.
Summary: Respondent did not contest the charge
of delegating professional responsibilities to a person when
the licensee delegating such responsibilities knew or had reason
to know that such a person is not qualified, by training, by
experience or by licensure, to perform such tasks.
Speech-Language Pathology
Roberta L. Carrubba, Belle Harbor, NY
Profession: Speech-Language Pathologist; Lic.
No. 003907; Cal. No. 18387
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Application for consent order granted;
Penalty agreed upon: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension
stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of submitting
insurance claims for treatment rendered to two patients indicating
more treatment than actually occurred.
Veterinary Medicine
Matthew David Long, Gloversville, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 006153; Cal.
No. 17178
Regents Action Date: March 7, 2000
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct;
Penalty: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, $1,000
fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of allowing
an unlicensed individual to routinely perform tasks that required
licensure.
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