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Summary information of disciplinary actions taken against licensees, professional practice business entities, and pharmacy establishments by the Board of Regents in New York State since January 1, 1994, can be searched below by year, month, and profession. You may also search for an individual’s, entity’s or establishment’s status, and any applicable enforcement actions, with our Online Verification Search. Applicable disciplinary information will be listed under the Enforcement Actions tab within the search results.
In New York State, professional misconduct in all the professions (except that by physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants, which is investigated and prosecuted by the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) of the Department of Health) is investigated and prosecuted by the New York State Education Department's Office of the Professions. The Board of Regents, which also has responsibility for licensure in all the professions, is responsible for the final disposition of all disciplinary matters except those handled by OPMC.
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October 2024
Massage Therapy
ROBERT YOUNG; HOLLIS NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 026694; Cal. No. 34309
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Forcible Touching, a class A misdemeanor.
Mental Health Practitioner
THOMAS EDWARD DOYLE; RENSSELAER FALLS NY
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 003753; Cal. No. 34311
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of using the title psychologist while testifying as a witness in a family court proceeding.
Nursing
JOLENE EVELYN BALLANTINE (A/K/A AGONEY JOLENE E); KEESEVILLE NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 563526; Cal. No. 34315
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of placing a hand over a patient's mouth to prevent the patient from spitting out medication and pushing said patient into a geri-chair.
SHERLEY LEON BEAUFILS; HENRY GA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 626596; Cal. No. 33526
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud; False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters; Aggravated Identity Theft; and Conspiracy, all felonies.
DEBORAH ANN COLLIER (A/K/A LYNCH DEBORAH ANN, LYNCH DEBORAH); HORNELL NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 563594; Cal. No. 34289
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until drug abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor; Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor; Grand Larceny, a class E felony; and Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
ALEXIS LEE DOMINGUEZ; TONAWANDA NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 334055; Cal. No. 34093
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of, in the State of New Hampshire, failing to perform medical services for a patient on three separate occasions after committing to do so, and on which said patient relied, and failing to give notice of absence to said patient.
DONNA JEAN MEAZLER; BINGHAMTON NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 545370; Cal. No. 34157
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, unclassified misdemeanors.
CHRISTINE MARIE FALSETTA (A/K/A SMITH CHRISTINE MARIE); SIDNEY NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 564116; Cal. No. 34274
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Operating Motor Vehicle Impaired by Drugs - 1st Offense, an unclassified misdemeanor.
CHRSITINE MARIE FALSETTA (A/K/A SMITH CHRSITINE MARIE, SMITH CHRISTINE MARIE); SIDNEY NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 279144; Cal. No. 34273
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Operating Motor Vehicle Impaired by Drugs - 1st Offense, an unclassified misdemeanor.
TASHAYLA LYNESE HOLT; BUFFALO NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 325568; Cal. No. 34285
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to check on two patients and perform their vital signs for approximately six hours, and having incorrectly documented when assessments were completed for such patients.
TASHAYLA LYNESE HOLT (A/K/A HOLT TASHAYLA L); CHEEKTOWAGA NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 792627; Cal. No. 34284
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to check on two patients and perform their vital signs for approximately six hours, and having incorrectly documented when assessments were completed for such patients.
COLLINS NDUBUISI IHUNNIA (A/K/A IHUNNIA COLLINS N); ROSEDALE NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 691380; Cal. No. 34254
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to completely document urethral catheterizations performed on a patient on two occasions.
SAMANTHA ANN IRVINE; STATEN ISLAND NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 720167; Cal. No. 34003
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of removing the controlled substance Ritalin from another nurse's medication cart, and after an excessive period of time, failing to waste the unused portion of said Ritalin.
ERIN JACKSON; NIAGARA FALLS NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 272767; Cal. No. 34193
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted the charge of having taken patient's medication for personal use.
JENNIFER LYNN KESSLER; SPENCERPORT NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 501972; Cal. No. 33810
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document administration of morphine.
CHRISTEL BLUE MATTICE; SYRACUSE NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 323858; Cal. No. 34294
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Assault in the 1st Degree, a felony.
TATANISHA MONIQUE MCCLARY (A/K/A MCCLARY TATANISHA M); ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 331855; Cal. No. 32674
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to change a dressing as ordered on four dates.
DONNA JEAN MEAZLER; BINGHAMTON NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 246918; Cal. No. 34158
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, unclassified misdemeanors.
MICHAEL MITCHELL; KEW GARDENS NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 567049; Cal. No. 34221
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document the administration of medication to a patient and failing to document a patient's vital signs.
BINTI OMAR; SYRACUSE NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 342842; Cal. No. 34018
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of record keeping.
THOMAS A POWERS; BALLSTON SPA NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 281881; Cal. No. 34045
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to timely pay a two hundred fifty dollar fine, failing to complete continuing education coursework in critical thinking, documentation, and medication administration, and failing to submit quarterly questionnaires as requested by the Department, as required by the terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents in Order No. 32252.
DEBORA JEAN WHERRY (A/K/A TWOMEY DEBORA JEAN); CORTLAND NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 241693; Cal. No. 34237
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having administered medication without an order.
Pharmacy
ANNA A JABBOUR (A/K/A FAKHOURI A ANNA, FAKHOURI ANNA AFAQ); HOPEWELL JCT NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 046225; Cal. No. 34000
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of diverting controlled substances on three separate occasions for personal use.
Public Accountancy
JAI K AGARWAL; NEW YORK NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 102490; Cal. No. 34275
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willful failure to comply with mandatory continuing education requirements.
MICHAEL MCANDREW HARMAN; RAVENNA OH
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 110792; Cal. No. 34305
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Wire Fraud, a class C felony; Making and Subscribing False Tax Returns, a class B felony; and Money Laundering, a class B felony.
COLLEEN ANN KWIATKOWSKI (A/K/A SCHOENTHALER COLLEEN ANN); LANCASTER NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 110127; Cal. No. 34165
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as a certified public accountant.
JAMES F MCCUE; MANALAPAN NJ
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 047198; Cal. No. 34257
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements.
MARGUERITE LI-HWA MILLER; WILLIAMSVILLE NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 067060; Cal. No. 34355
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements.
RBSM LLP; MCLEAN, VA
Profession: Certified Public Accountancy Partnership; Cal. No. 34135
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $7,500 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of failing to sufficiently address and timely remediate ongoing deficiencies in the Firm's quality control system.
DAVID G ROATH; DELRAY BEACH FL
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 070579; Cal. No. 34342
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements.