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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.
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October 2012
Nursing
NADINE MARIE COLLINS; BALDWIN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 238246; Cal. No. 26204
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon service of Order.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Attempting to Provide a Prohibited Object to an Inmate, a class B misdemeanor, and Conspiracy, a class B misdemeanor, based on her conspiracy agreement and attempt to bring in to a federal institution, prohibited over-the-counter substances.
NADINE MARIE COLLINS; BALDWIN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 238246; Cal. No. 26204
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon service of Order.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Attempting to Provide a Prohibited Object to an Inmate, a class B misdemeanor, and Conspiracy, a class B misdemeanor, based on her conspiracy agreement and attempt to bring in to a federal institution, prohibited over-the-counter substances.
SANDRA E CRAUWELS; NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 415695; Cal. No. 25416 25417
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing on three occasions to adequately document for three patients various patient assessments intravenous access sites administration of intravenous fluids, including input and output and transcriptions of medications, lab results and physicians' orders on their patient charts.
SANDRA E CRAUWELS; NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 201356; Cal. No. 25416 25417
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing on three occasions to adequately document for three patients various patient assessments intravenous access sites administration of intravenous fluids, including input and output and transcriptions of medications, lab results and physicians' orders on their patient charts.
SANDRA E CRAUWELS; NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 201356; Cal. No. 25416 25417
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing on three occasions to adequately document for three patients various patient assessments intravenous access sites administration of intravenous fluids, including input and output and transcriptions of medications, lab results and physicians' orders on their patient charts.
SANDRA E CRAUWELS; NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 415695; Cal. No. 25416 25417
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing on three occasions to adequately document for three patients various patient assessments intravenous access sites administration of intravenous fluids, including input and output and transcriptions of medications, lab results and physicians' orders on their patient charts.
JOHN GALLOGLY; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 471495; Cal. No. 26265
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted twice of Driving While Intoxicated and once of Prohibited Use of a Weapon, all misdemeanors, and of having failed to disclose two of the three convictions in his nursing re-registration document.
JOHN GALLOGLY; POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 471495; Cal. No. 26265
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted twice of Driving While Intoxicated and once of Prohibited Use of a Weapon, all misdemeanors, and of having failed to disclose two of the three convictions in his nursing re-registration document.
PATRICIA ANN HEAVEY; EAST MEADOW, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 497081; Cal. No. 24715
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty $500 fine, 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of practicing the profession of nursing with negligence on more than one occasion.
PATRICIA ANN HEAVEY; EAST MEADOW, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 497081; Cal. No. 24715
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty $500 fine, 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of practicing the profession of nursing with negligence on more than one occasion.
KEYNA TISHA JACKSON; BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 281986; Cal. No. 26123
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, subsequent to termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon actual return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor based on her making false claims to the New York State Department of Labor, which qualified her for unemployment insurance benefits, while failing to report her employment as a licensed practical nurse.
KEYNA TISHA JACKSON; BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 281986; Cal. No. 26123
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, subsequent to termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon actual return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor based on her making false claims to the New York State Department of Labor, which qualified her for unemployment insurance benefits, while failing to report her employment as a licensed practical nurse.
GAIL ROBIN KLEIN; MECHANICVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 089919; Cal. No. 26346
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records and of Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person.
GAIL ROBIN KLEIN; MECHANICVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 089919; Cal. No. 26346
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records and of Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person.
INGRID ANNMARIE MAXWELL (A/K/A MARISIN INGRID ANNMARIE); FORT BENNING, GA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 284009; Cal. No. 26319
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted in Alabama, Russell County Circuit Court, of the crime of Perjury in the 1st Degree, a class C felony.
INGRID ANNMARIE MAXWELL (A/K/A MARISIN INGRID ANNMARIE); FORT BENNING, GA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 284009; Cal. No. 26319
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted in Alabama, Russell County Circuit Court, of the crime of Perjury in the 1st Degree, a class C felony.
YVETTE D O'BRIEN II (A/K/A SPEARMAN YVETTE D, BUTLER YVETTE D); KINGSTON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 274482; Cal. No. 26262
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
YVETTE D O'BRIEN II (A/K/A SPEARMAN YVETTE D, BUTLER YVETTE D); KINGSTON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 274482; Cal. No. 26262
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
TAMI RAE PARSONS; ALBANY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 623545; Cal. No. 26324
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge that she took propherol from a patient for her own use.
TAMI RAE PARSONS; ALBANY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 623545; Cal. No. 26324
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge that she took propherol from a patient for her own use.
KATHLEEN MELISSA PRITCHARD; CALEDONIA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 275277; Cal. No. 25698
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
KATHLEEN MELISSA PRITCHARD; CALEDONIA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 275277; Cal. No. 25698
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
JOHN R SCHULTZ; BLOSSVALE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 234623; Cal. No. 26155
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 9 month actual suspension, 15 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $750 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd degree.
JOHN R SCHULTZ; BLOSSVALE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 234623; Cal. No. 26155
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 9 month actual suspension, 15 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $750 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd degree.
JESSICA LYNN ZAJESKY (A/K/A ZAJESKY JESSICA L); LATHAM, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 566978; Cal. No. 25904 25905
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Indefinite suspension until substance abuse-free and until fit to practice, subsequent to termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon actual return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud and Deceit, an unclassified misdemeanor based on her unlawfully obtaining a prescription for the controlled substance Oxycodone by deceiving physicians.
JESSICA LYNN ZAJESKY; LATHAM, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 277250; Cal. No. 25904 25905
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Indefinite suspension until substance abuse-free and until fit to practice, subsequent to termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon actual return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud and Deceit, an unclassified misdemeanor based on her unlawfully obtaining a prescription for the controlled substance Oxycodone by deceiving physicians.
JESSICA LYNN ZAJESKY (A/K/A ZAJESKY JESSICA L); LATHAM, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 566978; Cal. No. 25904 25905
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Indefinite suspension until substance abuse-free and until fit to practice, subsequent to termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon actual return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud and Deceit, an unclassified misdemeanor based on her unlawfully obtaining a prescription for the controlled substance Oxycodone by deceiving physicians.
JESSICA LYNN ZAJESKY; LATHAM, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 277250; Cal. No. 25904 25905
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Indefinite suspension until substance abuse-free and until fit to practice, subsequent to termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon actual return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud and Deceit, an unclassified misdemeanor based on her unlawfully obtaining a prescription for the controlled substance Oxycodone by deceiving physicians.
Pharmacy
EXPRESS DRUGS, INC.; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 021397; Cal. No. 26060
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $7,500 fine, 2 years probation.
Summary: Registrant did not contest charges of allowing its pharmacy to be open for business without a licensed pharmacist being present, and of failing to timely notify the State Board of Pharmacy of a change in its supervising pharmacist.
EXPRESS DRUGS, INC.; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 021397; Cal. No. 26060
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $7,500 fine, 2 years probation.
Summary: Registrant did not contest charges of allowing its pharmacy to be open for business without a licensed pharmacist being present, and of failing to timely notify the State Board of Pharmacy of a change in its supervising pharmacist.