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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.
Information on pre-1994 Regents Actions is available by phone: 518-474-3817, ext. 330; fax: 518-473-0578; e-mail: dplsdsu@nysed.gov, or by writing to the Office of the Professions.
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November 2010
Social Work
SUSAN M RAYMON; HIGHLAND PARK, NJ
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 047617; Cal. No. 25029
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation to commence upon return to practice in New York State, $1,000 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to accurately record the date of treatment in clients' charts and/or billing records.
Veterinary Medicine
JEFFERY LEO LAPOINT; ITHACA, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 007017; Cal. No. 24991
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months, to be served between December 1, 2010 and February 28, 2011 and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
JEFFERY LEO LAPOINT; ITHACA, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 007017; Cal. No. 24991
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months, to be served between December 1, 2010 and February 28, 2011 and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
October 2010
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BRONX, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Cal. No. 25080
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 11 month stayed suspension, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing patient neglect by failing to report that a resident was missing and failing to maintain a record which accurately reflects the treatment of a patient.
WEST SENECA, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Cal. No. 25081
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 Assault in the 3rd Degree.
QUEENSBURY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Cal. No. 25011
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 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance.
PINE BUSH, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Cal. No. 25159
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months and until successfully participate in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine payable within 2 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a misdemeanor.
Clinical Laboratory Technology
SUSANNE JARVIS; HUDSON, NY
Profession: Clinical Laboratory Technologist; Lic. No. 012324; Cal. No. 25202
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 having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
SUSANNE JARVIS; HUDSON, NY
Profession: Clinical Laboratory Technologist; Lic. No. 012324; Cal. No. 25202
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 having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
Dentistry
GREGORY C SKINNER DDS PLLC; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Professional Service Limited Liability Company; Cal. No. 24361
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, $2,500 fine, pursue certain 40 hour course of education, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct based on his practicing of dentistry with negligence on more than one occasion and his failure to maintain a record which accurately reflected the evaluation and treatment of a patient.
GREGORY C SKINNER DDS PLLC; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Professional Service Limited Liability Company; Cal. No. 24361
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, $2,500 fine, pursue certain 40 hour course of education, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct based on his practicing of dentistry with negligence on more than one occasion and his failure to maintain a record which accurately reflected the evaluation and treatment of a patient.
IRA BRAD GROSSER; ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 038178; Cal. No. 24830
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $7,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to take pre-operative periapical radiograph prior to placing a crown on Tooth #5 for a patient and of failing to conduct a thorough periodontal evaluation of another patient prior to placing a crown on Tooth #2.
IRA BRAD GROSSER; ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 038178; Cal. No. 24830
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $7,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to take pre-operative periapical radiograph prior to placing a crown on Tooth #5 for a patient and of failing to conduct a thorough periodontal evaluation of another patient prior to placing a crown on Tooth #2.
LUDMILA LUKOVSKY; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 045473; Cal. No. 25108
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of using compromised teeth as abutments in bridgework.
GREGORY C SKINNER (A/K/A SKINNER GREGORY CHARLES); ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 046610; Cal. No. 24361
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, $2,500 fine, pursue certain 40 hour course of education, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct based on his practicing of dentistry with negligence on more than one occasion and his failure to maintain a record which accurately reflected the evaluation and treatment of a patient.
GREGORY C SKINNER (A/K/A SKINNER GREGORY CHARLES); ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 046610; Cal. No. 24361
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, $2,500 fine, pursue certain 40 hour course of education, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct based on his practicing of dentistry with negligence on more than one occasion and his failure to maintain a record which accurately reflected the evaluation and treatment of a patient.
Engineering
MICHAEL D DUSHENKO; WEST SENECA, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 055970; Cal. No. 25081
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 Assault in the 3rd Degree.
MAHATAB ALAM SIDDIQUE; NEW HYDE PARK, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 083753; Cal. No. 25058
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, $3,500 fine payable within 60 days.
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MAHATAB ALAM SIDDIQUE; NEW HYDE PARK, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 083753; Cal. No. 25058
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, $3,500 fine payable within 60 days.
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Nursing
KWAKU A ASANTE; BRONX, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 263782; Cal. No. 25080
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 11 month stayed suspension, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing patient neglect by failing to report that a resident was missing and failing to maintain a record which accurately reflects the treatment of a patient.
CAROL L BRIGGS; DUNDEE, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 335623; Cal. No. 25086 25085 25084
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing as a nurse practitioner without a collaborative agreement with an MD.
CAROL L BRIGGS; DUNDEE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 547224; Cal. No. 25086 25085 25084
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing as a nurse practitioner without a collaborative agreement with an MD.
CAROL L BRIGGS; DUNDEE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 266273; Cal. No. 25086 25085 25084
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing as a nurse practitioner without a collaborative agreement with an MD.
COLIN KEITH BUCHANAN; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 275670; Cal. No. 24979
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 month suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 5th Degree, a class A misdemeanor, based on his unlawful collection of unemployment benefits.
COLIN KEITH BUCHANAN; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 275670; Cal. No. 24979
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 month suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 5th Degree, a class A misdemeanor, based on his unlawful collection of unemployment benefits.
STEPHANIE LYN CHESTER (A/K/A POLLACK STEPHANIE LYN); WILLISTON PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 524195; Cal. No. 24730
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 3 years probation to commence when and if return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges that on multiple occasions she diverted a controlled substance with no intention of administering said controlled substance to three patients and that she forged a prescription for the controlled substance, Vicodin, and presented it to a pharmacist to be filled.
STEPHANIE LYN CHESTER (A/K/A POLLACK STEPHANIE LYN); WILLISTON PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 524195; Cal. No. 24730
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 3 years probation to commence when and if return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges that on multiple occasions she diverted a controlled substance with no intention of administering said controlled substance to three patients and that she forged a prescription for the controlled substance, Vicodin, and presented it to a pharmacist to be filled.
ANIL T GEORGE (A/K/A THOTTUPURAM ANIL GEORGE); NEW HYDE PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 554560; Cal. No. 23956
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty $2,500 fine, 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct based on his willful abuse and moral unfitness in the practice of his profession.
ANIL T GEORGE (A/K/A THOTTUPURAM ANIL GEORGE); NEW HYDE PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 554560; Cal. No. 23956
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty $2,500 fine, 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct based on his willful abuse and moral unfitness in the practice of his profession.
JENNIFER ALBON M HANNAH-ALBON;
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 267474; Cal. No. 24584
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 Attempted Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 2nd Degree on two occasions.