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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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June 2009
Nursing
GYLAINE BENJAMIN; FRESH MEADOWS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 344262; Cal. No. 24411 24410
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of administering medication to a patient via the patient's arterial line.
GYLAINE BENJAMIN; FRESH MEADOWS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 143595; Cal. No. 24411 24410
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of administering medication to a patient via the patient's arterial line.
ELENA LEODONES CAPILI (A/K/A LEODONES ELENA CLAUSTRO); NEW HYDE PARK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 180390; Cal. No. 24439
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of permitting unthickened juice to be given to a patient when the physician's orders called for only thickened fluids to be given to said patient.
ELENA LEODONES CAPILI (A/K/A LEODONES ELENA CLAUSTRO); NEW HYDE PARK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 180390; Cal. No. 24439
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of permitting unthickened juice to be given to a patient when the physician's orders called for only thickened fluids to be given to said patient.
DEBORAH ANN CHARETTE; WATERVLIET, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 264898; Cal. No. 24478
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year actual suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Respondent did not contest the charge of falsifying patient records.
DEBORAH ANN CHARETTE; WATERVLIET, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 264898; Cal. No. 24478
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year actual suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Respondent did not contest the charge of falsifying patient records.
DANIELLE D COURTNEY; NORTH CHILI, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 250083; Cal. No. 24322 24323
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to administer medications.
DANIELLE D COURTNEY; NORTH CHILI, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 496484; Cal. No. 24322 24323
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to administer medications.
DANIELLE D COURTNEY; NORTH CHILI, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 496484; Cal. No. 24322 24323
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to administer medications.
DANIELLE D COURTNEY; NORTH CHILI, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 250083; Cal. No. 24322 24323
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to administer medications.
SUSAN E DABRUSKY; DIX HILLS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 236453; Cal. No. 24305
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of silencing the Wanderguard pager without checking for the patient's name and exit door location, or checking with the security guard to ascertain whether a patient had indeed eloped, and failing to take any other steps which would have led her to discover that a patient had eloped.
SUSAN E DABRUSKY; DIX HILLS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 236453; Cal. No. 24305
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of silencing the Wanderguard pager without checking for the patient's name and exit door location, or checking with the security guard to ascertain whether a patient had indeed eloped, and failing to take any other steps which would have led her to discover that a patient had eloped.
GEORGIA LYNN DOHERTY (A/K/A MARKOWITZ GEORGIA LYNN); VALATIE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 360300; Cal. No. 22690
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 failing to properly document patient records.
SONYA MARIE EBERHARDT; NY AND BALTIMORE, MD
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 220303; Cal. No. 23820
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 2nd Degree, a class A felony and Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
SONYA MARIE EBERHARDT; NY AND BALTIMORE, MD
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 220303; Cal. No. 23820
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 2nd Degree, a class A felony and Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
MICHELLE FISCHER; PHILADELPHIA, PA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 282239; Cal. No. 23991
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of moral unfitness to practice the profession and practicing the profession fraudulently.
MICHELLE FISCHER; PHILADELPHIA, PA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 282239; Cal. No. 23991
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of moral unfitness to practice the profession and practicing the profession fraudulently.
CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY FULLEM; COLD BROOK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 232327; Cal. No. 24151 24152
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain accurate records.
CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY FULLEM; COLD BROOK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 527048; Cal. No. 24151 24152
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain accurate records.
CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY FULLEM; COLD BROOK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 527048; Cal. No. 24151 24152
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain accurate records.
CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY FULLEM; COLD BROOK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 232327; Cal. No. 24151 24152
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain accurate records.
MARLENE GONZALEZ; CENTRAL ISLIP, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 395326; Cal. No. 24365 24366
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of making an entry in the chart of a ventilated patient indicating that she had suctioned the patient during her shift when, in fact, she had not.
MARLENE GONZALEZ; CENTRAL ISLIP, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 188700; Cal. No. 24365 24366
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of making an entry in the chart of a ventilated patient indicating that she had suctioned the patient during her shift when, in fact, she had not.
MARLENE GONZALEZ; CENTRAL ISLIP, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 395326; Cal. No. 24365 24366
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of making an entry in the chart of a ventilated patient indicating that she had suctioned the patient during her shift when, in fact, she had not.
MARLENE GONZALEZ; CENTRAL ISLIP, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 188700; Cal. No. 24365 24366
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of making an entry in the chart of a ventilated patient indicating that she had suctioned the patient during her shift when, in fact, she had not.
MARLENE ANDREA GRANT (A/K/A GRANT MARLENE); BEACON, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 559644; Cal. No. 24362
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty $500 fine, 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a misdemeanor.
MARLENE ANDREA GRANT (A/K/A GRANT MARLENE); BEACON, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 559644; Cal. No. 24362
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty $500 fine, 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a misdemeanor.
ANTOINETTE JUNE HOLMAN; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 228546; Cal. No. 24491
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee pled guilty to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree.
ANTOINETTE JUNE HOLMAN; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 228546; Cal. No. 24491
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee pled guilty to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree.
MICHELLE SAMEDY M INNOCENT-SAMEDY (A/K/A SAMEDY INNOCENT MICHELLE MARIE, SAMEDY MICHELE M); FREEPORT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 283044; Cal. No. 24157
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to timely complete and submit required home-care initiation and patient assessment documentation.