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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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May 2022
Nursing
SABRINA MARIE MORALES (A/K/A MORALES SABRINA M); SHIRLEY NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 287763; Cal. No. 32928
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a Child, a class E felony; and Driving While Intoxicated, a class D felony.
KELLY ANN MOTT; ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 232806; Cal. No. 32885
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 comply with the privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
PETER S NOVELLINO; FARMINGDALE NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 293492; Cal. No. 32880
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, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to timely pay a $250 fine, failing to submit himself for monitoring regarding the use of drugs and alcohol, failing to complete continuing education coursework in ethics, and failing to submit quarterly update reports to the Department, as was required pursuant to Order No. 30925.
STEPHEN G OGNIBENE;
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 520179; Cal. No. 32895
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to perform a nursing assessment before medication administration; failing to address a patient's low oxygen level; and failing to perform oral care on a patient.
PAULA R REESE (A/K/A ANTHONY PAULA R, DUSO PAULA R); WATERTOWN NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 620607; Cal. No. 32264
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to follow physicians' orders.
NICOLE L ROBERTS;
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 273017; Cal. No. 32947
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor; and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor.
JAMES FRANCIS ROGAN; CORPUS CHRISTI TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 367623; Cal. No. 33016
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of using unsafe handling and improper transfer and repositioning technique when transferring a patient to and from the bathtub, in the State of Texas.
NANCY L SALZMAN; CLIFTON PARK NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 362518; Cal. No. 32934
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy, a felony.
REED J TRAMPOSCH; SOUND BEACH NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 484055; Cal. No. 32774
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to notify his supervisors as to why only half of the ordered dose of medication for a patient was administered and failing to document the reasoning for this action; and failing to document a patient assessment.
REED J TRAMPOSCH; SOUND BEACH NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 233278; Cal. No. 32802
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to notify his supervisors as to why only half of the ordered dose of medication for a patient was administered and failing to document the reasoning for this action; and failing to document a patient assessment.
SHARON DENISE WASHINGTON; ROSELLE PARK NJ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 447772; Cal. No. 32924
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 years and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense, and Possess with Intent to Distribute and Dispense, Outside the Scope of Professional Practice and Not for a Legitimate Purpose, oxycodone, a felony.
SHARON DENISE WASHINGTON; ROSELLE PARK NJ
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 340040; Cal. No. 32926
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 years and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense, and Possess with Intent to Distribute and Dispense, Outside the Scope of Professional Practice and Not for a Legitimate Purpose, oxycodone, a felony.
SHARON DENISE WASHINGTON; ROSELLE PARK NJ
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Pediatrics; Cert. No. 381360; Cal. No. 32925
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 years and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense, and Possess with Intent to Distribute and Dispense, Outside the Scope of Professional Practice and Not for a Legitimate Purpose, oxycodone, a felony.
Occupational Therapy
LAUREN ANNE ARGO (A/K/A HENDRY LAUREN ANNE); BROOKFIELD CT
Profession: Occupational Therapy Assistant; Lic. No. 006830; Cal. No. 32810
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Perfusion
ANTHONY MICHAEL TARANTINO;
Profession: Perfusionist; Lic. No. 000327; Cal. No. 32829
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Pharmacy
IFTIKHAR Q CHUGHTAI; GLEN HEAD NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 028642; Cal. No. 32125
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of keeping food and beverage co-mingled with medication in a pharmacy refrigerator; and having unsanitary conditions in, and around, a pharmacy refrigerator.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.; BINGHAMTON, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 000726; Cal. No. 32376
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of failing to meet criteria for cleanliness and sterility.
JOSEPH KENNETH VIEAU III; CHITTENANGO NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 055905; Cal. No. 32661
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to offer to counsel a patient on a new prescription.
Podiatry
AVIA TYRELL JACKSON; SOMERSET NJ
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 006459; Cal. No. 32455
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Forgery in the 1st Degree, a class C felony.
Psychology
DEARDEN EMILY JANE KRIEGEL; NEW YORK NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 016384; Cal. No. 31622
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Attempted Assault in the 1st Degree, a class C violent felony.
Social Work
TODD PATRICK KENNEDY;
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 058568; Cal. No. 32923
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having a physical relationship with a former patient.
CHERYL ANN WELLER (A/K/A TETER CHERYL ANN);
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 077993; Cal. No. 32777
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having established and maintained personal and financial relationship with a former patient.
CHERYL ANN WELLER; FAIRPORT NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 078505; Cal. No. 32778
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having established and maintained personal and financial relationship with a former patient.
Veterinary Medicine
LORI BETH WEINSTOCK (A/K/A OPPENHEIM LORI BETH); BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 009667; Cal. No. 32408
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Partial actual suspension in the area of veterinary surgery for no less than 30 days, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of severing a feline patient's ureters during spay surgery.
April 2022
Dentistry
MICHAEL A LANG; FLORAL PARK NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037324; Cal. No. 32861
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document that alternative treatments were discussed with a patient, and failing to document the type of anesthesia administered.
THERESA ANNE MESSINA; NUTLEY NJ
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 024155; Cal. No. 32830
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 failure to register.
JOSEPH R PADULA; CENTER MORICHES NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 026046; Cal. No. 32856
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of dental hygiene as a dental hygienist while not registered.
JENNIFER C POLIZZO (A/K/A GREEN JENNIFER); NORTHPORT NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 023615; Cal. No. 32837
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failure to register.
HOWARD ROTHENBERG; WEST NYACK NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 033815; Cal. No. 31627
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
Nursing
ASHLEY MARIE ARLEN; THOROLD, CANADA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 661655; Cal. No. 31027
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 5th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.