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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 2006
Nursing
RICHARD J MACDOUGALL; WARWICK, RI
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 472076; Cal. No. 21576
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year suspension, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor and practicing the profession fraudulently, by answering a question on his re-registration document falsely.
RICHARD J MACDOUGALL; WARWICK, RI
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 472076; Cal. No. 21576
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year suspension, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor and practicing the profession fraudulently, by answering a question on his re-registration document falsely.
JILL E MADDEN (A/K/A CARLSON JILL E, HUBBARD JILL E); NAPLES, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 181951; Cal. No. 22573
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 being convicted of falsifying a business record and petit larceny.
JILL E MADDEN (A/K/A CARLSON JILL E, HUBBARD JILL E); NAPLES, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 181951; Cal. No. 22573
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 being convicted of falsifying a business record and petit larceny.
THERESA M MORRIS; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 260768; Cal. No. 21781
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year suspension, upon licensee's return to practice probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to administer medications on several occasions to differing patients and falsely indicating in some of the patient's records that she had.
THERESA M MORRIS; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 260768; Cal. No. 21781
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year suspension, upon licensee's return to practice probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to administer medications on several occasions to differing patients and falsely indicating in some of the patient's records that she had.
PAULA R PILLO (A/K/A RECCHIO PAULA R);
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 248161; Cal. No. 22228
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of failing to administer medication to patients, failing to take vital signs, failing to maintain accurate patient records, and violating a term of probation imposed upon her by the Board of Regents pursuant to Education Law section 6511.
ADRIANNE RUTH PROPER (A/K/A EISINGER ADRIANNE RUTH, STEWARD ADRIANNE R, DOWNS ADRIANNE RUTH); SOUTH CAIRO, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 183944; Cal. No. 22643
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Partial actual suspension in certain area until terminated as set forth in consent order application, upon licensee's return to practice 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of making medication administration and documentation errors.
ADRIANNE RUTH PROPER (A/K/A EISINGER ADRIANNE RUTH, STEWARD ADRIANNE R, DOWNS ADRIANNE RUTH); SOUTH CAIRO, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 183944; Cal. No. 22643
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Partial actual suspension in certain area until terminated as set forth in consent order application, upon licensee's return to practice 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of making medication administration and documentation errors.
WILHELMINA G QUINDO; BRONX, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 386417; Cal. No. 22604 22605
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to violating section 2803-d of the Public Health Law by neglecting a residential health care patient under her care.
WILHELMINA G QUINDO; BRONX, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 186513; Cal. No. 22604 22605
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to violating section 2803-d of the Public Health Law by neglecting a residential health care patient under her care.
WILHELMINA G QUINDO; BRONX, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 186513; Cal. No. 22604 22605
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to violating section 2803-d of the Public Health Law by neglecting a residential health care patient under her care.
WILHELMINA G QUINDO; BRONX, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 386417; Cal. No. 22604 22605
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted guilt to violating section 2803-d of the Public Health Law by neglecting a residential health care patient under her care.
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN REESE; NY AND VENICE, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 475519; Cal. No. 21254
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to administer medication to eighteen patients, and erroneously documenting that he administered the medication in question to almost all of these patients.
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN REESE; NY AND VENICE, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 475519; Cal. No. 21254
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to administer medication to eighteen patients, and erroneously documenting that he administered the medication in question to almost all of these patients.
CARMEN C RENGIFO; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 540338; Cal. No. 22616
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain accurate patient records.
CARMEN C RENGIFO; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 540338; Cal. No. 22616
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain accurate patient records.
PAMALA A RICE; CATSKILL, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 537385; Cal. No. 22286
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension ? upon licensee's return to practice 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering the wrong dosage of a drug.
PAMALA A RICE; CATSKILL, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 537385; Cal. No. 22286
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 month actual suspension, 18 month stayed suspension ? upon licensee's return to practice 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering the wrong dosage of a drug.
JOHN SANCHEZ; BRONX, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 263723; Cal. No. 22568
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of accepting a verbal physician assistant's order for administering an intravenous controlled substance medication, of willfully violating the New York State controlled substance rules and regulations regarding administration and wastage of controlled substances, and of failing to accurately record in a patient's medication record the route of administration of a controlled substance.
JOHN SANCHEZ; BRONX, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 263723; Cal. No. 22568
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charges of accepting a verbal physician assistant's order for administering an intravenous controlled substance medication, of willfully violating the New York State controlled substance rules and regulations regarding administration and wastage of controlled substances, and of failing to accurately record in a patient's medication record the route of administration of a controlled substance.
SARA SHANNON; CHANDLER, OK
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 267389; Cal. No. 22489
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 month actual suspension, 10 month stayed suspension, upon licensee's return to practice 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
SARA SHANNON; CHANDLER, OK
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 267389; Cal. No. 22489
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 month actual suspension, 10 month stayed suspension, upon licensee's return to practice 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
PATRICIA SHEEHAN; SYOSSET, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 426080; Cal. No. 22365 22366
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 writing an order for a medication for a patient without the approval of a physician.
PATRICIA SHEEHAN; SYOSSET, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 209247; Cal. No. 22365 22366
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 writing an order for a medication for a patient without the approval of a physician.
PATRICIA SHEEHAN; SYOSSET, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 426080; Cal. No. 22365 22366
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 writing an order for a medication for a patient without the approval of a physician.
PATRICIA SHEEHAN; SYOSSET, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 209247; Cal. No. 22365 22366
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 writing an order for a medication for a patient without the approval of a physician.
ALISON ROSANNA SINGH; YONKERS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 256658; Cal. No. 22035
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 4 month actual suspension, 20 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of willfully abusing a patient physically and willfully making false reports.
ALISON ROSANNA SINGH; YONKERS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 256658; Cal. No. 22035
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 4 month actual suspension, 20 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of willfully abusing a patient physically and willfully making false reports.
IAN NICHOLAS SMITH; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 534079; Cal. No. 22608
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 having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.