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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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March 1994

Veterinary Medicine

MICHAEL EARLEY DOTY; WELLSVILLE, NY

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 001896; Cal. No. 14479

Regents Action Date: March 18, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of Driving While Intoxicated.

February 1994

Chiropractic

CHARLES R SOLANO DC & PEGGY A GRABINSKI-SOLANO DC PC; YONKERS, NY

Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 14190

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to make records available to a patient upon request.

CHARLES R SOLANO; INDIANAPOLIS, IN

Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 001636; Cal. No. 14189

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to make records available to a patient upon request.

Dentistry

GILBERT Y KIM; ELMHURST, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037981; Cal. No. 14427

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of giving a patient a previously used cup.

Nursing

GERARD ASTUDILLO ATOS; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 439201; Cal. No. 13925 13926

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23 months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of falsifying immigration status on a nursing school application and falsifying immigration status on a hospital employment application.

GERARD ASTUDILLO ATOS; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 216837; Cal. No. 13925 13926

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 23 months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of falsifying immigration status on a nursing school application and falsifying immigration status on a hospital employment application.

GLORIA A BEATTIE (A/K/A DEVLIN GLORIA A); STATEN ISLAND, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 125288; Cal. No. 13991

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 25 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of falsely stating, on a patient's record, that she had performed a glucose test.

LORRAINE C BRISOTTI (A/K/A DIPALERMO LORRAINE C); HARRIMAN, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 401526; Cal. No. 13345

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, at which time probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a Class E Felony and Issuing Bad Checks, a Class B Misdemeanor.

BARBARA NORTON BULLOCK (A/K/A JONES BARBARA NORTON, LAWS BARBARA JO NORTON); ROCKY MOUNT, NC

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 052792; Cal. No. 14248

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Suspension until fit to practice Upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years under various terms to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of practicing the profession of nursing while her ability to practice was impaired by alcohol and of charges of Attempted Assault in the Second Degree.

THELMA C CHAMBERLAIN; FORT PLAIN, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 388988; Cal. No. 14018

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to follow hospital policies and procedures regarding the measure that a nurse supervisor should take in cases involving the alleged impairment by drugs or alcohol of its employees.

VALERIE DRAKE; NORTH BABYLON, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 130578; Cal. No. 14349 14350

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years under various terms to become effective and to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of administering medication to a patient on seven occasions, but failing to indicate on the medication Administration Record for said patient that she had done so.

VALERIE DRAKE; NORTH BABYLON, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 326568; Cal. No. 14349 14350

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years under various terms to become effective and to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of administering medication to a patient on seven occasions, but failing to indicate on the medication Administration Record for said patient that she had done so.

SUZANNE M EVANS; UTICA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 338981; Cal. No. 13747 13748

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Suspension until successfully completes a course of treatment upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.

SUZANNE M EVANS; UTICA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 147859; Cal. No. 13747 13748

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Suspension until successfully completes a course of treatment upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.

NATALIE A HOLLAND (A/K/A YOUNG NATALIE A); NIAGARA FALLS, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 203415; Cal. No. 14048

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years under various terms to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to render proper tracheostomy care to two patients.

ELIZABETH ANN MAROONE (A/K/A HAUMESSER ELIZABETH ANN); HAMBURG, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 415839; Cal. No. 14163

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 3 year suspension, execution of last 2 years of suspension stayed, probation 3 years, $500 fine, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor.

MARIE B MURPHY; REGO PARK, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 095721; Cal. No. 14008

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of eleven charges of incorrectly indicating on a Medication Administration Record that an administration had been made.

SHARON WORTHINGTON R PARKER-WORTHINGTON (A/K/A WORTHINGTON-PARKER SHARON R); CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 195120; Cal. No. 14029

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 3 year suspension, execution of last 2 years of suspension stayed at which time probation for last 2 years, $500 fine, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of violating the terms of probation that were imposed under Order #12751.

RONY ARCHANGE PERARD; JAMAICA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 197482; Cal. No. 14119

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, 25 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree.

HILDA SHANLEY; CADYVILLE, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 133349; Cal. No. 14397

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to administer blood sugar tests to ten patients and recording that the tests had been done.

WAYNE E SPARLING; WALTON, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 392304; Cal. No. 12144 12143

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, to be followed by probation 1 year, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of having wilfully, verbally, and physically abused a patient and having referred an infant patient to another facility without assessing the patient's condition.

WAYNE E SPARLING; WALTON, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 183131; Cal. No. 12144 12143

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, to be followed by probation 1 year, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of having wilfully, verbally, and physically abused a patient and having referred an infant patient to another facility without assessing the patient's condition.

MARGARET E THRASHER; FULTON, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 127587; Cal. No. 09814

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 18 month suspension and thereafter, probation 18 months under various terms to commence to be served upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of failing to correctly administer medications on several occasions and of numerous charging errors.

MELANIE D WEST (A/K/A WAKEFIELD MELANIE D, WEST MELANIE DAWNE); ALBANY, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 197912; Cal. No. 14226

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charges of failing to perform four treatments and recording that the treatments were done.

Ophthalmic Dispensing

FRANK C HORNBECK; HORNELL, NY

Profession: Ophthalmic Dispenser; Lic. No. 001794; Cal. No. 12872

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,500 fine, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to exercise appropriate supervision over a dispenser of eyeglasses.

Pharmacy

ARNOLD ADOFF; MONSEY, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 024704; Cal. No. 14180

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of dispensing a greater strength of a drug in a volume greater than called for in a prescription.

CELSO A BILBAO; CARLE PLACE, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 030429; Cal. No. 13990

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of giving the wrong directions for use on a medication dispensed to a patient and permitting a dispensed medication to be delivered to the wrong patient.

RODNEY BOOKMAN; HOWARD BEACH, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 031509; Cal. No. 13239

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Suspension until successfully participates in a course of therapy and treatment. Upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years under various terms to commence upon return to practice, $250 fine, 25 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance.

JOHN E MALKE; HAMBURG, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 025574; Cal. No. 14301

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of dispensing the wrong drug to a patient.

MOHAMMAD SALEEM; STATEN ISLAND, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 032728; Cal. No. 09686

Regents Action Date: February 18, 1994
Action: No penalty imposed.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of failing to indicate the manufacturer and distributor on two prescriptions for generic products filling 5 non-controlled substance prescriptions pursuant to an interim physician's order which did not contain any signature of the prescriber and dispensing one controlled substance when the interim physician's order failed to contain the age of the patient.