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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 2019

Dentistry

ANGEL CIPRIANO (A/K/A LOMBARDO ANGEL, MAZZATTI ANGEL); SAYVILLE, NY

Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 021907; Cal. No. 30807

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
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 willfully failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as a dental hygienist and practicing the profession of dental hygiene in the State of New York with an expired registration.

Dietetics and Nutrition

THOMAS CHARLES PETRIE; STILLWATER, NY

Profession: Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist; Lic. No. 003560; Cal. No. 30791

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.

Nursing

RHANA LEEANN BALOUSEK; MESA, AZ

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 517885; Cal. No. 31010

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Aggravated Driving or Actual Physical Control While Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Drugs, in Arizona, a class 6 felony and which, if committed in this state, would constitute Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, a misdemeanor.

BRIGID MARIE BENNETT; BALLSTON SPA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 313003; Cal. No. 30744

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of not documenting a reason for accessing medical records.

TASHA ROSE BORYS (A/K/A BORYS TASHA); BERNE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 626391; Cal. No. 30739

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
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 administer medications, failing to document assessments and improperly accessing a hemodialysis catheter.

KAREN LEILA FLEIG; ALLENWOOD, PA

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 686610; Cal. No. 30826

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of medication administration errors and being dependent on and a habitual user of narcotics or drugs.

MICHAEL PABLETA HINDS; MOUNT VERNON, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 319951; Cal. No. 30811

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
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 fraudulently representing on his application for licensure that he had never been convicted of a crime.

KIMBERLY A HOLMES (A/K/A LAYTON KIMBERLY A); STUART, FL

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 262492; Cal. No. 30700

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 2 months and until successfully participate in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of being dependent on the controlled substance oxycodone while employed as a licensed practical nurse in the State of Arizona.

ANNE MARIE KUERZDOERFER; CHEEKTOWAGA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 191685; Cal. No. 29576 29577

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months and until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, four counts Attempted Petit Larceny, one count Forgery in the 2nd Degree, one count.

ANNE M KURZDORFER (A/K/A BARKER ANNE M, KUERZDOERFER ANNE MARIE); CHEEKTOWAGA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 450363; Cal. No. 29576 29577

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months and until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, four counts Attempted Petit Larceny, one count Forgery in the 2nd Degree, one count.

PATRICE LAUREEN MARTIN; HUNTINGTON STATION, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 475149; Cal. No. 30793

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension of at least 3 months and until successful participation in a course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of diverting morphine, a controlled substance, for her own use and violating a term of probation under Order #28003.

DEBRA JEAN MAXWELL; OLIVET, MI

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 673147; Cal. No. 31083

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in Michigan, which if committed in New York State would constitute practicing the profession of nursing with gross negligence.

JODIA PETA-GAY MILES-WILLIAMS (A/K/A MILES WILLIAMS JODIA PETA GAY, MILES-WILLIAMS JODIA P); WATERVLIET, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 327486; Cal. No. 30743

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to provide care.

JULIE A MILLER; NIAGARA FALLS, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 299797; Cal. No. 30288

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.

LEANORA E MOSHER; ORISKANY, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 304003; Cal. No. 30831

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication administration errors.

MARIE BAYROTIE PIERRE; LAS VEGAS, NV

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 229655; Cal. No. 31108

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in Nevada which if committed in New York State would constitute failing to maintain accurate patient records.

TRACY A POLLACK; BYRON, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 291198; Cal. No. 30416

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.

RONNETTE KIM RENFORD; BUFFALO, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 268477; Cal. No. 30757

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 3 months and until successfully participate in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of taking from hospital supplies the controlled substances morphine and hydrocodone on sixty (60) or more occasions for her own personal use.

SUSAN K ROBBINS (A/K/A KAZAZEAN SUSAN JANE); NORTH BENNINGTON, VT

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 343881; Cal. No. 30796

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of accessing and revealing, without authorization, the confidential medical record of a patient.

KAREN J SCHONLEBER; HOLLEY, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 573364; Cal. No. 30834

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
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 perform an assessment of a patient and failing to maintain an accurate record for a patient.

BEVERLY PAULA SLATER (A/K/A SLATER BEVERLY P); BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 271779; Cal. No. 30271 30275

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 6 months and until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to administer medication to patients.

BEVERLY PAULA SLATER; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 103630; Cal. No. 30271 30275

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 6 months and until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to administer medication to patients.

ARNOLD JOSEPH STA ROSA JOSEPH; MIAMI, FL

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 337266; Cal. No. 30512 30513

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Felony Battery, a felony of the 3rd Degree in the State of Florida which, if committed in New York State, would have constituted Assault in the 3rd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.

RACHEL M STEARNS; FAIRPORT, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 564940; Cal. No. 30829

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.

TAMMY MICHELLE THAYER (A/K/A SHREVE TAMMY MICHELLE); ASHVILLE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 476752; Cal. No. 28565 28566

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 years suspension, execution of suspension stayed, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently unprofessional conduct failure to maintain an accurate patient record and practicing the profession with negligence on more than one occasion.

TAMMY MICHELLE THAYER; ASHVILLE, NY

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 303679; Cal. No. 28565 28566

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 years suspension, execution of suspension stayed, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently unprofessional conduct failure to maintain an accurate patient record and practicing the profession with negligence on more than one occasion.

JURIA SPENCER TRABULSI (A/K/A TRABULSI JUFIA S); ITHACA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 585663; Cal. No. 30589

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 3rd Degree, Promoting Prison Contraband in the 2nd Degree and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 1st Degree and filing a false report.

LENORA M VENEZIA (A/K/A BROWN LENORA MARY); EAST MEADOW, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 231554; Cal. No. 30843

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
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 pre-pouring medication and pre-documenting the administration of said medication for three patients.

Pharmacy

ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER WAREHOUSE; MENANDS, NY

Profession: Wholesaler; Reg. No. 032225; Cal. No. 30780

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, $4,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant admitted to the charge of failure to notify the pharmacy board of change of supervisor.

PATRICK ROSS MCQUADE; NORTH TONAWANDA, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 056845; Cal. No. 30882

Regents Action Date: March 11, 2019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension of at least 1 year and until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of stealing controlled substances for fictitious patients.