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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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November 2018
Dentistry
MADELON MURPHY (A/K/A MURPHY MADELON RUTH, MURPHY MILLER MADELON RUTH); SCARSDALE, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 043027; Cal. No. 30351
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of committing an error on each of two root canal procedures on one patient in that the canal was not treated deeply enough.
Dietetics and Nutrition
AMY E KONOPKA (A/K/A ALDER AMY ELIZABETH); SCOTTSVILLE, NY
Profession: Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist; Lic. No. 006590; Cal. No. 30477
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 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated
Massage Therapy
ABI'L KHAYR;
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 024791; Cal. No. 30785
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of conduct in the practice of a profession which evidences moral unfitness to practice the profession.
Mental Health Practitioner
KIMBERLY ANN HORRELL (A/K/A MULLINEAUX KIMBERLY A); WILMINGTON, NC
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 004968; Cal. No. 30373
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than one year and until mentally fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having commenced a personal relationship without a formal termination of the professional relationship and failing to maintain accurate records.
BINYAMIN MATISYAHU STIMLER; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 004486; Cal. No. 30448
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 months actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping, a class A Felony and Attempted Kidnapping, a class C Felony.
Nursing
DENISE CHRETIEN (A/K/A NELSON DENISE CHRETIEN, CHRETIEN DENISE ANN); GLENS FALLS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 094380; Cal. No. 30814
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of self-prescribing medication.
REBECCA GRACE D'AMORE (A/K/A HERBST REBECCA GRACE); MASSAPEQUA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 488995; Cal. No. 30461 30462
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Actual suspension for a minimum of 6 months and until sucessfully participate in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of calling in prescriptions for controlled substances in her name, her daughter?s and husband?s names that were for her use.
REBECCA GRACE D'AMORE (A/K/A HERBST REBECCA GRACE); MASSAPEQUA, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Pediatrics; Cert. No. 381591; Cal. No. 30461 30462
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Actual suspension for a minimum of 6 months and until sucessfully participate in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of calling in prescriptions for controlled substances in her name, her daughter?s and husband?s names that were for her use.
EKWUTOSI DAVIS; ROYSE CITY, TX
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 256674; Cal. No. 30517
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of falsely stating on her application for licensure as a licensed practical nurse that she had not been convicted of a crime (felony or misdemeanor) in any state or country.
TAMMEE JO HORAN-SEELEY (A/K/A SEELEY TAMMEE JO); FREEVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 233143; Cal. No. 30503
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of willfully failing to register.
DEBORAH HILTON LANE (A/K/A HILTON DEBORAH A); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 111527; Cal. No. 30469
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failure to ascertain and/or follow patient care plan.
PHYLLIS LARUSSA; WEST ISLIP, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 279809; Cal. No. 30537
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension,2 years probation, 25 hours public service.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willful physical and verbal abuse of a patient.
JENNELL R LEBEAU (A/K/A LEBEAU JENNELL); APPLETON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 289434; Cal. No. 30515
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, years probation to commence upon return to practice, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of medication administration errors and documentation errors.
JAMES HUBERT LYNCH; SHORTSVILLE, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 339233; Cal. No. 30505 30506
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 Driving While Intoxicated.
JAMES HUBERT LYNCH; SHORTSVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 686629; Cal. No. 30505 30506
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 Driving While Intoxicated.
CRISTA MARRINGTON (A/K/A APPLETON CRISTA F); GILLETTE, WY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 388099; Cal. No. 30837
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of Wyoming discipline
KATHLEEN OCONNOR MCMURRAY (A/K/A OCONNOR KATHLEEN E); HOUSTON, TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 299838; Cal. No. 30825
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering an unscheduled dose of the controlled drug Morphine to an infant patient while employed as a registered nurse in the State of Texas.
ROBERT A MULPAGANO (A/K/A MULPAGANO ROBERT ANDREW); BALDWINSVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 463105; Cal. No. 30644 30645
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of withdrawing controlled substances without a physician's order and having been convicted of Fraud and Deceit Related to Controlled Substances, a class A misdemeanor.
ROBERT ANDREW MULPAGANO; BALDWINSVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 218636; Cal. No. 30644 30645
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of withdrawing controlled substances without a physician's order and having been convicted of Fraud and Deceit Related to Controlled Substances, a class A misdemeanor.
LINDA ROBINSON NALTY; FREEPORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 249512; Cal. No. 30480
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to timely report a patient fall.
FARRAH LOUISE OSTRANDER (A/K/A WILLIAMS FARRAH LOUISE, DELAURIER FARRAH LOUISE); ODESSA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 274723; Cal. No. 30583
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until mentally fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of Petit Larceny.
SIOBHAN MARIE POLLOCK (A/K/A PHILLIPS SIOBHAN MARIE); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 667758; Cal. No. 30301
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 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree.
ELIZABETH M RODRIGUEZ; HENRIETTA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 297183; Cal. No. 30468
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated in 2010 and 2016 and filing a false registration statement.
KATHERINE MARIE RORICK (A/K/A RORICK KATHERINE M); ONEONTA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 311234; Cal. No. 30430
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of two convictions of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree.
CANDACE A SEELBINDER (A/K/A STRONG CANDACE AUTUMN); ALBION, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 313688; Cal. No. 29761
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Rape in the 3rd Degree.
MONIQUE R SMITH; MATTYDALE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 286488; Cal. No. 30488
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until fit to practice, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of medication administration errors and filing a false report.
KIMBERLY ANN SPITERI; EAST MEADOW, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 548052; Cal. No. 29019
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Actual suspension until substance abuse-free and fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Attempted Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
AMY SUE SWAN (A/K/A HARRIS AMY SUE); MONETA, VA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 156423; Cal. No. 30771
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of crying in the presence of residents, being unable to focus on providing care to residents and admitting to showing up for work hung over after consuming alcohol every evening in the State of Virginia.
MELISSA L TOMASKI; ELMA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 269004; Cal. No. 28848
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree.
MERCEDES FRANCESCA WAGSTAFF (A/K/A WEGSTAFF MERCEDES FRANCESCA, WAGSTAFF MERCEDES); BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 549602; Cal. No. 30334 30335
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 Petit Larceny.