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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 2024
Massage Therapy
ALICE HILL KENLY-FENTIMAN (A/K/A KENLY ALICE); UTICA NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 014560; Cal. No. 34361
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to keep accurate record and to properly drape a patient.
Nursing
VANESSA BONSU; ELMONT NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 309436; Cal. No. 33910
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 4 months actual suspension, 20 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of placing a tissue in the volume port of a patient's ventilator and falling asleep during a shift.
MONET MICHEL BRATHWAITE; CENTRAL ISLIP NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 773065; Cal. No. 34308
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, for several patients, removing medication in excess of the amount of the physician order, administering medication before it was due to be administered, and documenting medication was given to a patient which had not yet been removed from the Pyxis machine.
GLENN PATRICK CALDIT; ASTORIA NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 746716; Cal. No. 34241
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having choked a patient by the neck and grabbed said patient by the arm.
LAUREL PATRICE CHARLES (A/K/A WEBB LAUREL PATRICE); ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 266641; Cal. No. 34101
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 recording administering the medication Keppra to a patient although it was not completed.
MARY ANN CONNELLY (A/K/A CONNELLY MARY LIOTTA, LIOTTA MARYANN); MADISON CT
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 213647; Cal. No. 34155
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Connecticut, failing to completely, properly and/or accurately document medical records.
JACQUELYN MARIE DEVITO; LARGO FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 625991; Cal. No. 34267
Action: Application to surrender license and certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Unlawful Distribution of Oxycodone, a felony, and Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, a felony.
JACQUELYN MARIE DEVITO; LARGO FL
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 338002; Cal. No. 34268
Action: Application to surrender license and certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Unlawful Distribution of Oxycodone, a felony, and Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, a felony.
KAREN L DOE; LEAGUE CITY TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 368964; Cal. No. 34097
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of, in the State of Maine, failing to visit patients and make required patient referrals; and failing to accurately and timely make necessary entries in patient records.
ALEXANDER GALAYEV (A/K/A GALAYEV ALEKSANDR); BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 563826; Cal. No. 33545
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 Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor; and Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
DIANE J HASCHMANN (A/K/A HASCHMANN DIANE JEAN, SAYRE DIANE J); ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 509478; Cal. No. 34224
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, a misdemeanor.
MELISSA SUE HEBA (A/K/A MONTILEONE MELISSA SUE, CRANE MELISSA SUE, MONTILEONE MELISSA S); LANCASTER NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 635405; Cal. No. 33839
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 having failed to administer and/or document the wasting of controlled substances.
TANYA LYNNE KOLKA; GARRATTSVILLE NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 818498; Cal. No. 34322
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 having administered medication without an order.
ROBERT KENDALL LAVENTURE; SCHENECTADY NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 253829; Cal. No. 34174
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until drug abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree; Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree; and Attempted Aggravated Family Offense, all class A misdemeanors.
ROBERT KENDALL LAVENTURE; SCHENECTADY NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 523659; Cal. No. 34173
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until drug abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree; Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree; and Attempted Aggravated Family Offense, all class A misdemeanors.
JODELLE LOCKWOOD; JAMESTOWN NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 170937; Cal. No. 33721
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Driving Under the Influence, a misdemeanor, in the State of Colorado, and which if committed in the State of New York, would have constituted the crime of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
JODELLE LYNN LOCKWOOD; MONROEVILLE PA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 380850; Cal. No. 33842
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Driving Under the Influence, a misdemeanor, in the State of Colorado, and which if committed in the State of New York, would have constituted the crime of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
BELINDA MARIE MCGOVERN (A/K/A MCGOVERN BELINDA M); LACKAWANNA NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 718781; Cal. No. 34138
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.
ROBERT RAYMOND MILJOUR; SANBORN NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 634131; Cal. No. 33567
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of accessing medical records of unassigned patients for no legitimate medical reason in violation of HIPAA.
ROBERT RAYMOND MILJOUR; SANBORN NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Psychiatry; Cert. No. 402793; Cal. No. 33568
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of accessing medical records of unassigned patients for no legitimate medical reason in violation of HIPAA.
TODD S NORRBY (A/K/A NORRBY TODD STUART); PORT JEFFERSON STAT NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 484545; Cal. No. 34324
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 failing to accurately document the administration of medication to patients.
COURTNEY LYNN PEARSON; CLARENCE NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 825002; Cal. No. 34263
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to provide appropriate care to newborn patients.
JOSE FAUSTINO SALA (A/K/A SALA JOSE); WESLACO TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 636651; Cal. No. 34116
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of administering fentanyl to a patient without a physician's order in the State of Texas.
SONDRA JEAN STEVENS (A/K/A JONES SONDRA JEAN); RALEIGH NC
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 263996; Cal. No. 33844
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 admitted to charges of having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Ability Impaired by Drugs 1st Offense, an unclassified misdemeanor; and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, a felony.
GALE CHRISTINE WATERS; AMHERST NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 216002; Cal. No. 33564
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 pre-charting the administration of controlled substances, failing to accurately document the time of administering medication, and failing to administer treatment as directed.
GALE CHRISTINE WATERS; TONAWANDA NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 437171; Cal. No. 33565
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 pre-charting the administration of controlled substances, failing to accurately document the time of administering medication, and failing to administer treatment as directed.
STEFANIE L WILLIAMS (A/K/A SANDIFER STEFANIE LYNN); LATHAM NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 646317; Cal. No. 34327
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to remain drug abuse free; and stealing fentanyl from patients.
Occupational Therapy
JAIME FRANCIS HAYNES (A/K/A HILLMAN JAIME FRANCIS); HORNELL NY
Profession: Occupational Therapist; Lic. No. 018195; Cal. No. 34278
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having failed to communicate use of a new therapy technique with a child's parents, failed to get written consent from the child's parents before starting the new intervention therapy technique of their child, failed to monitor proper use of the intervention therapy technique on the child, and failed to first try a less restrictive intervention technique; and having failed to document instructions, schedule, time tracking sheet, progress monitoring, and written consent from child's parents for use of an intervention technique on the child.
Pharmacy
ANNA LEE NOWIERSKI (A/K/A LEE ANNA F, NOWIERSKI ANNA F LEE); RYE BROOK NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 030223; Cal. No. 34388
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances, a felony; and knowingly filling and dispensing fraudulent prescriptions for controlled substances.
Physical Therapy
LEILA ANN SAGUTO (A/K/A KIME LEILA ANN); MANORVILLE NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 009576; Cal. No. 34188
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months and until drug and alcohol abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to furnish the Department with quarterly reports indicating being drug and alcohol abuse free and fit to practice the profession, as required by the terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents in Order No. 30894.