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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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April 2017
Mental Health Practitioner
GIZELLE MARIE BULLOCK; HEUVELTON, NY
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 004799; Cal. No. 29364
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain accurate records.
GIZELLE MARIE BULLOCK; HEUVELTON, NY
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 004799; Cal. No. 29364
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain accurate records.
Nursing
COLETTE OPAL DORETTE ALLEN (A/K/A ALLEN COLETTE); SOUTH ORANGE, NJ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 612589; Cal. No. 29473
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of fraudulently misrepresenting in an incident report that CPR was started immediately on a patient.
COLETTE OPAL DORETTE ALLEN (A/K/A ALLEN COLETTE); SOUTH ORANGE, NJ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 612589; Cal. No. 29473
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of fraudulently misrepresenting in an incident report that CPR was started immediately on a patient.
BONNIE LYNN BERGMAN; PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 516003; Cal. No. 29452
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of stealing controlled drugs from a medical office in the State of Florida.
BONNIE LYNN BERGMAN; PORT SAINT LUCIE, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 516003; Cal. No. 29452
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of stealing controlled drugs from a medical office in the State of Florida.
JANET H BROWN; SACRAMENTO, CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 540919; Cal. No. 29461
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to disclose a criminal conviction for felony possession of controlled substance paraphernalia.
JANET H BROWN; SACRAMENTO, CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 540919; Cal. No. 29461
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to disclose a criminal conviction for felony possession of controlled substance paraphernalia.
LATOYA T BROWN; YONKERS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 303100; Cal. No. 29354 29353
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain accurate patient records.
LATOYA T BROWN; YONKERS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 303100; Cal. No. 29354 29353
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain accurate patient records.
LATOYA TAMARA BROWN; YONKERS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 671690; Cal. No. 29354 29353
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain accurate patient records.
LATOYA TAMARA BROWN; YONKERS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 671690; Cal. No. 29354 29353
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain accurate patient records.
MELANIE CHRISTINE BUSCH; SCHENECTADY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 322867; Cal. No. 29345
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documenting performance of glucose readings on a patient without having performed the tests.
MELANIE CHRISTINE BUSCH; SCHENECTADY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 322867; Cal. No. 29345
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documenting performance of glucose readings on a patient without having performed the tests.
VALERIE MARIE CANTASANO-MANKOWSKI (A/K/A CANTASANO VALERIE MARIE); GRAND ISLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 486359; Cal. No. 29309
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
VALERIE MARIE CANTASANO-MANKOWSKI (A/K/A CANTASANO VALERIE MARIE); GRAND ISLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 486359; Cal. No. 29309
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
LORI CHLADNI; JERMYN, PA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 285097; Cal. No. 29420
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $250 fine payable within 60 days.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of knowingly or intentionally possessing a controlled substance, in the State of Pennsylvania, a misdemeanor, which, if committed within this state, would have constituted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
LORI CHLADNI; JERMYN, PA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 285097; Cal. No. 29420
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $250 fine payable within 60 days.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of knowingly or intentionally possessing a controlled substance, in the State of Pennsylvania, a misdemeanor, which, if committed within this state, would have constituted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
VALERIE J CROMBIE (A/K/A VALERIE JANIECE CROMBIE); WYANDANCH, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 295501; Cal. No. 29301
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of falsifying a patient?s medication administration record to reflect that she administered the controlled substance Percocet, when she removed the tablets from the facility for her own use.
VALERIE J CROMBIE (A/K/A VALERIE JANIECE CROMBIE); WYANDANCH, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 295501; Cal. No. 29301
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of falsifying a patient?s medication administration record to reflect that she administered the controlled substance Percocet, when she removed the tablets from the facility for her own use.
ZANDRA U CUNNINGHAM (A/K/A COOPER ZANDRA U); SYRACUSE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 246292; Cal. No. 29307
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to change tubing and failing to take glucose reading.
ZANDRA U CUNNINGHAM (A/K/A COOPER ZANDRA U); SYRACUSE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 246292; Cal. No. 29307
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to change tubing and failing to take glucose reading.
BERNADETTE HELENE DELECKI (A/K/A DELECKI BERNADETTE); VARYSBURG, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 283609; Cal. No. 29200
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 medication errors.
BERNADETTE HELENE DELECKI (A/K/A DELECKI BERNADETTE); VARYSBURG, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 283609; Cal. No. 29200
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 medication errors.
RONALD MARTIN DILWORTH; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 449641; Cal. No. 29370
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 failing to check the patient's identification wristband prior to administering medication, causing him to mistakenly administer a dose of methadone to the wrong patient.
RONALD MARTIN DILWORTH; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 449641; Cal. No. 29370
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 failing to check the patient's identification wristband prior to administering medication, causing him to mistakenly administer a dose of methadone to the wrong patient.
KERRY LYNN FARLEY (A/K/A FARLEY KERRY L); GILBERT, AZ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 550743; Cal. No. 29454
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of giving an intravenous bolus of Propofol without a doctor's order.
KERRY LYNN FARLEY (A/K/A FARLEY KERRY L); GILBERT, AZ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 550743; Cal. No. 29454
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of giving an intravenous bolus of Propofol without a doctor's order.
KELLY J FINN (A/K/A NUNN KELLY J); ORCHARD PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 436126; Cal. No. 29294 29295
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documentation and medication administration errors.
KELLY J FINN (A/K/A NUNN KELLY J); ORCHARD PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 436126; Cal. No. 29294 29295
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documentation and medication administration errors.