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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.
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October 2014
Nursing
FLORE ALABRE; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 285928; Cal. No. 27268
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 documenting the administration of eye drops which had not been administered.
FLORE ALABRE; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 285928; Cal. No. 27268
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 documenting the administration of eye drops which had not been administered.
TIMOTHY CHARLES ATKINS (A/K/A ATKINS TIMOTHY C); ALTONA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 552218; Cal. No. 27309 27310
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 having been convicted of Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree).
TIMOTHY CHARLES ATKINS; ALTONA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 272801; Cal. No. 27309 27310
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 having been convicted of Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree).
TIMOTHY CHARLES ATKINS (A/K/A ATKINS TIMOTHY C); ALTONA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 552218; Cal. No. 27309 27310
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 having been convicted of Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree).
TIMOTHY CHARLES ATKINS; ALTONA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 272801; Cal. No. 27309 27310
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 having been convicted of Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree).
MARY ELIZABETH BRUSSO (A/K/A BRUSSO MARY E); ELMIRA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 285669; Cal. No. 27198
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Menacing in the 2nd Degree.
MARY ELIZABETH BRUSSO (A/K/A BRUSSO MARY E); ELMIRA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 285669; Cal. No. 27198
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Menacing in the 2nd Degree.
JOSEPH P CARELLI; MARCELLUS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 652414; Cal. No. 27535
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of practicing the profession of nursing with moral unfitness and of having been convicted of Criminal Sexual Act in the 3rd Degree.
JOSEPH P CARELLI; MARCELLUS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 652414; Cal. No. 27535
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of practicing the profession of nursing with moral unfitness and of having been convicted of Criminal Sexual Act in the 3rd Degree.
LINDA ANN DARIN (A/K/A MIANO LINDA); MAMARONECK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 157112; Cal. No. 27459 27460
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 9 month actual suspension, 15 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $2,000 fine payable within 9 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of holding herself out in internet advertising as qualified to practice psychotherapy and marriage and family therapy, when she, in fact, did not hold the necessary professional licenses to provide such treatment.
LINDA ANN DARIN (A/K/A MIANO LINDA ANN); MAMARONECK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 355856; Cal. No. 27459 27460
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 9 month actual suspension, 15 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $2,000 fine payable within 9 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of holding herself out in internet advertising as qualified to practice psychotherapy and marriage and family therapy, when she, in fact, did not hold the necessary professional licenses to provide such treatment.
LINDA ANN DARIN (A/K/A MIANO LINDA); MAMARONECK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 157112; Cal. No. 27459 27460
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 9 month actual suspension, 15 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $2,000 fine payable within 9 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of holding herself out in internet advertising as qualified to practice psychotherapy and marriage and family therapy, when she, in fact, did not hold the necessary professional licenses to provide such treatment.
LINDA ANN DARIN (A/K/A MIANO LINDA ANN); MAMARONECK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 355856; Cal. No. 27459 27460
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 9 month actual suspension, 15 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $2,000 fine payable within 9 months.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of holding herself out in internet advertising as qualified to practice psychotherapy and marriage and family therapy, when she, in fact, did not hold the necessary professional licenses to provide such treatment.
MARGARET ANN DONNELLY; HUNTINGTON STATION, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 349478; Cal. No. 27473
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 Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, an unclassified misdemeanor.
MARGARET ANN DONNELLY; HUNTINGTON STATION, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 349478; Cal. No. 27473
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 Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, an unclassified misdemeanor.
KIMBERLY ANN EDWARDS (A/K/A PELTIER KIMBERLY ANN); CLIFTON PARK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 186407; Cal. No. 27457 27458
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
KIMBERLY ANN EDWARDS (A/K/A EDWARDS KIMBERLY A, FUNKE KIMBERLY ANN, PELTIER KIMBERLY ANN); CLIFTON PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 391570; Cal. No. 27457 27458
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
KIMBERLY ANN EDWARDS (A/K/A PELTIER KIMBERLY ANN); CLIFTON PARK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 186407; Cal. No. 27457 27458
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
KIMBERLY ANN EDWARDS (A/K/A EDWARDS KIMBERLY A, FUNKE KIMBERLY ANN, PELTIER KIMBERLY ANN); CLIFTON PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 391570; Cal. No. 27457 27458
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
PAMELA GELBER; FRESH MEADOWS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 300718; Cal. No. 26993
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 month actual suspension, 12 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $2,500 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charges of removing a patient in respiratory distress from a cardiac monitor when she was sent from the emergency department to two separate imaging departments and failing to accompany the patient to the aforementioned imaging studies or to assign another registered professional nurse to do so.
PAMELA GELBER; FRESH MEADOWS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 300718; Cal. No. 26993
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 month actual suspension, 12 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $2,500 fine payable within 6 months.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charges of removing a patient in respiratory distress from a cardiac monitor when she was sent from the emergency department to two separate imaging departments and failing to accompany the patient to the aforementioned imaging studies or to assign another registered professional nurse to do so.
GEORGE F GIBSON; FRISCO, TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 364840; Cal. No. 27608 27611
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of violating terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents by not providing proof of successful completion of continuing education coursework in ethics and in recordkeeping and by failing to provide proof of current registration.
GEORGE F GIBSON; FRISCO, TX
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 162131; Cal. No. 27608 27611
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of violating terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents by not providing proof of successful completion of continuing education coursework in ethics and in recordkeeping and by failing to provide proof of current registration.
GEORGE F GIBSON; FRISCO, TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 364840; Cal. No. 27608 27611
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of violating terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents by not providing proof of successful completion of continuing education coursework in ethics and in recordkeeping and by failing to provide proof of current registration.
GEORGE F GIBSON; FRISCO, TX
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 162131; Cal. No. 27608 27611
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of violating terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents by not providing proof of successful completion of continuing education coursework in ethics and in recordkeeping and by failing to provide proof of current registration.
LYNN MARIE GREY (A/K/A GRAVITCH LYNN MARIE); ANTHEM, AZ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 406109; Cal. No. 27476
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until drug abuse- and alcohol abuse-free and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 24 months probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $500 fine payable within 30 days.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been disciplined in another jurisdiction for practicing the profession of nursing while the ability to practice is impaired by drugs.
LYNN MARIE GREY (A/K/A GRAVITCH LYNN MARIE); ANTHEM, AZ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 406109; Cal. No. 27476
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until drug abuse- and alcohol abuse-free and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 24 months probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $500 fine payable within 30 days.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been disciplined in another jurisdiction for practicing the profession of nursing while the ability to practice is impaired by drugs.
BRANDY LEE HAMLETT (A/K/A DAGHITA BRANDY LEE, DAGHITA BRANDY L HAMLETT); ROME, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 289738; Cal. No. 27054
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 committed medication errors.
BRANDY LEE HAMLETT (A/K/A DAGHITA BRANDY LEE, DAGHITA BRANDY L HAMLETT); ROME, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 289738; Cal. No. 27054
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 committed medication errors.