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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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September 2023
Nursing
ALEXANDRIA DONYELL GUTIERREZ (A/K/A HASSAN ALEXANDRIA DONYELL); ELMIRA NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 772969; Cal. No. 33554
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 Arson in the 5th Degree.
SHANNON TERESA HIGGINS; CAIRO NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 735905; Cal. No. 32949
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, 100 hours public service.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
MISTY LYNN HILBOURN (A/K/A HILBOURN MISTY); VERSAILLES NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 304556; Cal. No. 33667
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 signed out narcotic medication and failed to document that the medication was administered or wasted.
KIMBERLY RENEE LIST; NIAGARA FALLS NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 280512; Cal. No. 33602
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of South Carolina, failing to initiate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an unresponsive patient of full code status.
GINA MARIE LOPEZ (A/K/A LOPEZ GINA); MYRTLE BEACH SC
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 309672; Cal. No. 33678
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having attempted to bring contraband into a correctional facility.
STEVEN ROY MASHIN; CASTRO VALLEY CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 656947; Cal. No. 33581
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of finding of professional misconduct by the California Board of Registered Nursing, which if committed in New York State, would constitute professional misconduct for practicing the profession of nursing with gross negligence on a particular occasion, in violation of section 6509 (2) of the New York Education Law.
DIANA MARIE MODERA; GENEVA NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 381105; Cal. No. 33665
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having provided privileged information about a patient, whom licensee was not treating, to the patient's family member.
MARIA MOROZOVA; BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 743839; Cal. No. 33220
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to assess a patient after said patient fell from her bed, and failing to use a Hoyer lift to lift and return said patient to her bed.
JORGE ORTIZ; RIVERDALE NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 255334; Cal. No. 33706
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having failed to document assessment and treatment of a pediatric patient.
JORGE ORTIZ; BRONX NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 605606; Cal. No. 33707
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having failed to document assessment and treatment of a pediatric patient.
JESSICA LEE SHARPES; CANTON NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 676477; Cal. No. 33666
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 did not contest the charge of habitually using alcohol and drugs.
JANORA R VANLIEW (A/K/A VAN LIEW JANORA ROSE); WHEATLEY HEIGHTS NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 302344; Cal. No. 33795
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Assault in the 1st Degree, a class B felony.
STEFANIE L WILLIAMS (A/K/A SANDIFER STEFANIE LYNN); LATHAM NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 646317; Cal. No. 33662
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication administration errors.
Occupational Therapy
DIANA RUBENSTEIN (A/K/A CABANA DIANA); BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Occupational Therapist; Lic. No. 016170; Cal. No. 33254
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud, a felony; and Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud, a felony.
Pharmacy
SARA JANE CURRAN (A/K/A SIRIANO SARA JANE); NASSAU NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 055786; Cal. No. 33501
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 the unauthorized removal of medication from a pharmacy for the use of a friend.
CVS ALBANY, L.L.C.; BINGHAMTON, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 018918; Cal. No. 33648
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of failing to notify the State Board of Pharmacy of a change in the identity of the supervising pharmacist.
JONATHON ARTHUR JUST (A/K/A JUST JONATHON A); NORWICH NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 058312; Cal. No. 33658
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Menacing in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Public Accountancy
PETER ANTHONY AVERSON; LONGMONT CO
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 040089; Cal. No. 33785
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willful failure to comply with mandatory continuing education requirements.
DAVID LAWRENCE GLASS; FAIRFIELD CT
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 067912; Cal. No. 33677
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years actual suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud the Federal Government, an unclassified felony; and Obstruction of Administration of Internal Revenue Laws, an unclassified felony.
Social Work
LYNN M BORGOGELLI; WILLIAMSVILLE NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 084088; Cal. No. 33702
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having signed a patient's name on authorization forms.
MELODY ANN DEJOHN; WESTFIELD NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 079496; Cal. No. 33456
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of fraudulent/false record keeping and documentation.
MELODY ANN DEJOHN; WESTFIELD NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 086887; Cal. No. 33457
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of fraudulent/false record keeping and documentation.
Veterinary Medicine
PABLO CAMACHO; COMMACK NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 012410; Cal. No. 33546
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to document a finding of a critical deficiency in a patient's calcium level.
July 2023
Architecture
KURT JACOBS; RIVERHEAD NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 017831; Cal. No. 33611
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of certifying and affixing his signature to documentation submitted to the building department, authenticating that a property complied with codes, without visually inspecting said property.
JON DAVID LIBASCI; NEW YORK NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 023066; Cal. No. 33572
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $4,000 fine
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of submitting four professionally-certified applications for construction document approval, within a period of 16 months, to the New York City Department of Buildings, which contained errors that resulted in permit revocations.
ANTHONY CARMINE VILLANO (A/K/A VILLANO ANTHONY); STATEN ISLAND NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 032342; Cal. No. 33619
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of filing four professionally certified applications with the New York City Department of Buildings that contained violations of the Rules of the City of New York.
Engineering
CESSOU JEFFERSON BERNARD; CORONA NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 091878; Cal. No. 33351
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until fit to practice, upon return practice in New York State, 5 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to furnish the department with written reports indicating whether or not he was mentally fit to practice his profession, and failing to answer and submit quarterly questionnaires as requested by the department, as required by the terms of probation imposed by the Board of Regents in Order No. 31270.
Massage Therapy
JUSTINE MARIA KENNEDY (A/K/A BYRD JUSTINE MARIA); TROY NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 028897; Cal. No. 30994
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 4th Degree, a class D felony; and for having obtained a license fraudulently.
Nursing
LINDA E BETTERTON; FULTON NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 300821; Cal. No. 33531
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failure to report patient fall to nurse supervisor and moved patient without requesting proper patient assessment.
MICHELE PAULINE HANNA; ALBANY NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 662564; Cal. No. 33431
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.