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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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May 2026
Nursing
EMILY ANN OPARIL (A/K/A EMILY ANN OPARIL, OPARIL EMILY A); ELMIRA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 326471; Cal. No. 34700
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
TAMMY ANN PASTERNAK; BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 245085; Cal. No. 34780
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of erroneously documenting administration of medications prior to pulling said medication from the Pyxis, failing to document the administration or waste of controlled substance medications, and failing to adequately record patient's pain assessments before and after administering pain medications and failing to maintain a record for each patient which accurately reflects the evaluation and treatment of the patient.
TAMMY ANN PASTERNAK; BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 481433; Cal. No. 34781
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of erroneously documenting administration of medications prior to pulling said medication from the Pyxis, failing to document the administration or waste of controlled substance medications, and failing to adequately record patient's pain assessments before and after administering pain medications and failing to maintain a record for each patient which accurately reflects the evaluation and treatment of the patient.
JAMIEMARIE ROSE ROBINSON (A/K/A JAMIEMARIE ROSE ROBINSON, ROBINSON JAMIE MARIE); SEAFORD, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 672676; Cal. No. 34205
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest to the charge of diverting controlled substances on at least five separate occasions for personal use.
DANIEL PATRICK WHITED; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 720265; Cal. No. 34994
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted charges of failing to notify provider as ordered when there was a change in patient's blood pressure, failing to monitor patient's blood pressure as ordered, having falsely documented completed ordered patient assessments and inaccurately documenting that 2 patient's assessments were completed.
JENNIFER LYNN WINN (A/K/A JENNIFER LYNN WINN, WINN JENNIFER L); ROME, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 307552; Cal. No. 34428
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 to the charge of failing to follow care plan.
Pharmacy
DAVID G FREUNDLICH; MOHEGAN LAKE, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 030160; Cal. No. 35062
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of holding for sale drugs that failed to meet standards for purity, potency, labeling, safety and effectiveness established under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
MICHELLE MAY NEWKIRK (A/K/A MICHELLE MAY NEWKIRK, PURDY MICHELLE MAY); VESTAL, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 047567; Cal. No. 34959
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 dispensed medication without a current prescription.
ONE SOURCE HOMECARE SUPPLIES INC.; WESTCHESTER, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 027114; Cal. No. 35070
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, $20,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest charges of allowing drugs to be compounded in an area that had environmental cleanliness deficiencies and allowing unlicensed people to assist in compounding drugs.
CLYDE THOMAS STEVENS; BINGHAMTON, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 048081; Cal. No. 35041
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 to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor and stealing medications from the pharmacy.
JAYANT K THAKER; UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 036262; Cal. No. 35063
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $20,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of allowing drugs to be compounded in an area that had environmental cleanliness deficiencies and allowing unlicensed people to assist in compounding drugs.
Physical Therapy
AMR MOHAMED ABDELAZIZ (A/K/A AMR MOHAMED ABDELAZIZ, SAYED AMR MOHAMED); NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 036000; Cal. No. 34786
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain appropriate boundaries with a patient.
Public Accountancy
JOHN F ROSENBERGER; RAMSEY, NJ
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 054819; Cal. No. 34159
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud the Internal Revenue Service, a felony; Attempt to Evade Income Taxes, a felony; Subscribing to Fraudulent U.S. Partnership Income Tax Returns, a felony.
Respiratory Therapy
KATELYN MARIE CASSIOL (A/K/A KATELYN MARIE CASSIOL, RYCHNOWSKI KATELYN MARIE); AMHERST, NY
Profession: Respiratory Therapist; Lic. No. 012824; Cal. No. 35154
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of unauthorized access of her husband's patient chart and briefly leaving it open when called away.
Social Work
BASIM ZAKI ADIB; STAMFORD, CT
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 103382; Cal. No. 34341
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to disclose pending criminal charges on an application for licensure, failing to disclose a criminal conviction on an application for registration, and for having been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
YASSER M ALY; FLUSHING, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 058458; Cal. No. 35147
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document a treatment plan, failing to update the treatment plan and failing to maintain billing records.
YASSER M ALY; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 069564; Cal. No. 35148
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document a treatment plan, failing to update the treatment plan and failing to maintain billing records.
BROOKLYN PSYCHOTHERAPY L.C.S.W. SERVICES, P.C.; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 35149
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $2,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of failing to document a treatment plan, failing to update the treatment plan and failing to maintain billing records.
BRITTANY JOYELL CLARK (A/K/A BRITTANY JOYELL CLARK, CURTISS BRITTANY MARIE); MOUNT MORRIS, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 108674; Cal. No. 35115
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 failing to record individualized notes for 5 patients.
April 2026
Acupuncture
DEVIN MICHAEL BLAINE; KINGS PARK, NY
Profession: Acupuncturist; Lic. No. 006112; Cal. No. 34925
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of patient treatment notes signed by the wrong practitioner and the patient record not containing a physician advisement form.
Chiropractic
THOMAS JOSEPH POLLET; COMMACK, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 013038; Cal. No. 34978
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having inappropriate communications with a patient.
Clinical Laboratory Technology
CARLOS DELGADO; WHITE PLAINS, NY
Profession: Certified Clinical Laboratory Technician; Lic. No. 001285; Cal. No. 34516
Action: Found guilty of violation of probation; Penalty: Penalty previously imposed under Order No. 29172 be terminated, revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having violated two terms of probation imposed by Board of Regents Order No. 29172.
Dentistry
MARTHA ELIZABETH BREYETTE (A/K/A MARTHA ELIZABETH BREYETTE, .BREYETTE MARTHA ELIZABETH, WAY-BREYETTE MARTHA); PLATTSBURGH, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 055851; Cal. No. 35053
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of writing prescriptions to a patient with no treatment record.
Nursing
GILDA G BONNEVIE (A/K/A GILDA G BONNEVIE, FILICETTI GILDA G); GRAND ISLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 286031; Cal. No. 35089
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspenson, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having improperly handled vaccines.
RAMIREZ VINCENT JOSHUA CARLOTA (A/K/A RAMIREZ VINCENT JOSHUA CARLOTA, RAMIREZ VINCENT J); NANUET, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 680445; Cal. No. 34863
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 been convicted of Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
JOSEPH CHARLES CORDIER; BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 502910; Cal. No. 35132
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of having been convicted of Attempted Aggravated Murder in the 2nd Degree, a class B felony; and Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
JOSEPH CHARLES CORDIER; LACKAWANNA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 257863; Cal. No. 35133
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charges of having been convicted of Attempted Aggravated Murder in the 2nd Degree, a class B felony; and Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
COLLETTE LYNN DOTSON (A/K/A COLLETTE LYNN DOTSON, DOTSON COLLETTE, ZAVORAL COLLETTE LYNN); BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 843450; Cal. No. 35047
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 removing the controlled substances Dilaudid, Lyrica, and morphine from the Pyxis for several patients and failing to document that said medications were administered or wasted; and medication documentation errors involving the controlled substances Dilaudid, Lyrica, morphine and oxycodone.
EMILIO JOSE FLORES; ALBANY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 541084; Cal. No. 35114
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having answered no to the moral character question asking if he had pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a crime, when in fact, licensee pleaded nolo contendere to a misdemeanor in Florida.
RASHEDA MARIE HENRY (A/K/A RASHEDA MARIE HENRY, HENRY RASHEDA); ROSEDALE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 559442; Cal. No. 34642
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $3,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of submitting a fictitious Covid-19 vaccination Record Card to hospital administration.