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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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September 2022
Nursing
LOUISE HARRELL HIXON; RIVER RIDGE LA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 422894; Cal. No. 33243
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Driving While Having .08% Blood Alcohol Level or More, a misdemeanor in the State of California; and Driving While Intoxicated 2nd Offense, a misdemeanor in the State of Louisiana.
SARAH ELIZABETH HYLAND; SCOTIA NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 320483; Cal. No. 32294
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 failure to perform a fall risk assessment, failure to perform a re-assessment and take vitals, failure to document a patient's declination of medication, failure to timely review physician orders, and failure to perform a re-assessment.
SARAH ELIZABETH HYLAND; SALEM NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 701595; Cal. No. 32295
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 failure to perform a fall risk assessment, failure to perform a re-assessment and take vitals, failure to document a patient's declination of medication, failure to timely review physician orders, and failure to perform a re-assessment.
ADRIENNE RENEE JEHLE (A/K/A BRIGGS ADRIENNE RENEE); SCOTIA NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 210735; Cal. No. 31789
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, and Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanors.
GERALDINE E KING; BALDWIN NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 545381; Cal. No. 33102
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to timely pay a $500 fine, failing to furnish the Department with quarterly reports indicating that she was drug abuse free, alcohol abuse free, and fit to practice her 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. 31683.
TAIJA LASHANE LAMAR; ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 296738; Cal. No. 33041
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 charges of having been convicted of Assault in the 2nd Degree, a class D felony, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor; and Arson in the 5th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
HELEN E LAPAGE; WINTHROP NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 258151; Cal. No. 32911
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of violating Article 33 of the Public Health Law; and having been convicted of Forgery in the 3rd Degree.
A K E LUKASZEWSKI;
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 336270; Cal. No. 32915
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having failed to document, in patient files, the reasons that treatments were not completed.
MARIA MENDOZA MATA-MENDOZA;
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 451954; Cal. No. 33028
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of New Jersey, incorrectly documenting that a patient's vital signs were taken when, in fact, they were not.
MARIA ISAMELDA MATA-MENDOZA (A/K/A MATA MARIA ISAMELDA);
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 185975; Cal. No. 33027
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of New Jersey, incorrectly documenting that a patient's vital signs were taken when, in fact, they were not.
MARY REYNOLDS MCCANDLESS; SILVERHILL AL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 716201; Cal. No. 33251
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of California, failing to take a patient's vital signs prior to administering the drug bisoprolol.
JENNIFER NICOL (A/K/A NICOL JENNIFER A); RYE NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 650676; Cal. No. 33098
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 admitted to the charge of removing narcotics from the Pyxis machine located in the Labor and Delivery Unit, and after an excessive period of time, wasting the unused portion of said narcotics in a Pyxis machine located on another floor.
ANGIE OBEY (A/K/A OBEY ANGIE MARIE); CATO NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 258826; Cal. No. 33049
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 failure to document the administration or wasting of medications to patients.
ANGIE MARIE OBEY (A/K/A OBEY ANGIE); HASTINGS NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 559816; Cal. No. 33050
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 failure to document the administration or wasting of medications to patients.
MYRA G ROME; FLUSHING NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 109032; Cal. No. 33267
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Washington, following an unwitnessed fall by a patient, failing to timely notify the physician or said patient's family of the fall.
KELLIE ELIZABETH SMITH (A/K/A STEPHENSON KELLIE ELIZABETH); LEWISTON NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 197526; Cal. No. 33159
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 admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Promoting Prison Contraband in the 2nd Degree, a class B misdemeanor.
KELLIE ELIZABETH SMITH (A/K/A STEPHENSON KELLIE ELIZABETH); LEWISTON NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 417168; Cal. No. 33158
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 admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Promoting Prison Contraband in the 2nd Degree, a class B misdemeanor.
TINA MARIE SMITH; SAUGERTIES NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 295213; Cal. No. 33173
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication administration errors, leaving a medication cart unattended, and leaving a medication room containing narcotics opened, unlocked, and unattended.
COURTNEY J SPAICH (A/K/A GIBSON COURTNEY J, DAVIS COURTNEY J, HILLMAN COURTNEY J); YOUNGSTOWN NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 266225; Cal. No. 30668
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 1 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for practicing the profession of nursing with negligence on more than one occasion; and for unprofessional conduct in the profession of nursing.
HEATHER MARIE SPIEGEL;
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 645389; Cal. No. 32991
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, class E felonies.
VALORIE ANN STENSON (A/K/A BOWERS VALORIE ANN); PERRY NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 644356; Cal. No. 32933
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 been convicted of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony.
NEEROOPA DAVI SURENDRANATH; NORTH BALDWIN NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 654004; Cal. No. 33093
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 8 months actual suspension, 16 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing the profession of nursing between October 23, 2019 and January 22, 2020, while her license to practice nursing in the State of New York was suspended as a result of Regents Order 31339.
MARY L TILLMAN; BRONX NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 261656; Cal. No. 33253
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Maryland, documenting in the records for two patients that their prescribed medications were effective for their prescribed usages when, in fact, said patients were not taking their medications.
WILLIAM GEORGE WEBER; SCHENEVUS NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 362076; Cal. No. 32874
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of withdrawing controlled substances without documenting administration or waste.
DANA DIANE WILLIAMS (A/K/A WILLIAMS DANA); PAINTED POST NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 752115; Cal. No. 33119
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 30 days and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having provided a patient with her personal contact information and engaged in personal conversations with the patient; and having had sex with the patient after the patient was discharged.
Pharmacy
HEALTHALLIANCE HOSPITAL MARYS AVENUE CAMPUS; KINGSTON, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 006042; Cal. No. 33056
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of dispensing drugs without being registered by the department as a pharmacy.
ELFATIH MOHAMED IBRAHIM; BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 041181; Cal. No. 33167
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 1st Degree; and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree.
ANTHONY C PANICCIOLI; STATEN ISLAND NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 031887; Cal. No. 33170
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree, a felony.
Physical Therapy
JOHNNY CHANG; GLEN HEAD NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 033956; Cal. No. 33031
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to document an evaluation and patient assessment; and providing physical therapy treatment without a referral from a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or nurse practitioner.
JAYVINTH JOHNSON;
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 036353; Cal. No. 33030
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document a patient evaluation on patient physical therapy evaluation forms.