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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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July 2007
Nursing
DAVID JAMES DERRY; RENSSELAER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 541145; Cal. No. 23095
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 24 month suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 24 months.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of the crime of Menacing in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
DAVID JAMES DERRY; RENSSELAER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 541145; Cal. No. 23095
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 24 month suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 24 months.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of the crime of Menacing in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
JESSICA LEE DIMARTIN; FRANKFORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 273409; Cal. No. 23320
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 month actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge failing to appropriately treat a patient with low blood glucose.
JESSICA LEE DIMARTIN; FRANKFORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 273409; Cal. No. 23320
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 month actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge failing to appropriately treat a patient with low blood glucose.
SANDRA G DRAVES;
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 449723; Cal. No. 23337
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension of no less than 6 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 1st Degree on two occasions.
SANDRA G DRAVES;
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 449723; Cal. No. 23337
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension of no less than 6 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 1st Degree on two occasions.
VIVIENNE A ESTY (A/K/A ESTY-FENTON VIVIENNE A, ESTY-GRAY VIVIENNE ANGELA); BRONX, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 394320; Cal. No. 23363 23364
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 month actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree.
VIVIENNE A ESTY (A/K/A ESTY-FENTON VIVIENNE A, ESTY-GRAY VIVIENNE ANGELA); BRONX, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 394320; Cal. No. 23363 23364
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 month actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree.
BEATRICE A GOODMAN; BAYSHORE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 191890; Cal. No. 23371 23372
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 18 month actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 3 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, Insurance Fraud in the 3rd Degree, Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree, and Workers Compensation Fraudulent Practices.
BEATRICE A GOODMAN; BAYSHORE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 517212; Cal. No. 23371 23372
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 18 month actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 3 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, Insurance Fraud in the 3rd Degree, Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree, and Workers Compensation Fraudulent Practices.
BEATRICE A GOODMAN; BAYSHORE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 191890; Cal. No. 23371 23372
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 18 month actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 3 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, Insurance Fraud in the 3rd Degree, Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree, and Workers Compensation Fraudulent Practices.
BEATRICE A GOODMAN; BAYSHORE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 517212; Cal. No. 23371 23372
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 18 month actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 3 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, Insurance Fraud in the 3rd Degree, Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 1st Degree, and Workers Compensation Fraudulent Practices.
CATHERINE HOLLY GURSEL; PENSACOLA, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 445126; Cal. No. 23310
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charge of unlawfully possessing controlled substances.
CATHERINE HOLLY GURSEL; PENSACOLA, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 445126; Cal. No. 23310
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charge of unlawfully possessing controlled substances.
DEANNA L HALLER; FAIRPORT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 493488; Cal. No. 23294
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 been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance.
DEANNA L HALLER; FAIRPORT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 493488; Cal. No. 23294
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 been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance.
ROBERT HENN; MASSAPEQUA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 221534; Cal. No. 22861 22860
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 month actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges ofhaving been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor and Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor and of willfully misrepresenting his criminal history to the Education Department's Division of Professional Licensing Services on his 1998 and 2004 license registration renewal applications.
ROBERT HENN; MASSAPEQUA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 445097; Cal. No. 22861 22860
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 month actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges ofhaving been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor and Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor and of willfully misrepresenting his criminal history to the Education Department's Division of Professional Licensing Services on his 1998 and 2004 license registration renewal applications.
ROBERT HENN; MASSAPEQUA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 221534; Cal. No. 22861 22860
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 month actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges ofhaving been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor and Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor and of willfully misrepresenting his criminal history to the Education Department's Division of Professional Licensing Services on his 1998 and 2004 license registration renewal applications.
ROBERT HENN; MASSAPEQUA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 445097; Cal. No. 22861 22860
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 month actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges ofhaving been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a class A misdemeanor Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor and Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor and of willfully misrepresenting his criminal history to the Education Department's Division of Professional Licensing Services on his 1998 and 2004 license registration renewal applications.
GAIL M JUBAK; CATSKILL, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 268101; Cal. No. 23018
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Indefinite suspension as set forth in Regents Review Committee report, upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of having been found in violation of Article 33 of the Public Health Law.
GAIL M JUBAK; CATSKILL, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 268101; Cal. No. 23018
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Indefinite suspension as set forth in Regents Review Committee report, upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of having been found in violation of Article 33 of the Public Health Law.
GENA LAFERIERE; QUEENS VILLAGE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 225978; Cal. No. 21838
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 failing to document a patient's fall or to inform a nursing supervisor or the on-coming shift that the patient had fallen.
GENA LAFERIERE; QUEENS VILLAGE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 225978; Cal. No. 21838
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 failing to document a patient's fall or to inform a nursing supervisor or the on-coming shift that the patient had fallen.
ROBIN LOUISE LANCASTER; EAST ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 228806; Cal. No. 23333
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 month actual suspension, 30 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 3 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge ofadministering to a patient an incorrect dose of Oxycodone.
ROBIN LOUISE LANCASTER; EAST ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 228806; Cal. No. 23333
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 month actual suspension, 30 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 3 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge ofadministering to a patient an incorrect dose of Oxycodone.
JODY LEBENTRITT; TROY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 316179; Cal. No. 23318
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree.
JODY LEBENTRITT; TROY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 316179; Cal. No. 23318
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree.
GINAE A LEE; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 254562; Cal. No. 23350
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Indefinite suspension until successfully participates in a course of treatment, upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years upon return to practice, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of the crimes of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 3rd Degree, Criminally using Drug Paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
GINAE A LEE; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 254562; Cal. No. 23350
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Indefinite suspension until successfully participates in a course of treatment, upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years upon return to practice, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of the crimes of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 3rd Degree, Criminally using Drug Paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.