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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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May 2022
Social Work
CHERYL ANN WELLER; FAIRPORT NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 078505; Cal. No. 32778
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having established and maintained personal and financial relationship with a former patient.
Veterinary Medicine
LORI BETH WEINSTOCK (A/K/A OPPENHEIM LORI BETH); BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 009667; Cal. No. 32408
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Partial actual suspension in the area of veterinary surgery for no less than 30 days, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of severing a feline patient's ureters during spay surgery.
April 2022
Dentistry
MICHAEL A LANG; FLORAL PARK NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 037324; Cal. No. 32861
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document that alternative treatments were discussed with a patient, and failing to document the type of anesthesia administered.
THERESA ANNE MESSINA; NUTLEY NJ
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 024155; Cal. No. 32830
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 failure to register.
JOSEPH R PADULA; CENTER MORICHES NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 026046; Cal. No. 32856
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of dental hygiene as a dental hygienist while not registered.
JENNIFER C POLIZZO (A/K/A GREEN JENNIFER); NORTHPORT NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 023615; Cal. No. 32837
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 failure to register.
HOWARD ROTHENBERG; WEST NYACK NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 033815; Cal. No. 31627
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
Nursing
ASHLEY MARIE ARLEN; THOROLD, CANADA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 661655; Cal. No. 31027
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 5th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
MELISSA BAILEY (A/K/A WINN MELISSA); HERKIMER NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 540303; Cal. No. 32231
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 failing to reconcile a medication destruction log, and failing to witness the withdrawal of certain medications.
BERLINE MARIE BAIN (A/K/A BAIN BERLINE M); BRENTWOOD NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 289410; Cal. No. 32793
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of taking medication from a facility, without authority, for a friend to use.
BERLINE MARIE BAIN; MEDFORD NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 592990; Cal. No. 32794
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of taking medication from a facility, without authority, for a friend to use.
LISA MARIE BILELLA (A/K/A BILELLA LISA M); STATEN ISLAND NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 277188; Cal. No. 32732
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 failing to document the administration of narcotics on two occasions.
LISA MARIE BILELLA; STATEN ISLAND NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 558468; Cal. No. 32733
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 failing to document the administration of narcotics on two occasions.
OLIVIA JEWEL BOYLE (A/K/A BOYLE OLIVIA); DEER PARK NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 774398; Cal. No. 32831
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 accessing, without authorization, the electronic medical record of a friend's mother, and disclosing information contained therein to the friend.
SARAH NELLORE CAMPBELL (A/K/A CAMPBELL SARAH); BATH NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 674252; Cal. No. 32488
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 did not contest the charge of exchanging personal text messages with a patient.
EDWARD DONALD MARTIN CARSWELL; DANSVILLE NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 240471; Cal. No. 32063
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to follow proper protocol and a patient's care plan after the patient was found on the floor.
ANDREA L CASTRO (A/K/A MONTANO ANDREA L, MONTANO ANDREA); JOHNSTOWN NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 286179; Cal. No. 32478
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication administration errors.
VIRGINIA G GERMANO (A/K/A POULIN VIRGINIA G, AMMON VIRGINIA G); SALT POINT NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 295887; Cal. No. 32844
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor.
KIMBERLY LISA ANNE HANNA (A/K/A MAYER KIMBERLY LISA ANNE); MASTIC NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 273502; Cal. No. 32855
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 practicing the profession of nursing while not registered.
MARY FLEMING LINGNER (A/K/A CHAPMAN MARY FLEMING); RIDGE NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 590154; Cal. No. 32106
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing for approximately seven months while license was inactive.
INESSA MALAMUD (A/K/A GLADYSHEVA INESSA); STATEN ISLAND NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 493347; Cal. No. 32575
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 failing to document receiving permission from her employer to call in a prescription for her thyroid medication.
JAMES WILLIAM MOONEY (A/K/A MOONEY JAMES W); QUEENSBURY NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 670838; Cal. No. 32942
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 taking narcotics for personal use.
LAUREN NICOLE O'MEAL (A/K/A PAVICIC LAUREN NICOLE); VICTOR NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 565864; Cal. No. 32670
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of engaging in a personal relationship with a patient.
LAUREN NICOLE O'MEAL; VICTOR NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Psychiatry; Cert. No. 401275; Cal. No. 32669
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of engaging in a personal relationship with a patient.
PHILIP BALATAYO OCON; SPRING TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 596125; Cal. No. 32894
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to assess a psychiatric patient, including completing a suicide risk assessment and contract for safety, in the State of Texas.
PHILIP BALATAYO OCON; BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 244254; Cal. No. 32893
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to assess a psychiatric patient, including completing a suicide risk assessment and contract for safety, in the State of Texas.
WENDI J OLIVER (A/K/A SHARPLES WENDI J); BARKER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 275673; Cal. No. 32708
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny, a misdemeanor.
WENDI J OLIVER (A/K/A SHARPLES WENDI JO); BARKER NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 567736; Cal. No. 32709
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Grand Larceny, a misdemeanor.
PATRICIA LEE PERRYMAN; IRONDALE AL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 519744; Cal. No. 32961
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of submitting falsified continuing education certificates, on which the relevant dates were altered, to the Alabama Board of Nursing.
SCOTT REDDINGTON; DALTON MA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 697372; Cal. No. 30234
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite actual suspension for at least 1 year and until substance abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $300 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of practicing the profession of nursing with negligence on more than one occasion. ?