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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 2022
Nursing
SHARON DENISE WASHINGTON; ROSELLE PARK NJ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 447772; Cal. No. 32924
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 years and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense, and Possess with Intent to Distribute and Dispense, Outside the Scope of Professional Practice and Not for a Legitimate Purpose, oxycodone, a felony.
SHARON DENISE WASHINGTON; ROSELLE PARK NJ
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 340040; Cal. No. 32926
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 years and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense, and Possess with Intent to Distribute and Dispense, Outside the Scope of Professional Practice and Not for a Legitimate Purpose, oxycodone, a felony.
SHARON DENISE WASHINGTON; ROSELLE PARK NJ
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Pediatrics; Cert. No. 381360; Cal. No. 32925
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 years and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense, and Possess with Intent to Distribute and Dispense, Outside the Scope of Professional Practice and Not for a Legitimate Purpose, oxycodone, a felony.
Occupational Therapy
LAUREN ANNE ARGO (A/K/A HENDRY LAUREN ANNE); BROOKFIELD CT
Profession: Occupational Therapy Assistant; Lic. No. 006830; Cal. No. 32810
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 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Perfusion
ANTHONY MICHAEL TARANTINO;
Profession: Perfusionist; Lic. No. 000327; Cal. No. 32829
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 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Pharmacy
IFTIKHAR Q CHUGHTAI; GLEN HEAD NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 028642; Cal. No. 32125
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of keeping food and beverage co-mingled with medication in a pharmacy refrigerator; and having unsanitary conditions in, and around, a pharmacy refrigerator.
OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.; BINGHAMTON, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 000726; Cal. No. 32376
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of failing to meet criteria for cleanliness and sterility.
JOSEPH KENNETH VIEAU III; CHITTENANGO NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 055905; Cal. No. 32661
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 failing to offer to counsel a patient on a new prescription.
Podiatry
AVIA TYRELL JACKSON; SOMERSET NJ
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 006459; Cal. No. 32455
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Forgery in the 1st Degree, a class C felony.
Psychology
DEARDEN EMILY JANE KRIEGEL; NEW YORK NY
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 016384; Cal. No. 31622
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of professional misconduct for having been convicted of Attempted Assault in the 1st Degree, a class C violent felony.
Social Work
TODD PATRICK KENNEDY;
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 058568; Cal. No. 32923
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having a physical relationship with a former patient.
CHERYL ANN WELLER (A/K/A TETER CHERYL ANN);
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 077993; Cal. No. 32777
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.
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.