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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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March 2022

Nursing

BRUCE W MARTIN; ROCKVILLE CENTRE NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 636507; Cal. No. 32760

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
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 conducting a history and physical examination, and writing a seclusion order that were not countersigned by a physician.

MARIE ERICA MULLINGS; KINGSTON NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 332651; Cal. No. 32828

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Welfare Fraud, a class A misdemeanor.

LISA MARIE REEVES (A/K/A STREB LISA MARIE); ROCHESTER NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 249545; Cal. No. 32764

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
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 two counts of Driving While Intoxicated, both class E felonies.

MARIE CARMELINE RENE; FAR ROCKAWAY NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 487908; Cal. No. 32812

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
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 complete resident assessments and execute a scheduled room change.

MARIE CARMELINE RENE; FAR ROCKAWAY NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 236170; Cal. No. 32811

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
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 complete resident assessments and execute a scheduled room change.

LISA SANTIAGO; SCARSDALE NY

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 303568; Cal. No. 32888

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of prescribing the controlled drugs hydromorphone and oxymorphone, monthly, to a patient with multiple comorbidities and shortness of breath, in the State of Arizona.

LISA SANTIAGO; PHOENIX AZ

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 494355; Cal. No. 32887

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license and to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of prescribing the controlled drugs hydromorphone and oxymorphone, monthly, to a patient with multiple comorbidities and shortness of breath, in the State of Arizona.

ARLETHIA SMITH (A/K/A DELRIO ARLETHIA); SYRACUSE NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 257684; Cal. No. 32747

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
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 Petit Larceny.

LIANE PATRICE TOMLINSON (A/K/A TOMLINSON LIANE P); BUFFALO NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 288884; Cal. No. 31091

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 2 years actual suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of having been convicted of Welfare Fraud in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony; and Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a class E felony.

Physical Therapy

AHMED MOHAMED WAHSH; BROOKLYN NY

Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 037503; Cal. No. 31611

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Assault in the 2nd Degree, a class E felony.

Psychology

LEE MICHAEL VANCE; LOWVILLE NY

Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 021263; Cal. No. 32795

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 2 years and until mentally fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: License did not contest the charge of having a sexual, intimate relationship with a client.

Social Work

JANET HUNDERTMARK; LEEDS NY

Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 079255; Cal. No. 32792

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of boundary violations and failing to respond to the Office of Professional Discipline of the New York State Education Department.

JANET M HUNDERTMARK; LEEDS NY

Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 080671; Cal. No. 32791

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of boundary violations and failing to respond to the Office of Professional Discipline of the New York State Education Department.

Veterinary Medicine

KENNETH JAMES NICOLSON; YONKERS NY

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 006777; Cal. No. 32697

Regents Action Date: March 15, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain adequate records of visits, diagnoses, and prescribed treatments for one patient.

February 2022

Dentistry

KIERIAN KEMJIKA CHRISTOPHER NWUGWO; ATTICA, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 043550; Cal. No. 32790

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Rape in the 2nd Degree and Sexual Abuse in the 1st Degree, both felonies.

PAMELA LOUISE WILSON; NEW YORK, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040808; Cal. No. 31811

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of dentistry while not registered.

CHANGPAE J YU; COMMACK, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 042926; Cal. No. 32822

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of submitting insurance claims for reimbursement with incorrect information, including billing for services not supported in patient records, submitting the same lab invoice for two different patients to substantiate crowns billed to the insurance plan, using incorrect billing codes, under and overfilling root canals, and placing post and cores over decay.

Engineering

KO SHEK WONG; PARAMUS, NJ

Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 087243; Cal. No. 32758

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of submitting four professionally-certified applications for construction document approval, within a twelve-month period, to the New York City Department of Buildings, even though the applications contained errors, which resulted in permit revocations.

Land Surveying

JOSEPH MICHAEL PETITO; MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY

Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 050335; Cal. No. 32643

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of sharing fees received for performing professional services with an individual not authorized to share professional fees.

Midwifery

JENNIFER M BOZZA; SHERMAN, NY

Profession: Midwife; Lic. No. 001255; Cal. No. 32779

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to provide appropriate prenatal care permitting a patient with two prior cesarean sections to attempt a vaginal birth at home failing to disclose the patient's surgical history when transferring the patient to the hospital failing to properly assess the fetal heart rate during labor and failing to transfer another patient after her labor lasted more than 24 hours and was not progressing.

CARING FOR WOMEN MIDWIFERY PC; SHERMAN, NY

Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 32780

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender certificate of incorporation granted.
Summary: Registrant did not contest charges of failing to provide appropriate prenatal care permitting a patient with two prior cesarean sections to attempt a vaginal birth at home failing to disclose the patient?s surgical history when transferring the patient to the hospital failing to properly assess the fetal heart rate during labor and failing to transfer another patient after her labor lasted more than 24 hours and was not progressing.

CARING FOR WOMEN MIDWIFERY PC; SHERMAN, NY

Profession: Professional Service Corporation; Cal. No. 32780

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender certificate of incorporation granted.
Summary: Registrant did not contest charges of failing to provide appropriate prenatal care permitting a patient with two prior cesarean sections to attempt a vaginal birth at home failing to disclose the patient?s surgical history when transferring the patient to the hospital failing to properly assess the fetal heart rate during labor and failing to transfer another patient after her labor lasted more than 24 hours and was not progressing.

JESSICA GLENN; DETROIT, MI

Profession: Midwife; Lic. No. 001616; Cal. No. 32845

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to appropriately communicate a patient's numerous complications during childbirth to a physician, in the State of Michigan.

Nursing

ESOHE AGBONKPOLOR; JAMAICA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 303350; Cal. No. 32860

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to render appropriate care to or properly assess a patient after witnessing that patient fall to the hallway floor and failing to properly document a patient's fall.

BEVERLY BARCLIFT (A/K/A BEVERLY BEVERLY D, CAMPBELL BEVERLY); WEST HENRIETTA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 230793; Cal. No. 32768 32769

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
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 providing a patient with food not permitted in an ordered diet.

BEVERLY BARCLIFT (A/K/A BEVERLY BEVERLY, BEVERLY BEVERLY P EUBANKS); WEST HENRIETTA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 591020; Cal. No. 32768 32769

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
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 providing a patient with food not permitted in an ordered diet.

MAUREEN E BIENKO; ANGOLA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 317821; Cal. No. 32566

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
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, an unclassified misdemeanor.

JAMES J BOTHWELL; NORTH SYRACUSE, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 281412; Cal. No. 32731

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
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 withdrawing controlled substances without documentation.

JEANNETTEA DASHIA BROWN (A/K/A BROWN JEANETTEA DASHIA); BUFFALO, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 538061; Cal. No. 32685

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
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 Attempted Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.

RICHARD CLAYTON CURRIER; BALLSTON SPA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 330599; Cal. No. 32722

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
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.