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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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January 2022

Clinical Laboratory Technology

RAVINDER; NEW YORK, NY

Profession: Clinical Laboratory Technologist; Lic. No. 016022; Cal. No. 32576

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Unlawful Surveillance in the 2nd Degree, a class E felony.

Engineering

KENNETH PHILOGENE; PLAINFIELD, NJ

Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 062895; Cal. No. 32501

Regents Action Date: January 10, 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 submitting two professionally-certified applications for construction document approval, within a twelve-month period, to the New York City Department of Buildings, even though both applications contained errors, which resulted in permit revocation.

Marriage And Family Therapy

ANDREW FRANK SCHILDHAUS;

Profession: Marriage And Family Therapist; Lic. No. 000346; Cal. No. 32627

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document a treatment plan.

Nursing

NIA FAERRON BOTTOMS (A/K/A PENDERGRAST NIA FAERRON); JEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 195498; Cal. No. 32858

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of, in the State of Indiana, having been convicted of Use of a Communication Facility to Facilitate the Distribution of Cocaine, a felony.

ANNA M CATLIN (A/K/A SUSKA ANNA MONICA); RANSOMVILLE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 575837; Cal. No. 32490 32471

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
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 documentation errors and accessing a patient's record without legitimate medical necessity.

TRACEY LEE CHRISTOFFERSEN; BAY SHORE, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 326877; Cal. No. 32631

Regents Action Date: January 10, 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 administering medications to the wrong patient.

RICHARD CASTILLO CORPUZ; DALY CITY, CA

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 638123; Cal. No. 32717

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree, a misdemeanor, in the State of California.

OLIVIA RACHEL D'AMICO; WEBSTER, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 647712; Cal. No. 32570

Regents Action Date: January 10, 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 failing to document the administration or wasting of controlled substances and using a patient's debit card to purchase personal items for said patient.

MARINA CAROL DAVIS; AVOCA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 224368; Cal. No. 32367 32368

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
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 medication errors.

MARINA CAROL DAVIS; AVOCA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 719197; Cal. No. 32367 32368

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
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 medication errors.

WENDY ANN DEFRUSCIO (A/K/A MASON WENDY ANN); WATERFORD, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 487063; Cal. No. 32432 32030

Regents Action Date: January 10, 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 administering medications earlier than prescribed, failing to document removal of discontinued medications, and failing to be relieved as a charge nurse.

KYLIE MORGAN DEWILDE (A/K/A DEWILDE KYLIE); CLIFTON SPRINGS, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 339459; Cal. No. 32680

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failure to comply with privacy provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and revealing a patient's first name, phone number, and medical diagnosis on social media.

BETTYANN DYBER; PATCHOGUE, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 240449; Cal. No. 32486 32487

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
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 Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.

ALEXANDRA GRAJKO; SMITHTOWN, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 700657; Cal. No. 32050

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Attempted Burglary in the 2nd Degree, a class C felony and failing to inform a patient's physician of the status of the patient, failing to document administration of medications, and failing to make visits to a patient and/or failing to document that the visits were made.

BETTYANN HONCE (A/K/A DYBER BETTYANN); PATCHOGUE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 477544; Cal. No. 32486 32487

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
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 Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.

MICHAEL W JAMIESON; CENTRAL ISLIP, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 752523; Cal. No. 32727

Regents Action Date: January 10, 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 ordering a medication for a patient without a physician's order.

MANJU JOSEPH (A/K/A THOMAS MANJU M); EDINBURG, TX

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 561594; Cal. No. 32786

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Texas, incorrectly documenting that a patient had refused medication and that the medication was wasted.

STORMY JEANNE LAKE;

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 228786; Cal. No. 32532

Regents Action Date: January 10, 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, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of a medication administration error.

WENDY ANN MASON; WATERFORD, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 159385; Cal. No. 32432 32030

Regents Action Date: January 10, 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 administering medications earlier than prescribed, failing to document removal of discontinued medications, and failing to be relieved as a charge nurse.

SHIRLEY MARCELO MUSNGI; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 441084; Cal. No. 32693

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to document a patient's refusal of medication in the State of Virginia.

LORI MARIE NEWBY (A/K/A CANFIELD LORI MARIE, SEMAN LORI MARIE, SEMAN LORI); KIRKWOOD, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 579542; Cal. No. 32664

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 month 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 Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, a misdemeanor.

KIMBERLY LYNN RANSOM; ALLEGANY, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 322402; Cal. No. 32655

Regents Action Date: January 10, 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 Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 2nd Degree, and Attempted Welfare Fraud in the 5th Degree, both misdemeanors.

JEAN MARIE RILEY; NORTH TONAWANDA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 467867; Cal. No. 32622

Regents Action Date: January 10, 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, a misdemeanor.

ROBERT ANTHONY RIVERA (A/K/A RIVERA ROBERT A); BUFFALO, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 687181; Cal. No. 32530

Regents Action Date: January 10, 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 Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 4th Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree, both misdemeanors.

JASJIT SINGH; YONKERS, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 728763; Cal. No. 32472

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
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 Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.

KIMBER LEAH SPENCER (A/K/A HESS KIMBER LEAH, HESS KIMBER L); HORNELL, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 726974; Cal. No. 32605

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
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 admitted to charges of failing to scan narcotic medication transactions and failing to scan patients who received narcotic medications and failing to document, in patient records, the administration of narcotic medications.

ANNA MONICA SUSKA; RANSOMVILLE, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 280889; Cal. No. 32490 32471

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
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 documentation errors and accessing a patient's record without legitimate medical necessity.

GARY BENJAMIN THURSTON; CAYUGA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 248438; Cal. No. 31659

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year actual suspension, 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs.

LAKIA SHANISE TUNSTALL (A/K/A TUNSTALL LAKIA); BUFFALO, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 684762; Cal. No. 32657

Regents Action Date: January 10, 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 having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a misdemeanor.

GARY LEE WASHINGTON; CINCINNATI, OH

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 334169; Cal. No. 32201

Regents Action Date: January 10, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to establish and maintain professional boundaries with a patient by posting, without authorization of said patient, pictures and captions on Facebook showing activity purportedly depicting said patient on her death bed, in the State of Ohio.