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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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February 2022

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.

CARSON FRED FANNING; RICHLAND, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 631638; Cal. No. 32740

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 did not contest the charge of documenting an assessment of a patient, when in fact, he never assessed the patient.

JAYNE FIGUEROA (A/K/A BALANTA JAYNE ANN, COVINGTON-MURPHY JAYNE ANN, MURPHY JAYNE ANN); STATEN ISLAND, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 360666; Cal. No. 32744

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 falling asleep while on duty and failing to hand off responsibility for her patients to another nurse before falling asleep.

SUSAN MAE LAYTON (A/K/A LAYTON SUSAN); BREWERTON, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 310831; Cal. No. 32761

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 did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Willful Violation of the Public Health Law, an unclassified misdemeanor.

WINDY MAXINE LYON-HAMPTON (A/K/A LYON WINDY M, LYON WINDY); TROY, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 286990; Cal. No. 30418

Regents Action Date: February 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.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree Promoting Prison Contraband in the 2nd Degree and Petit Larceny, all class A misdemeanors.

DAVID RAYMOND ANGEL MENDEZ; RENSSELAER FALLS, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 335765; Cal. No. 32817

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of committing boundary violations with ex-patients.

ANTHONY J MEZZACAPPA; RHINEBECK, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 265558; Cal. No. 32683

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 charges of having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, class A misdemeanors.

CHRISTOPHER EDWARD MORSE (A/K/A MORSE CHRISTOPHER); MECKLENBURG, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 578381; Cal. No. 32518

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to follow a patient's care plan requiring receipt of papers from the patient, and also failing to follow said plan regarding the justification for the use of a sedative.

TERRY LYNN O'HARE (A/K/A BARTOW TERRY LYNN, RINDFLEISCH TERRY LYNN); WEEDSPORT, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 260920; Cal. No. 32735

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of giving a co-worker one tablet of medication from a patient's blister pack.

SHANNON L PILLION; BINGHAMTON, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 265569; Cal. No. 30486

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently unprofessional conduct in the practice of nursing practicing the profession of nursing with negligence on more than one occasion practicing the profession of nursing with incompetence on more than one occasion and unprofessional conduct.

JERMAINE VELENTINE RICHARDS; SUFFIELD, CT

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 310322; Cal. No. 31515

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Murder, a class A felony, in the State of Connecticut.

KATELYN E SCHILIRO (A/K/A SCHILIRO KIATELYN E); ROCHESTER, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 324815; Cal. No. 32425

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of medication administration errors and having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.

VICTOR SHEAR; CANAJOHARIE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 500456; Cal. No. 32763

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
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 Robbery in the 1st Degree, a class B felony.

ROSEMARY CHARLENE SPEIRS (A/K/A BONANNO ROSEMARY CHARLENE); CARMEL, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 337987; Cal. No. 32291

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 failing to check a patient's glucose level prior to administering insulin.

CYRUS NEAL WALKER; SOUTH WINDSOR, CT

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 216618; Cal. No. 32621

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 in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of administering multiple doses of oxycodone to a patient who was prescribed Dilaudid, and administering Dilaudid to another patient who was prescribed oxycodone, in the State of Connecticut.

Occupational Therapy

JAMES MATTHEW HERZOG; NORWICH, NY

Profession: Occupational Therapist; Lic. No. 003915; Cal. No. 32500

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 failing to adequately document patient diagnoses and failing to adequately document patient assessments.

Pharmacy

ROBERT F PERRELLA; FLORAL PARK, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 036197; Cal. No. 32364

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, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to disclose, on a New York Medicaid Provider Enrollment Form for Practitioners, that a Medicaid Program had previously excluded his participation.

Physical Therapy

KIMBERLY A SMITH; SCHENECTADY, NY

Profession: Physical Therapist Assistant; Lic. No. 005852; Cal. No. 32813

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application to surrender certification granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent Person in the 2nd Degree.

Podiatry

PEARCE SLOAN; ROCHESTER, NY

Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 004432; Cal. No. 32338

Regents Action Date: February 15, 2022
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of prescribing pain medication to a patient for a period of time in excess of medical necessity.