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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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October 2021
Nursing
DUANE JOEL POWERS; BROADALBIN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 464218; Cal. No. 32682
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to complete continuing education coursework in documentation, ethics, and critical thinking skills and failing to submit quarterly update reports to the department, as was required by an Order of the Board of Regents.
KIM M REDDEN; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 294795; Cal. No. 32547
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 provide ordered treatments.
STEPHANIE LEE SCHERRER; FORT WORTH, TX
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 219983; Cal. No. 32519 32520 32521
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently, in that she filled a prescription for the controlled substance Adipex, written for a patient, for her own personal use, in the State of Texas.
STEPHANIE LEE SWANSON (A/K/A SCHERRER STEPHANIE LEE); FORT WORTH, TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 466497; Cal. No. 32519 32520 32521
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently, in that she filled a prescription for the controlled substance Adipex, written for a patient, for her own personal use, in the State of Texas.
STEPHANIE LEE SWANSON; FORT WORTH, TX
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 334028; Cal. No. 32519 32520 32521
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently, in that she filled a prescription for the controlled substance Adipex, written for a patient, for her own personal use, in the State of Texas.
Pharmacy
CRM-CANANDAIGUA, LLC; VICTOR, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 031319; Cal. No. 32397
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, $20,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest charges of failing to meet criteria for cleanliness and sterility and selling high-risk sterile compounded drugs with extended beyond-use dates without having conducted sterility testing.
Podiatry
NEMAAN GHUMAN; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 006146; Cal. No. 32586
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony.
Public Accountancy
RAYMOND GUSTAV PREUSSER; CRARYVILLE, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 054271; Cal. No. 31036
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until mentally fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
NICHOLAS RICCI; UTICA, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 058499; Cal. No. 32542
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Partial actual suspension in the area of auditing for no less than 1 month and until licensee completes coursework in senior auditing and regulatory ethics, upon return to the practice of auditing, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to reveal that subordinated debt of an audit had been recorded as equity rather than as liability.
LAWRENCE JAY RINGER; QUEENSBURY, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 061953; Cal. No. 32592
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to timely pay a $500 fine, failing to complete continuing education coursework in ethics, and failing to submit quarterly update reports to the Department, as was required.
Social Work
JERROLD SALLEY; FAR ROCKAWAY, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 091755; Cal. No. 32469
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 entering duplicate notes in the patient progress notes for multiple patients.
SARAH FAYE THORN (A/K/A THORN SARAH); CARMEL, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 096992; Cal. No. 31452
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charge of engaging in a personal relationship with a patient and not seeking professional guidance as to whether this relationship was appropriate.
Veterinary Medicine
LYNDSEY ANN TRAVIS (A/K/A TRAVIS LYNDSEY A, TRAUIS LYNDSEY A); HUNTINGTON, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 010376; Cal. No. 32568
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain adequate treatment records in that patient records did not have any dental or anesthesia records, physical examinations were not documented, and a patient referral to a specialist was not documented.
September 2021
Acupuncture
ALLA NOGINSKY; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Acupuncturist; Lic. No. 002068; Cal. No. 32340
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 18 months actual suspension, 6 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor and Criminal Facilitation in the 4th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Architecture
CARLTON EDWARD DE WOLFF; FAIRPORT, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 008193; Cal. No. 32284
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as an architect.
Dentistry
KATHERINE JUNE DELUCA; AMSTERDAM, NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 026603; Cal. No. 32377 32391
Action: Disciplined for professional misconduct
Summary: Disciplined for professional misconduct pursuant to Education Law §6509
KATHERINE JUNE DELUCA; AMSTERDAM, NY
Profession: Dental Hygiene Anesthesia; Lic. No. 003150; Cal. No. 32377 32391
Action: Disciplined for professional misconduct
Summary: Disciplined for professional misconduct pursuant to Education Law §6509
ROSLYN J PILMAR (A/K/A WALD ROSLYN J); BEDFORD HILLS, NY
Profession: Dental Hygienist; Lic. No. 014139; Cal. No. 32679
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Murder in the 2nd Degree, a class A felony.
LOUIS ANTHONY SURACE; COXSACKIE, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 041626; Cal. No. 32648
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Sexual Act in the 1st Degree.
Engineering
JAMIE LEWIS BAILEY; CALERA, AL
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 097723; Cal. No. 32374
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of delegating professional responsibilities to a person when the licensee delegating such responsibilities knows or has reason to know that such person is not qualified by licensure to perform such responsibilities, in the State of Louisiana.
Landscape Architecture
ROBERT T AKROYD; LENOX, MA
Profession: Landscape Architect; Lic. No. 002157; Cal. No. 32381
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of willfully failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as a landscape architect.
Massage Therapy
ROBERT C BONAVOLTA; VERO BEACH, FL
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 010444; Cal. No. 32658
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of inappropriately touching and making sexual remarks to a sixteen-year-old patient during a massage.
KYUNG HAN HYUN (A/K/A AN HYUN KYUNG); DANBURY, CT
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 015699; Cal. No. 32546
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, a felony.
Mental Health Practitioner
DARCY E BAILOR; ANGELICA, NY
Profession: Mental Health Counselor; Lic. No. 003258; Cal. No. 32512
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of signing a supervisor's certification to a mental health counseling application for a limited permit with a false response.
Nursing
SHEILA A ADAM (A/K/A ENGLER SHEILA ANNE); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 227942; Cal. No. 32422 32423
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of leaving a restrained patient alone and agitating said restrained patient and leaving a restrained patient alone in a room without finding another nurse to continue care.
SHEILA ANNE ADAM; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 672967; Cal. No. 32422 32423
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of leaving a restrained patient alone and agitating said restrained patient and leaving a restrained patient alone in a room without finding another nurse to continue care.
SVITLANA BABCHENKO; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 648374; Cal. No. 32392
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 changing an individual's intravenous drip infusion bag without a valid physician's order.
MICHAEL JAMES ABELEDA BENEDITO; LAKE GROVE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 463894; Cal. No. 32402
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain a record for each patient that accurately reflects the evaluation and treatment of the patient, in the State of Nevada.
SHYRLIE ANN BOCKUS; PROFESSION: BINGHAMTON, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 378443; Cal. No. 32225
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.
FELICIA DALVA BRUTON; KATY, TX
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 283465; Cal. No. 32689
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of professional misconduct in the State of North Carolina for failing to maintain a record for each patient which accurately reflects the evaluation and treatment of the patient, failing to perform a prescribed treatment on a patient, and falsifying the patient's medical record to reflect that said treatment had been performed.