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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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September 2021
Nursing
JENNIFER LYNN BURNHAM (A/K/A WHITING JENNIFER LYNN); FORT ANN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 566063; Cal. No. 32330 32329
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.
WILLIAM HALL CORDELL; ORLANDO, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 521297; Cal. No. 32564
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to timely administer and/or waste controlled substances withdrawn, administering controlled substances without a physician's order, and/or failing to accurately document the actual dosage of controlled substances administered to patients, in the State of California.
MANUEL ANTONIO DIAZ (A/K/A DIAZ MANUEL); HIALEAH, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 642259; Cal. No. 32629
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States and Pay and Receive Healthcare Kickbacks, a felony.
POLLY ANGELA ELKINS (A/K/A ELKINS POLLY); HICKSVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 593338; Cal. No. 32334
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document the waste of narcotics on two occasions.
DIANE LYNN ENDO; LAKEWOOD, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 750240; Cal. No. 32561
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been twice convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor, in the State of Florida.
KELLY ANN FURLONG (A/K/A STEWARD KELLY ANN); SHERBURNE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 263308; Cal. No. 30451
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Forgery in the 3rd Degree.
JENNIFER LEE GABRIEL (A/K/A GABRIEL JENNIFER L); AVERILL PARK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 305850; Cal. No. 32390
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.
SHELDON TYRONE GEORGE; WESTBURY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 711585; Cal. No. 32440
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to make entries of pain assessment and reassessment prior and subsequent to the administration of controlled substances to patients.
JACQUELINE NICOLE GIAMPIETRO (A/K/A GIAMPIETRO JACQUELINE N); ELDRED, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 306671; Cal. No. 32298
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 falsifying medical records and stealing pain medication.
WARIN R GILBERT; HUNTINGTON, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 755277; Cal. No. 32449
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of pre-documenting the administration of medication to a patient.
GIORGI GIORGADZE; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 693036; Cal. No. 32360
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 documenting a patient assessment based on information received from someone other than the patient.
AMIE L GRAY; EAST AURORA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 284877; Cal. No. 32505
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 Forged Instrument Forgery and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance.
SIOBHAN KATHLEEN KEARNS; EAST ROCKAWAY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 696823; Cal. No. 32439
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 administering an incorrect dose of a controlled substance to a patient and incorrectly entering in the record that part of the dose was wasted.
DEBORAH L LATIMER; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 318611; Cal. No. 32375
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 failing to provide ordered treatments to a patient.
JERUSALEM MAKONNEN; OAKLAND, CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 677565; Cal. No. 32538 32539
Action: Application to surrender license and certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of mistakenly treating a patient's open knee wound with trichloroacetic acid, in the State of California.
JERUSALEM MAKONNEN; OAKLAND, CA
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 338717; Cal. No. 32538 32539
Action: Application to surrender license and certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of mistakenly treating a patient's open knee wound with trichloroacetic acid, in the State of California.
RACHEL L MURRAN; MONTICELLO, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 310153; Cal. No. 32380
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of documentation and administration errors in vaccine administration.
ALLA NOGINSKY (A/K/A NOGINSKAYA ALLA); BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 622285; Cal. No. 32339 31910
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.
ALLA NOGINSKY; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Psychiatry; Cert. No. 402674; Cal. No. 32339 31910
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.
EMMANUEL OKODOGBE; HOLLIS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 272582; Cal. No. 32379
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of falsely stating on a registration renewal application that a licensing authority had not disciplined him.
JOHN LACAMBRA PARAYNO (A/K/A PARAYNO JOHN); HOUSTON, TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 583959; Cal. No. 32398
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until participation in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain a record for each patient, which accurately reflects the evaluation and treatment of the patient and for withdrawing the controlled substances hydromorphone, hydrocodone, and meperidine, for several different patients, but failing to properly document the administration of said controlled substances in the relevant patients? records, in the State of Texas.
MAUREEN PAUL; STANFORDVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 254097; Cal. No. 32615
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the 3rd Degree, a misdemeanor.
JESSICA M PEARSON (A/K/A PEARSON JESSICA); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 308669; Cal. No. 32410
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 payable.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to document a patient's fall and failing to notify a supervisor.
BRENDA LEE PRINS; PINE CITY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 456239; Cal. No. 32416
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 taking pain medications during work, rendering her unable to perform her required nursing duties.
SIJIMOLE PEEDIKAYIL REJI (A/K/A REJI SIJIMOLE P); SMITHTOWN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 628479; Cal. No. 32617 32618
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Willful Violation of Public Health Laws, an unclassified misdemeanor.
SIJIMOLE PEEDIKAYIL REJI; SMITHTOWN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 268336; Cal. No. 32617 32618
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Willful Violation of Public Health Laws, an unclassified misdemeanor.
MELISSA REYNOLDS (A/K/A JAMES MELISSA); UNION, NJ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 592645; Cal. No. 32287
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 falsely stating on a registration renewal application that a licensing authority had not disciplined her.
KRISTA ANN RULE (A/K/A RULE KRISTA A); MORRISONVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 577030; Cal. No. 32435
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
VICTORIA ANN VACCARO; CLIVE, IA
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 331778; Cal. No. 32384 32385
Action: Application to surrender license and certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated, a misdemeanor, in the State of Michigan.
VICTORIA ANN VACCARO; CLIVE, IA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 489085; Cal. No. 32384 32385
Action: Application to surrender license and certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated, a misdemeanor, in the State of Michigan.