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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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July 2002
Nursing
BRENDA DIONISIO; FREEPORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 110383; Cal. No. 20024
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of failing to make entries of medication administered to various patients in their medication administration records.
CATHERINE A FORD (A/K/A DURHAM CATHERINE A); FINE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 318505; Cal. No. 20056
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of administering incorrect medications to patients and failing to administer medications to patients.
CATHERINE A FORD (A/K/A DURHAM CATHERINE A); FINE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 318505; Cal. No. 20056
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of administering incorrect medications to patients and failing to administer medications to patients.
GALINA GORELIK; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 260674; Cal. No. 20288
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Annulment of licensed practical nurse license.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of falsely indicating on her application as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of New York that she had received a diploma as a medical nurse.
GALINA GORELIK; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 260674; Cal. No. 20288
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Annulment of licensed practical nurse license.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of falsely indicating on her application as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of New York that she had received a diploma as a medical nurse.
JEANA M GRAZIANO (A/K/A TAMBURO JEANA M, GRAZIANO JEAN A); POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 111991; Cal. No. 19975
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Partial suspension in certain area until terminated as set forth in consent order application, following termination of partial suspension, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of administering one intravenous push medication to a patient while knowing that the hospital where she worked did not allow licensed practical nurses to administer such medications.
JEANA M GRAZIANO (A/K/A TAMBURO JEANA M, GRAZIANO JEAN A); POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 111991; Cal. No. 19975
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Partial suspension in certain area until terminated as set forth in consent order application, following termination of partial suspension, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of administering one intravenous push medication to a patient while knowing that the hospital where she worked did not allow licensed practical nurses to administer such medications.
KENNETH EARL GREENE; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 254403; Cal. No. 20064
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of medication administration errors and inaccurate record keeping.
KENNETH EARL GREENE; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 254403; Cal. No. 20064
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of medication administration errors and inaccurate record keeping.
KAREN A GRIFFITHS (A/K/A MURRAY KAREN, GAYLE-WINN KAREN A, GAYLE KAREN A); PLEASANT VALLEY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 241466; Cal. No. 20088 20089
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 month suspension, execution of last 11 months of suspension stayed, probation 12 months, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
KAREN A GRIFFITHS (A/K/A SLOLEY KAREN A, MURRAY KAREN, GAYLE-WINN KAREN A, GAYLE KAREN A); PLEASANT VALLEY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 496148; Cal. No. 20088 20089
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 month suspension, execution of last 11 months of suspension stayed, probation 12 months, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
KAREN A GRIFFITHS (A/K/A MURRAY KAREN, GAYLE-WINN KAREN A, GAYLE KAREN A); PLEASANT VALLEY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 241466; Cal. No. 20088 20089
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 month suspension, execution of last 11 months of suspension stayed, probation 12 months, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
KAREN A GRIFFITHS (A/K/A SLOLEY KAREN A, MURRAY KAREN, GAYLE-WINN KAREN A, GAYLE KAREN A); PLEASANT VALLEY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 496148; Cal. No. 20088 20089
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 12 month suspension, execution of last 11 months of suspension stayed, probation 12 months, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
KEITH ALAN HAUGAN; CICERO, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 477318; Cal. No. 19996
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 24 month suspension, execution of last 12 months of suspension stayed, probation 3 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having been convicted of Public Lewdness, a class B misdemeanor, in 1996 and Attempted Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree, a class B misdemeanor, in 1998.
KEITH ALAN HAUGAN; CICERO, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 477318; Cal. No. 19996
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 24 month suspension, execution of last 12 months of suspension stayed, probation 3 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having been convicted of Public Lewdness, a class B misdemeanor, in 1996 and Attempted Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree, a class B misdemeanor, in 1998.
KENNETH JOHN HOUSTON; CENTRAL ISLIP, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 243440; Cal. No. 20055
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of falsifying patient names on a controlled drug disposition record to obtain drugs for his own use.
KENNETH JOHN HOUSTON; CENTRAL ISLIP, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 243440; Cal. No. 20055
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of falsifying patient names on a controlled drug disposition record to obtain drugs for his own use.
ROBERTA L HUNTER; YORKVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 218077; Cal. No. 19715
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Suspension for no less than 3 months and until terminated as set forth in consent order application - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of practicing the profession fraudulently by verbally ordering, and then receiving and signing for twenty-eight (28) Loratab, a controlled substance, for which there was no physician's order. Said Loratab was not inventoried into the medication cabinet, and was otherwise unaccounted for.
ROBERTA L HUNTER; YORKVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 218077; Cal. No. 19715
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Suspension for no less than 3 months and until terminated as set forth in consent order application - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of practicing the profession fraudulently by verbally ordering, and then receiving and signing for twenty-eight (28) Loratab, a controlled substance, for which there was no physician's order. Said Loratab was not inventoried into the medication cabinet, and was otherwise unaccounted for.
RACHEL SANDRA ISIDORE; OZONE PARK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 255429; Cal. No. 19002
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of falsely indicating on her application for licensure as a registered professional nurse in the State of New York that she had received an Associate Nursing Degree.
RACHEL SANDRA ISIDORE; OZONE PARK, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 255429; Cal. No. 19002
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of falsely indicating on her application for licensure as a registered professional nurse in the State of New York that she had received an Associate Nursing Degree.
PAULE BAPTISTE JEAN-BAPTISTE; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 219048; Cal. No. 19127
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of falsely indicating on her application for licensure as a registered professional nurse in the State of New York that she had received an Associate Nursing Degree.
PAULE BAPTISTE JEAN-BAPTISTE; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 219048; Cal. No. 19127
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of falsely indicating on her application for licensure as a registered professional nurse in the State of New York that she had received an Associate Nursing Degree.
SHERRY LYNN JONES; ST. ALBANS, VT
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 523829; Cal. No. 20311
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree.
SHERRY LYNN JONES; ST. ALBANS, VT
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 523829; Cal. No. 20311
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree.
MELANIE DRAXL KIRTLAND (A/K/A DRAXL MELANIE MARIE); CANANDAIGUA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 398075; Cal. No. 19729
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
MELANIE DRAXL KIRTLAND (A/K/A DRAXL MELANIE MARIE); CANANDAIGUA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 398075; Cal. No. 19729
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
ALICE SUE KROLL; RYE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 494443; Cal. No. 19801
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of submitting reports to her employers indicating that she visited and treated or assessed certain patients at their homes when she did not visit or treat or assess said patients on said dates.
ALICE SUE KROLL; RYE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 494443; Cal. No. 19801
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of submitting reports to her employers indicating that she visited and treated or assessed certain patients at their homes when she did not visit or treat or assess said patients on said dates.
DAWN MARIE LAMAGNA; MIDDLESEX, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 455546; Cal. No. 20075
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of writing medication orders and/or administering medications to patients without authorization from a physician.