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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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December 2020
Nursing
HEATHER CAROL DELAMATER; SCHENECTADY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 300970; Cal. No. 31630
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of medication administration errors.
TIALMAA DRAKE; ALBANY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 327021; Cal. No. 31975
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 medication administration errors.
JUNE H DUIGNAN; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 294708; Cal. No. 31991
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 Mischief in the 4th Degree.
KELLY L EDWARDS (A/K/A BROOKS KELLY LISA); BLOOMINGBURG, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 253491; Cal. No. 32000 32001 32002
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 signing and filing false medical leave documents for a patient.
KELLY LISA EDWARDS; BLOOMINGBURG, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Adult Health; Cert. No. 306511; Cal. No. 32000 32001 32002
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 signing and filing false medical leave documents for a patient.
KELLY LISA EDWARDS; BLOOMINGBURG, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 532602; Cal. No. 32000 32001 32002
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 signing and filing false medical leave documents for a patient.
AIMEE PATRICIA FRAWLEY-HOPPINS; MANLIUS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 528885; Cal. No. 31990
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Welfare Fraud in the 5th Degree and Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 2nd Degree.
CHRISTINE MARIE HARSCH; BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 696287; Cal. No. 31677
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 Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree.
JULIE A JOHNSTON; NORTH EAST, PA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 312060; Cal. No. 31368
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 failing to use a properly sized sling when moving a patient in a Hoyer Lift.
LATISHA A MAXWELL (A/K/A REYNOLDS LATISHA A); AMHERST, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 280660; Cal. No. 30937
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Indefinite stayed suspension for at least 1 year and until mentally fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of three counts of Kidnapping in the 2nd Degree, all class B felonies and one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 2nd Degree, a class C felony.
THERESA ANNE MICHON; TROY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 279414; Cal. No. 32019
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication administration errors.
PAMELA J MINER; MACEDON, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 559552; Cal. No. 32013
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 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated.
JO-ANN JENNIFER QUANT (A/K/A QUANT JOANN); SCHENECTADY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 279491; Cal. No. 31973
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 having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
HAYLEY A RUGAR (A/K/A CORROW HAYLEY A); PLATTSBURGH, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 276390; Cal. No. 31992
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Mischief in the 4th Degree.
Pharmacy
MERY FRANCES GOODEN; BRONX, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 054579; Cal. No. 31863
Action: Application to surrender license granted. Summary Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a class E felony.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 4th Degree, a class E felony.
Public Accountancy
ANDREW N LA VIGNE; LANSING, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 048454; Cal. No. 31965
Action: Application to surrender license granted. Summary Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Fraudulent Concealment of Property, Mail Fraud, and Money Laundering.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Fraudulent Concealment of Property, Mail Fraud, and Money Laundering.
ROBERT J RISCICA; PORT WASHINGTON, NY
Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 038898; Cal. No. 28903
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 months actual suspension, 19 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, an unclassified misdemeanor and Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Social Work
MATTHEW D ISRAELSON; BELLEROSE, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 016708; Cal. No. 32247
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon, a class E felony and failing to disclose a criminal conviction on a New York State registration renewal form.
MATTHEW D ISRAELSON; BELLEROSE, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 016708; Cal. No. 32247
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon, a class E felony and failing to disclose a criminal conviction on a New York State registration renewal form.
MARGARET CHARLENE PATTERSON; WASHINGTONVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 039795; Cal. No. 32256
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Unauthorized Practice, a misdemeanor.
MARGARET CHARLENE PATTERSON; WASHINGTONVILLE, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 039795; Cal. No. 32256
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Unauthorized Practice, a misdemeanor.
JESSICA LAUREN SCHINDEWOLF; JERSEY CITY, NJ
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 075285; Cal. No. 31880 31881
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years actual suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of moral unfitness to practice.
JESSICA LAUREN SCHINDEWOLF; JERSEY CITY, NJ
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 078211; Cal. No. 31880 31881
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years actual suspension, upon return to practice in New York State, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of moral unfitness to practice.
Veterinary Medicine
JOSEPH JOHN J BACHE; FORESTVILLE, NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 009798; Cal. No. 32042
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of using an inappropriate closure technique on a spay incision and failure to maintain accurate documentation.
November 2020
Acupuncture
SUFEN GONG; VESTAL, NY
Profession: Acupuncturist; Lic. No. 003061; Cal. No. 30608
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of inaccurate record keeping and failure to properly monitor a patient.
Engineering
ANTHONY CECIL RENEAUD; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 072822; Cal. No. 31859
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of signing and sealing plans not prepared by him or by an employee under his direct supervision failing to prepare and maintain a thorough written evaluation of the professional services represented by said plans and receiving fees from a third party in connection with his performance of professional services.
CHRISTOPHER KENDALL WILKINS; BURLINGTON, VT
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 076195; Cal. No. 32180
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 a professional engineer.
Nursing
AMANDA LOUISE ANDERSEN; BRENTWOOD, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 718588; Cal. No. 31887
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 record administration of insulin to a patient.
VIRGINIA BAMBINA; SAUGERTIES, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 634109; Cal. No. 31772
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 taking medication for personal use.
AMY LYNN BERTOLINA (A/K/A BERTOLINA AMY); BETHEL PARK, PA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 556083; Cal. No. 32271
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.