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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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November 2001
Dentistry
DANIEL RABINOWITZ; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 028679; Cal. No. 19358
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of failing on two separate occasions to diagnose or treat caries in a patient's tooth.
DANIEL RABINOWITZ; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 028679; Cal. No. 19358
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of failing on two separate occasions to diagnose or treat caries in a patient's tooth.
BRIAN E WEISS; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 033386; Cal. No. 18011
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $2,000 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of failing to treat two separate areas of pathology and failing to maintain an accurate patient record.
BRIAN E WEISS; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 033386; Cal. No. 18011
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $2,000 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of failing to treat two separate areas of pathology and failing to maintain an accurate patient record.
ROBERT PAUL YAVEL; JAMAICA, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 023017; Cal. No. 19424
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of treating a patient while his license was suspended.
ROBERT PAUL YAVEL; JAMAICA, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 023017; Cal. No. 19424
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of treating a patient while his license was suspended.
Engineering
WALTER CASPER III; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 064629; Cal. No. 19586
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having been convicted of Murder in the Second Degree.
WALTER CASPER III; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 064629; Cal. No. 19586
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of having been convicted of Murder in the Second Degree.
CHUNG-CHING JEN; PARSIPPANY, NJ
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 062453; Cal. No. 19397
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of wrongfully signing and affixing his professional seal to partially blank duplicate construction applications when he knew that said applications would be completed and filed by others.
CHUNG-CHING JEN; PARSIPPANY, NJ
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 062453; Cal. No. 19397
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of wrongfully signing and affixing his professional seal to partially blank duplicate construction applications when he knew that said applications would be completed and filed by others.
Massage Therapy
PAULA C LIGUORI (A/K/A LIGUORI STEFFAN PAULA C, LIGUORI-STEFFAN PAULA C); NIAGARA FALLS, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 002052; Cal. No. 19213
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of violating a term of probation in failing to submit alcohol-screening reports.
PAULA C LIGUORI (A/K/A LIGUORI STEFFAN PAULA C, LIGUORI-STEFFAN PAULA C); NIAGARA FALLS, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 002052; Cal. No. 19213
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of violating a term of probation in failing to submit alcohol-screening reports.
Nursing
STEPHEN M BREHENY; VALATIE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 248147; Cal. No. 19437
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 month suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of failing to document the consequences of a patient's refusal to cooperate and by failing to assess the skin condition of another patient.
STEPHEN M BREHENY; VALATIE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 248147; Cal. No. 19437
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 month suspension, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of failing to document the consequences of a patient's refusal to cooperate and by failing to assess the skin condition of another patient.
JENNIFER LYNN DAPONTE (A/K/A KUBICSKO JENNIFER LYNN); HOLTSVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 237552; Cal. No. 19493 19494
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 conduct in the profession which evidences moral unfitness, to wit signing medication out for a patient and then administering it to herself.
JENNIFER LYNN DAPONTE; HOLTSVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 507312; Cal. No. 19493 19494
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 conduct in the profession which evidences moral unfitness, to wit signing medication out for a patient and then administering it to herself.
JENNIFER LYNN DAPONTE (A/K/A KUBICSKO JENNIFER LYNN); HOLTSVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 237552; Cal. No. 19493 19494
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 conduct in the profession which evidences moral unfitness, to wit signing medication out for a patient and then administering it to herself.
JENNIFER LYNN DAPONTE; HOLTSVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 507312; Cal. No. 19493 19494
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 conduct in the profession which evidences moral unfitness, to wit signing medication out for a patient and then administering it to herself.
STARR DENISE DAVIS; MORRISONVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 243368; Cal. No. 19196
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor, and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the Second Degree.
STARR DENISE DAVIS; MORRISONVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 243368; Cal. No. 19196
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor, and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the Second Degree.
JACQUELINE JACQUES; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 242470; Cal. No. 18336
Action: Annulment of licensed practical nurse license.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of falsely indicating on her application for licensure as a licensed practical nurse in the State of New York that she had received her basic nursing education during three years of study, from 1979-82 at Ecole Nationale d'Inifirmieres de Port-au-Prince, Haiti, receiving a diploma from said school.
JACQUELINE JACQUES; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 242470; Cal. No. 18336
Action: Annulment of licensed practical nurse license.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of falsely indicating on her application for licensure as a licensed practical nurse in the State of New York that she had received her basic nursing education during three years of study, from 1979-82 at Ecole Nationale d'Inifirmieres de Port-au-Prince, Haiti, receiving a diploma from said school.
MARIE THERESE JEAN-GILLES (A/K/A GERMANA MARIE THERESE); SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 223317; Cal. No. 18884
Action: Application for consent order granted penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution stayed, probation 2 years, fine $2,500.
Summary: Licensee admitted to 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.
MARIE THERESE JEAN-GILLES (A/K/A GERMANA MARIE THERESE); SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 223317; Cal. No. 18884
Action: Application for consent order granted penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution stayed, probation 2 years, fine $2,500.
Summary: Licensee admitted to 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.
CHERIE FRANCISE KARP (A/K/A FOX CHERIE F); GREAT RIVER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 359107; Cal. No. 19666
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of signing out on a narcotic control sheet that she had administered controlled substances when she had not.
CHERIE FRANCISE KARP (A/K/A FOX CHERIE F); GREAT RIVER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 359107; Cal. No. 19666
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of signing out on a narcotic control sheet that she had administered controlled substances when she had not.
DEBORAH ROGERS KING (A/K/A SPOLLEN DEBORAH ROGERS, WILSON DEBORAH R, SPOLLEN DEBORAH R); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 346833; Cal. No. 19330 19331
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of forging prescriptions for her own use.
DEBORAH ROGERS KING (A/K/A SPOLLEN DEBORAH ROGERS, WILSON DEBORAH R, SPOLLEN DEBORAH R); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 346833; Cal. No. 19330 19331
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charge of forging prescriptions for her own use.
MARIE SAUVENIA LOUBEAU-FRANCOIS (A/K/A FRANCOIS-LOUBEAU MARIE SAUVENIA, LOUBEAU SAUVENIA MARIE); ROSEDALE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 221692; Cal. No. 19459
Action: Application for consent order granted penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution stayed, probation 2 years, fine $2,500.
Summary: Licensee admitted to 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.
MARIE SAUVENIA LOUBEAU-FRANCOIS (A/K/A FRANCOIS-LOUBEAU MARIE SAUVENIA, LOUBEAU SAUVENIA MARIE); ROSEDALE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 221692; Cal. No. 19459
Action: Application for consent order granted penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution stayed, probation 2 years, fine $2,500.
Summary: Licensee admitted to 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.