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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 2020
Nursing
PATRICIA ANN WASHCO; ALBANY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 447761; Cal. No. 31937 31938
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated and Driving While Intoxicated with a previous conviction within ten years.
KELLY ANNE WESCOTT (A/K/A MEYER KELLY ANNE); TROY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 273968; Cal. No. 30904
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for 1 year and until mentally fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Assault in the 2nd Degree.
KEISHA E ZICARI (A/K/A ZICARI KEISHA ELAINE); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 286917; Cal. No. 28961
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year actual suspension, 1 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of practicing the profession of nursing fraudulently.
Pharmacy
TOMMY VINGHIEP HUYNH (A/K/A HUYNH TOMMY); BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 060624; Cal. No. 31501
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of storing a substantial quantity of insulin in a refrigerator, at an improper temperature.
Physical Therapy
DAYA KANAKA JONNAKUTI EMMANUEL KANAKA (A/K/A JONNAKUTT EMMANUEL KANAKA DAYA SAGAR, SAGAR EMMANUEL KANAKA DAYA); EAST MEADOW, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 013935; Cal. No. 31856
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of providing inappropriate treatment to two patients.
Podiatry
RICHARD M STEINER; NEW ROCHELLE, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 002552; Cal. No. 31857
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of two counts of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
Psychology
HENRY S GLICKMAN; PODIATRIST
Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 004024; Cal. No. 30378
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against the charge of failing to maintain records of a patient for the requisite six-year period.
Social Work
CARLA CHRISTINA CAICEDO; MOHEGAN LAKE, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 068715; Cal. No. 31797
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, a class E felony.
CARLA CHRISTINA CAICEDO; MOHEGAN LAKE, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 068715; Cal. No. 31797
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, a class E felony.
CHRISTIAN PAUL GARCES; BRONX, NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 098604; Cal. No. 31803
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, a class E felony.
September 2020
Architecture
DEMETRIUS MANOUSELIS; EAST ELMHURST, NY
Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 026029; Cal. No. 31848
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 the charge of having been convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
Chiropractic
JASON MICHAEL CORBETT; WESTON, MA
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 007682; Cal. No. 31997
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of Massachusetts discipline.
LEO KRONERT; ELLICOTTVILLE, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 007274; Cal. No. 30965
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 1 year actual suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon service of the Order.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of one count of Health Care Fraud.
Dentistry
LAURIE ANN BUTLER; NEWBURGH, NY
Profession: Registered Dental Assistant; Lic. No. 000132; Cal. No. 31816
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a class E felony, and Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
MICHAEL FRANCIS SHEEHAN; GLENS FALLS, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 024653; Cal. No. 31837
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to review prescription records.
Land Surveying
DAVID SCOTT FREEMAN; GLENWOOD, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 050480; Cal. No. 31809
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 did not contest the charge of improperly drawing a surveying map with deficient field work.
Massage Therapy
SUT-HO LEUNG; NEW HYDE PARK, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 021030; Cal. No. 32081
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of conduct in the profession which evidences moral unfitness.
Midwifery
PAULA BARRY; CONWAY, MA
Profession: Midwife; Lic. No. 000596; Cal. No. 32101
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of failing to maintain a record for each patient which accurately reflects the evaluation and treatment of the patient.
Nursing
JONIVETTE RAGASA ALAMBAT; RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 623481; Cal. No. 31844
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of, in the State of California, documenting in a patient record that a head-to-toe assessment was performed when it was in fact not performed.
EDGAR EDMUNDO ALVAREZ (A/K/A ALVAREZ EDGAR EDMUNDO); HIALEAH, FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 763543; Cal. No. 31841
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of falsely stating on an application for licensure as a registered professional nurse that a licensing authority had never refused to issue him a professional license.
PAULA BARRY (A/K/A NISSELBAUM PAULA ELLEN); CONWAY, MA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 266206; Cal. No. 32100
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, of failing to maintain a record for each patient which accurately reflects the evaluation and treatment of the patient.
HELEN BAIN BARTHOLOMEE; FREDERICKSBURG, TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 551696; Cal. No. 32136
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to document and failure to administer medication in the State of Texas.
LEAH HERON BENNETT (A/K/A BENNETT LEAH H); SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 603974; Cal. No. 32097
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been impaired by narcotics while working as a professional nurse in the State of Colorado and having failed to appropriately document the administration and waste of narcotic medications in the State of Colorado.
BRAE LYNN BLAIR (A/K/A BLAIR BRAE L); LAKE PLACID, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 297798; Cal. No. 31676
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 delivery.
AMANDA ROSE BOCHNIARZ (A/K/A BOCHNIARZ AMANDA R); GASPORT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 608140; Cal. No. 30976
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of one count of Petit Larceny.
JANET BOCHNIK; FISHKILL, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 475532; Cal. No. 31795
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 1 month and until completion of therapy and treatment and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor, and submitting a registration renewal application in 2016 which falsely stated that she had not been convicted of a crime since her last registration period, when in fact she had been so convicted in 2014.
JACQUE BOVEE (A/K/A GEROLD GLORIA DEZIMM, DENZIMM GLORIA); ROHNERT PARK, CA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 063839; Cal. No. 32098 32099
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Introducing Adulterated Device Into Interstate Commerce, a misdemeanor.
JACQUE BOVEE (A/K/A SLEEMAN GLORIA, GEROLD GLORIA J); ROHNERT PARK, CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 275294; Cal. No. 32098 32099
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Introducing Adulterated Device Into Interstate Commerce, a misdemeanor.
BEVERLY SAMMARCO BRIATICO; ORCHARD PARK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 485369; Cal. No. 31570
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of two counts of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated.
ALICIA JENICE BRISSETT; YONKERS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 306554; Cal. No. 31882
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 pre-charting the vital signs, including temperature, pulse and blood pressure, of numerous patients, before evaluating said patients.