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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 2020
Nursing
GALE A IAVARONE (A/K/A IAVARONE GALE, POLK GALE A); OVID, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 505708; Cal. No. 31266
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 1 year and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs Prior Conviction Designated Within 10 years and Reckless Driving.
MARLO RENE LAWS; CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 226604; Cal. No. 31742
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to perform a physical assessment of a patient.
JAMIE SUE MAHONEY (A/K/A MAHONEY JAMIE); GENEVA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 301259; Cal. No. 31833
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failing to maintain accurate records.
JESSICA LYNN MCNEY (A/K/A ENGLERT JESSICA LYNN, ENGLERT JESSICA L); FAIRPORT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 612609; Cal. No. 31919
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of stealing morphine and controlled substances for her own use.
TANYA NICOLE MILLAR; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 546396; Cal. No. 31692 31693
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 failing to initiate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on a patient who had expired.
TANYA NICOLE MILLAR; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 264861; Cal. No. 31692 31693
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 failing to initiate Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) on a patient who had expired.
EDWARD MCCORMACK MOLLOY; MEDFORD, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 709109; Cal. No. 31818
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 Operating a Motor Vehicle with .08 of 1% or More Alcohol, an unclassified misdemeanor Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor and Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol, an unclassified misdemeanor.
KELLEY HOPE MUGO (A/K/A MUGO KELLEY); ELKRIDGE, MD
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 766882; Cal. No. 31915
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of a Maryland conviction, Assault.
EMMANUEL OKOLI; BRONX, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 340436; Cal. No. 31784 31785
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 making changes to a patient's treatment plan without consulting with the physician who ordered the plan.
EMMANUEL G OKOLI; BRONX, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 620876; Cal. No. 31784 31785
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 making changes to a patient's treatment plan without consulting with the physician who ordered the plan.
WELDON ERIK PETERSON; MASSENA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 621567; Cal. No. 31866
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 failing to disclose multiple criminal convictions on an application for licensure to practice professional nursing in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
MARCIA ANN PHILLIPS; LAKE PLACID, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 192577; Cal. No. 31874 31875
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 improperly authorized a certified nurse aide to enter patient progress notes and to remove a medication from a medication cart.
MARCIA ANN PHILLIPS; LAKE PLACID, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 418334; Cal. No. 31874 31875
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 improperly authorized a certified nurse aide to enter patient progress notes and to remove a medication from a medication cart.
CATHERINE MARIE PIRRO; MINEOLA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 515578; Cal. No. 31695 31696
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain accurate patient records.
CATHERINE MARIE PIRRO; MINEOLA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 251765; Cal. No. 31695 31696
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain accurate patient records.
KATHLEEN DAVIS PORTER-DAVIS; BREESPORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 182913; Cal. No. 32118 32119
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a felony.
KATHLEEN DAVIS PORTER-DAVIS; BREESPORT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 381642; Cal. No. 32118 32119
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, a felony.
CYNTHIA LYNN RANDOLPH; QUEENSBURY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 225610; Cal. No. 30756 30755
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.
SHERI MARIE RODRIGUEZ (A/K/A CORLEW SHERI MARIE); WATERVLIET, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 285542; Cal. No. 31673
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Petit Larceny.
DAKILA RICARTE ROMANO (A/K/A RICARTE DAKILA R); CEDAR GROVE, NJ
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 341585; Cal. No. 32145
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of filling in the blank spaces in a previously created patient record with false information, in the State of New Jersey.
JENNIFER FAITH SAMUEL (A/K/A SAMUEL JENNIFER F); BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 650225; Cal. No. 29079
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 admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Facilitation in the 4th Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
ANGEL R SARANIERO (A/K/A RYAN ANGEL S); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 244402; Cal. No. 30060
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 medication administration errors.
J C SPILLER (A/K/A SPILLER CHRISTOPHER JAMES, SPILLER CHRISTOPHER, SPILLER CHRISOPHE JAMES); OLEAN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 687190; Cal. No. 31694
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months and until mentally fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Criminal Contempt.
MARYELLEN STEPHENS (A/K/A ZANGRILLI MARYELLEN); NEW HARTFORD, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 604979; Cal. No. 31449 31450
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 maintain accurate records.
MARYELLEN STEPHENS (A/K/A ZANGRILLI MARYELLEN); NEW HARTFORD, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Psychiatry; Cert. No. 401595; Cal. No. 31449 31450
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 maintain accurate records.
MARY BRYAN K SULLIVAN-BRYAN; LAS VEGAS, NV
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 621057; Cal. No. 31813
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, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of, in the State of Nevada, injecting patients with prescription cosmetic drugs without an initial licensed medical practitioner assessment or order.
JAMIE MARIE THOMAS (A/K/A THOMAS JAMIE M); KINDERHOOK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 706076; Cal. No. 31750
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 medication errors.
JOHN ROBERT TIMMONS II (A/K/A TIMMONS II JOHN); JAMAICA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 590656; Cal. No. 31839
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to provide constant observation for a suicidal patient and completing false patient assessments which had not been performed.
GERALD E TURK; NUNDA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 322482; Cal. No. 31416 31415
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to accurately treat patients and failure to maintain accurate records.
GERALD ERNEST TURK; NUNDA, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Psychiatry; Cert. No. 400765; Cal. No. 31416 31415
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failure to accurately treat patients and failure to maintain accurate records.