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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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June 2020
Nursing
SUYUN CHO; CASTRO VALLEY, CA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 504283; Cal. No. 31940
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing as a registered professional nurse with gross negligence on a particular occasion in California.
ANTHONY COLETTI; BUFORD, GA
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 320111; Cal. No. 31852
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree, a class A misdemeanor, and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, a misdemeanor.
JESSICA B DE MARREE (A/K/A DEMAREE JESSICA); WILLIAMSON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 278026; Cal. No. 31669
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 Criminal Mischief in the 3rd Degree Criminal Trespass in the 2nd Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child Driving While Intoxicated (2 counts) and Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 2nd Degree.
ELIZABETH DUQUETTE (A/K/A DUQUETTE ELIZABETH ISABELLE); LATHAM, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 511235; Cal. No. 31755 31756
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 yearss probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documentation errors and inaccurate assessment of patient's condition.
ELIZABETH DUQUETTE; LATHAM, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 342684; Cal. No. 31755 31756
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 yearss probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documentation errors and inaccurate assessment of patient's condition.
ALICIA MICHELLE DYSON (A/K/A GEIS ALICIA MICHELLE); TONAWANDA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 540507; Cal. No. 31698
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Assault in the 3rd Degree.
THOMAS PAUL FRONTERA; CENTERVILLE, TN
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 405536; Cal. No. 30674
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 years suspension, execution of last year of suspension stayed, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of a Tennessee discipline.
DAWN GAYNOR (A/K/A MCCAFFERTY DAWN MICHEL, MICHEL DAWN DOROTHEA); PEORIA, AZ
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 079589; Cal. No. 31819
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of making financial arrangements and occupying the home of a vulnerable adult patient in the State of Arizona.
AVION PHILLIP GORDON (A/K/A GORDON AVION); MEDFORD, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 286841; Cal. No. 31927
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Promoting Prostitution in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony and, Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 3rd Degree, 2 counts, heroin and cocaine, a class B felony.
JANET M HARDING (A/K/A HARDING JANET MARIE); GLENS FALLS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 311868; Cal. No. 31723
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.
HIENDY GRACE HENRIQUEZ (A/K/A HENRIQUEZ HIENDY); ELMONT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 313265; Cal. No. 29178
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of one count of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 1st Degree, a class E felony, and one count of Operating a Motor Vehicle with .08 of 1% percent or more, an unclassified misdemeanor.
LISA ANN KING; SOUTH CAIRO, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 264703; Cal. No. 31759
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication administration error and documentation errors.
REGINA KIRISITS (A/K/A WASIELEWSKI REGINA LOUISE); WEBSTER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 480457; Cal. No. 31745
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 admitted to the charge of having failed to perform pain assessments after administering medication to patients.
ANDERSON LEE; MARCY, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 677455; Cal. No. 31521
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Unlawful Surveillance in the 2nd Degree.
AARON EDWARD MCNEY (A/K/A MCNEY AARON E); FAIRPORT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 700209; Cal. No. 30850
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Impaired by Drugs.
DOROTHY MENSAH; CONROE, TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 649233; Cal. No. 30893
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 did not contest the charge of leaving a patient unattended after administering intravenous antibiotics to said patient, while providing home health care as a registered nurse in the State of New Jersey.
KRISTIN KENT PARMETER (A/K/A PARMETER KRISITN KENT, KENT KRISITN M); SYRACUSE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 533471; Cal. No. 31703 31704
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.
KRISTIN KENT PARMETER (A/K/A KENT KRISTIN MARIE); SYRACUSE, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 334171; Cal. No. 31703 31704
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.
AMBER L PEASE; RHINEBECK, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 687008; Cal. No. 31739
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 failed to document patient care and having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.
RODEL VILLAROSA PLACINO; HEWLETT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 581846; Cal. No. 31691
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.
KAREN CARRINGTON RAGOZZINO (A/K/A JOHNSON KAREN CARRINGTON, LAWSON KAREN DIANE, CARRINGTON KAREN D, CARRINGTON KAREN DIANE); WATERFORD, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 388752; Cal. No. 31757
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of giving an unauthorized medical diagnosis and aspirating serous fluid from a patient without a physician's order.
RANDI RAE RHODES; ORO VALLEY, AZ
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 278181; Cal. No. 31764
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, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of intentionally adulterating the result of a drug test to avoid detection of substance use, in the State of Arizona.
ASHLEY NICOLE ZUERCHER; LOCKPORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 322329; Cal. No. 31054
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Attempted Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Pharmacy
CATHERINE BRENNAN (A/K/A GALVIN CATHERINE M); SOUTH SETAUKET, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 047660; Cal. No. 31631
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 patient records.
JAMES GAY LORNE; WARSAW, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 048762; Cal. No. 31604
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Petit Larceny and failing to properly supervise a pharmacy.
LENLAK, INC; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 034472; Cal. No. 31562
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $2,500 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of having been open without a licensed pharmacist in attendance and commingling food items with medications in the refrigerator.
LARISA NOVODVORSKAYA; STATEN ISLAND, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 046324; Cal. No. 31561
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $2,500 fine, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to provide adequate supervision of a pharmacy.
NZONE PHARMACY LLC; OZONE PARK, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 033496; Cal. No. 30632
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $2,500 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of being open for thirty minutes without a pharmacist on site.
FRANK A SCARIATI (A/K/A SCARIATI FRANK ANTHONY); SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 041014; Cal. No. 30361
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to accurately perform a pharmacist's data review to ensure that a drug was accurately dispensed to a patient.
Physical Therapy
PHILIP GEORGE MCCULLOUGH JR; WADDINGTON, NY
Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 023455; Cal. No. 31948
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of Florida Discipline.