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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 1998
Nursing
DONNA C FELLOWS; ONEIDA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 065975; Cal. No. 17206
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charge of switching tubing, erroneously administering a medication, and administering medication at the wrong time.
DONNA C FELLOWS; ONEIDA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 065975; Cal. No. 17206
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charge of switching tubing, erroneously administering a medication, and administering medication at the wrong time.
DARLENE VANDER KOOI FORTUNE (A/K/A LESCYNSKI DARLENE R, VANDER KOOI DARLENE RUTH); ASHVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 075559; Cal. No. 17131 17132
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 appropriating prescription blanks from her employer and forging the employer's signature on six prescriptions for Phentermine with the intent to have the prescriptions filled.
DARLENE VANDER KOOI FORTUNE (A/K/A LESCYNSKI DARLENE R, VANDER KOOI DARLENE RUTH); ASHVILLE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 075559; Cal. No. 17131 17132
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 appropriating prescription blanks from her employer and forging the employer's signature on six prescriptions for Phentermine with the intent to have the prescriptions filled.
MARY M KANE (A/K/A FRANK MARY M); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 220111; Cal. No. 17052
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Suspension until terminated as set forth in Regents Review Committee report - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of five counts of Endangering The Welfare of A Child, a class A misdemeanor.
MARY M KANE (A/K/A FRANK MARY M); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 220111; Cal. No. 17052
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Suspension until terminated as set forth in Regents Review Committee report - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of five counts of Endangering The Welfare of A Child, a class A misdemeanor.
JANIS KAE KILPATRICK; CANAJOHARIE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 434793; Cal. No. 17393
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charge of administering the wrong dosage of medication to a patient.
JANIS KAE KILPATRICK; CANAJOHARIE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 434793; Cal. No. 17393
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee does not contest charge of administering the wrong dosage of medication to a patient.
SANDRA J LEBOWITZ; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 335423; Cal. No. 17388
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 submitting false reports indicating that she had made home visits when she had not.
SANDRA J LEBOWITZ; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 335423; Cal. No. 17388
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 submitting false reports indicating that she had made home visits when she had not.
KATHLEEN M LIDDLE; ONEONTA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 166702; Cal. No. 17532
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of committing four patient care and/or documentation errors/omissions.
KATHLEEN M LIDDLE; ONEONTA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 166702; Cal. No. 17532
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of committing four patient care and/or documentation errors/omissions.
DARLENE MACKOY (A/K/A LESCYNSKI DARLENE R, FORTUNE DARLENE); ASHVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 308174; Cal. No. 17131 17132
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 appropriating prescription blanks from her employer and forging the employer's signature on six prescriptions for Phentermine with the intent to have the prescriptions filled.
DARLENE MACKOY (A/K/A LESCYNSKI DARLENE R, FORTUNE DARLENE); ASHVILLE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 308174; Cal. No. 17131 17132
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 appropriating prescription blanks from her employer and forging the employer's signature on six prescriptions for Phentermine with the intent to have the prescriptions filled.
RAJESH MEHROTRA (A/K/A ANAND RAJESH K); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 117395; Cal. No. 17457 17458
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of administering the wrong amount of a medication and then administering the medication without a physician's order and administering a medication in the wrong method.
RAJESH MEHROTRA (A/K/A ANAND RAJESH K); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 117395; Cal. No. 17457 17458
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of administering the wrong amount of a medication and then administering the medication without a physician's order and administering a medication in the wrong method.
RAJESH K MEHROTRA (A/K/A ANAND RAJESH K); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 305874; Cal. No. 17457 17458
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of administering the wrong amount of a medication and then administering the medication without a physician's order and administering a medication in the wrong method.
RAJESH K MEHROTRA (A/K/A ANAND RAJESH K); ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 305874; Cal. No. 17457 17458
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of administering the wrong amount of a medication and then administering the medication without a physician's order and administering a medication in the wrong method.
FRANK PAUL MEROSKI; WARRENSBURG, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 242576; Cal. No. 17363
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to having been convicted of the crime Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance Seventh Degree, Falsifying Business Records Second Degree and Willful Violation of the Public Health Law and diverting quantities of his employer's stock of controlled substances for his own use.
FRANK PAUL MEROSKI; WARRENSBURG, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 242576; Cal. No. 17363
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to having been convicted of the crime Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance Seventh Degree, Falsifying Business Records Second Degree and Willful Violation of the Public Health Law and diverting quantities of his employer's stock of controlled substances for his own use.
EILEEN R MEYER (A/K/A MCGARRY EILEEN R); BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 115236; Cal. No. 17468 17469
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Suspension for not less than 3 months and until terminated as set forth in consent order application - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of being dependent or a habitual user of narcotics.
EILEEN R MEYER (A/K/A MCGARRY EILEEN R); BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 293732; Cal. No. 17468 17469
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Suspension for not less than 3 months and until terminated as set forth in consent order application - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of being dependent or a habitual user of narcotics.
EILEEN R MEYER (A/K/A MCGARRY EILEEN R); BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 293732; Cal. No. 17468 17469
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Suspension for not less than 3 months and until terminated as set forth in consent order application - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of being dependent or a habitual user of narcotics.
EILEEN R MEYER (A/K/A MCGARRY EILEEN R); BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 115236; Cal. No. 17468 17469
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Suspension for not less than 3 months and until terminated as set forth in consent order application - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of being dependent or a habitual user of narcotics.
DENISE MICHEL; MIDDLE ISLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 464757; Cal. No. 17373
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, following the service of the first 3 months of the period of suspension, probation 24 months to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of obtaining license fraudulently by not revealing a conviction on her application and diverting a controlled substance from her employer for personal use.
DENISE MICHEL; MIDDLE ISLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 464757; Cal. No. 17373
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, following the service of the first 3 months of the period of suspension, probation 24 months to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of obtaining license fraudulently by not revealing a conviction on her application and diverting a controlled substance from her employer for personal use.
MARGARET VALLONE NASSIR (A/K/A VALLONE MARGARET MARIE); PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 399416; Cal. No. 17403 17404
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of failing to notice that the wrong pain medication was infusing into a post-operative patient.
MARGARET VALLONE NASSIR (A/K/A VALLONE MARGARET MARIE); PORT JEFFERSON STATION, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 399416; Cal. No. 17403 17404
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charge of failing to notice that the wrong pain medication was infusing into a post-operative patient.
KELLIE L PARSONS; PHOENIX, AZ
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 216743; Cal. No. 16818
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 5 year suspension, execution of last 57 months of suspension stayed, probation 5 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Criminal Sale of A Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class B felony.
KELLIE L PARSONS; PHOENIX, AZ
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 216743; Cal. No. 16818
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty 5 year suspension, execution of last 57 months of suspension stayed, probation 5 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Criminal Sale of A Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class B felony.