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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 1996
Massage Therapy
MICHAEL JOSEPH ARONOFF; GREAT NECK, NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 004206; Cal. No. 15739
Action: $1,000 fine, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges that, during the course of administering therapy to a female client, he failed to properly drape the client and massaged her breasts.
Nursing
BLAIR ALLISON BUCZKOWSKI; HAMBURG, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 418167; Cal. No. 13874 13758
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 22 months of suspension stayed, probation 22 months.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of making false entries on a patient's chart, submitting false information to the New York State Education Department on an application for registration, advising a co-worker that correct placement of a Dobhoff feeding tube inserted in a patient had been confirmed when licensee knew that correct placement had not been confirmed.
VIRGINIA M CARL (A/K/A BURSIK VIRGINIA MAY); YOUNGSTOWN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 194630; Cal. No. 14886
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted charges of failing to properly document the evaluation and treatment of patients on nine occasions.
RUPERTO C DELAPENA; MIDDLETOWN, NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Gerontology; Cert. No. 340004; Cal. No. 16222 16230
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being convicted of committing an act constituting a crime under New York State law (Conviction for Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, to wit a prescription).
RUPERTO C DELAPENA; MIDDLETOWN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 285661; Cal. No. 16222 16230
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being convicted of committing an act constituting a crime under New York State law (Conviction for Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, to wit a prescription).
KATHERINE D DOYLE; HAUPPAUGE, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 313921; Cal. No. 13806
Action: Censure and Reprimand, required to pursue and successfully complete certain course, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to follow the proper venipuncture procedure in disposal of a vacutainer holder when drawing blood from an AIDS patient.
KAREN L DUERR (A/K/A PENNA KAREN L); DEPEW, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 437521; Cal. No. 14744
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted charges of making three transcription errors and four medication administration errors.
MICHELLE M ELLIS (A/K/A ELLIS MICHELLE MARIE); OLEAN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 188361; Cal. No. 16216
Action: Suspension of not less than 12 months and until successfully participates in and completes a course of treatment - upon termination of suspension, probation 3 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been convicted of committing an act constituting a crime under New York State law (Driving While Intoxicated, a Misdemeanor and Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, a Felony).
BLAIR R FAATZ; HAMBURG, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 146846; Cal. No. 13874 13758
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 22 months of suspension stayed, probation 22 months.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of making false entries on a patient's chart, submitting false information to the New York State Education Department on an application for registration, advising a co-worker that correct placement of a Dobhoff feeding tube inserted in a patient had been confirmed when licensee knew that correct placement had not been confirmed.
NANCY A GABLE (A/K/A SWIENTONIOSKI NANCY, PRENTICE NANCY A, SWIENTONIOSKI NANCY ANN, ROBBINS NANCY A); AUBURN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 409356; Cal. No. 15565 15564
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of incorrectly transcribing how often a medication was to be administered, discontinuing medications when there was no order to discontinue, administering Digoxin without checking a patient's Digoxin level, and when the Digoxin level was received, not reporting it to the patient's physician.
PATSY ARIADNE GEORGE-LYNCH (A/K/A LYNCH PATSY ARIADNE GEORGE); BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 209908; Cal. No. 13195
Action: 2 year suspension, upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of submitting false bills.
JOAN M ISHERWOOD; WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 080646; Cal. No. 16260
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being convicted of committing an act constituting a crime under New York State law (Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor).
MARTINE MICOURT LAGUERRE; STONY POINT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 181934; Cal. No. 16335 15504
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing medication and/or treatment errors/omissions and failing to properly assess a patient.
NORMAN G MICHAEL JR; CAZENOVIA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 350933; Cal. No. 12270
Action: 18 month suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 18 months.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of administering the non-controlled substance Kefzol to a patient in the emergency room when the physician's order required the administration of Kefzol when the patient was in the operating room, improperly labeling a blood sample drawn from one patient by inscribing the name of a different patient on the blood sample, and failing to sufficiently attend a patient who was exhibiting symptoms of hypoglycemia.
LYDIA BARBARA MORAN; ROCHESTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 167077; Cal. No. 16305
Action: $500 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted charges of committing several medication errors including administering an incorrect medication and the wrong dosages of a medication.
DONNA LOUISE NADEAU; HOUSTON, TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 325629; Cal. No. 16382
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being found guilty of improper professional practice or professional misconduct in another state.
NANCY A ROBBINS; AUBURN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 186629; Cal. No. 15565 15564
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of incorrectly transcribing how often a medication was to be administered, discontinuing medications when there was no order to discontinue, administering Digoxin without checking a patient's Digoxin level, and when the Digoxin level was received, not reporting it to the patient's physician.
JOY ROZINA SHANAZ SAINT; UNIONDALE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 233011; Cal. No. 16293
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction for Patient Abuse, an unclassified Misdemeanor.
JOAN SPRINGSTEEN; RIDGE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 066565; Cal. No. 16071
Action: Suspension until successfully completes a course of treatment - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been convicted of Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor.
KATHLEEN C STANTON (A/K/A SMITH KATHLEEN COOK, COOK KATHLEEN NORMA); WEST HENRIETTA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 070942; Cal. No. 14273
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of being physically and/or verbally abusive to five patients.
ANN MARIE TRUSCIO; LOCKPORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 176091; Cal. No. 15781
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been convicted of committing acts constituting crimes under New York State law (Criminally Negligent Homicide, a Class E felony, and Assault in the First Degree a Class C felony).
DONNA RUTH VAN HARKEN; FAIRPORT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 410009; Cal. No. 16255 16256
Action: $500 fine, probationary period currently serving under Order Nos. 14901, 14902 be extended by one year from February 17, 1997 to February 17, 1998.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of changing the daily dose of 2 medications for an elderly patient without a doctor's order.
DONNA RUTH VANHARKEN; FAIRPORT, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 195033; Cal. No. 16255 16256
Action: $500 fine, probationary period currently serving under Order Nos. 14901, 14902 be extended by one year from February 17, 1997 to February 17, 1998.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a charge of changing the daily dose of 2 medications for an elderly patient without a doctor's order.
SUSAN M WATERS (A/K/A WOOD SUSAN MARIE); HORSEHEADS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 212674; Cal. No. 15558
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to keep an accurate record of the evaluation and treatment of a patient and committing four medication errors/omissions.
RAYMOND T WHEELER; SHOREHAM, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 115863; Cal. No. 16361 16360
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction of Operating A Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, a Felony.
RAYMOND T WHEELER; SHOREHAM, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 294909; Cal. No. 16361 16360
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction of Operating A Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, a Felony.
MARTINE MICOURT WILLIAMS (A/K/A LAGUERRE MARTINE MICOURT); STONY POINT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 381120; Cal. No. 16335 15504
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing medication and/or treatment errors/omissions and failing to properly assess a patient.
Pharmacy
EDELMAN, WILLIAM H.; ITHACA, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 013472; Cal. No. 16467
Action: Application to surrender registration granted.
Summary: Retail pharmacy did not contest charges of unauthorized substitution of prescribed drugs.
HAVEN DRUGS, INC.; MEDFORD, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 021047; Cal. No. 14206
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 2 years, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Retail pharmacy admitted to charges of making billing errors.
VINODA J KUDCHADKAR; BAYPORT, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 030519; Cal. No. 14205
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 2 years, $2,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of making billing errors.