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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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September 1996

Public Accountancy

DOMINICK CORVINO; NEW YORK, NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 044041; Cal. No. 16183

Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 18 month suspension, thereafter probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Offering a False Instrument for Filing, Failure to File a Tax Return, and Subscribing a False Tax Return.

RICHARD IRA KANDEL; NEW YORK, NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 031510; Cal. No. 16141

Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of rendering a professional opinion about the financial condition of a client without conducting an appropriate audit.

MICHAEL STEPHEN SHAPIRO; DIX HILLS, NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 025337; Cal. No. 14268

Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of permitting an unlicensed person to share in the income of a firm practicing public accountancy.

FRANK PHILIP TRAMONTANO; CITY ISLAND, NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 058904; Cal. No. 16163

Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 1 year suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a felony conviction for giving an item of value to a Federal public official for or because of an official act to be performed by the official.

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

GARY L DREIFUS; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Audiologist; Lic. No. 000490; Cal. No. 13841

Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of losing a hearing aid that had been returned for repair, and dispensing a hearing aid to a patient, when the same hearing aid had been previously dispensed to another patient.

Veterinary Medicine

DOUGLAS E KAPPSTATTER; JAMESBURG, NJ

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 005740; Cal. No. 16213

Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to properly diagnose and treat a cat suffering from severe dehydration.

PATRICIA O CONNOR; STATEN ISLAND, NY

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 001309; Cal. No. 15855

Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: Partial suspension in certain area until successfully completes certain course, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to render appropriate post-operative care to a cat resulting in the amputation of several toes.

JOHN LAWRENCE PARKS; SCARSDALE, NY

Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 003356; Cal. No. 14976

Regents Action Date: September 20, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of injecting a dog with the wrong medication.

July 1996

Architecture

DAVID LEE; LITTLE NECK, NY

Profession: Architect; Lic. No. 017642; Cal. No. 16132

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of placing his seal on a sprinkler system plan which was not prepared by him or his employee, and he did not prepare a thorough written evaluation of the professional services represented by the plan.

Chiropractic

DOMENICK SACCA; NORTH BABYLON, NY

Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 004298; Cal. No. 14120

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of billing for services not rendered.

Dentistry

GREGORY L ARTHUR; BRONX, NY

Profession: Dental General Anesthesia; Lic. No. 000093; Cal. No. 15826

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Application to surrender certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property.

GREGORY L ARTHUR; BRONX, NY

Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 040615; Cal. No. 15825

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property.

Engineering

ROBERT LEE HALL; PACIFIC, WA

Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 065651; Cal. No. 14677

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Annul license, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of fraudulently obtaining his license to practice as a professional engineer. Licensee knowingly and intentionally made false statements on a license application, falsely representing that he had never been convicted of a crime.

Land Surveying

PAUL WILLIAM HODOR; CATSKILL, NY

Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 049860; Cal. No. 15710

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Assault in the Third Degree.

HAROLD T HYATT; KINGSTON, NY

Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 049139; Cal. No. 16087

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of multiple errors in one survey.

JAMES EDWARD THOMAS; ST. JOHNSVILLE, NY

Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 045305; Cal. No. 15201

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to prepare and retain a thorough written evaluation of the services represented by a survey he signed and sealed, failing to maintain documents for a survey he signed and sealed, and permitting an unlicensed person to share in the fee for the survey.

Nursing

RADAMES AVILES; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 180588; Cal. No. 16101 16102

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of falsely attesting to documentation regarding disposal of a controlled substance.

RADAMES AVILES; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 378196; Cal. No. 16101 16102

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of falsely attesting to documentation regarding disposal of a controlled substance.

VIRGINIA MARY BARATTA; LONG BEACH, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 230253; Cal. No. 14953

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of practice and charting errors made with respect to dialysis patients.

PATRICIA M HAMMOND; VOORHEESVILLE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 270359; Cal. No. 15324

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of making false entries in the chart of a patient in her care.

INGA KRAUS (A/K/A VIDBERGS INGA, KASPAROVICS INGA); PURDY'S, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 359801; Cal. No. 14534

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Suspension until successfully completes certain course of treatment, execution of suspension stayed, to extent and as set forth in Regents Review Committee report, during which respondent has an opportunity to demonstrate respondent is drug-free, if the Executive Director of the Office of Professional Discipline is satisfied that respondent demonstrates respondent is drug-free under aforesaid opportunity or if the Executive Director is satisfied that respondent has successfully completed aforesaid course of treatment, said suspension to be terminated - upon termination of suspension, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of diverting and injecting herself with the controlled substance Versed, practicing the profession while impaired by the controlled substance Versed, and failing to appropriately dispose of a used syringe or needle.

SONIA C PROUJAN; PHOENIX, AZ

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 300211; Cal. No. 13938

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having a conviction of Driving While Intoxicated, falsely recording records for three patients that treatment had been performed by her when she had not, filing two false applications that indicated that she had not been convicted of any crime when she knew she had, and failing to comply with previously imposed terms of probation.

SARAH M SIMON; CARTHAGE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 323551; Cal. No. 11764

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of failing to question the absence of medications on a patient's Medication Administration Record.

LINDA L STURGES (A/K/A STEVENS LINDA LOU); QUEENSBURY, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 209328; Cal. No. 15567

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to administer a non-controlled drug to a patient after said patient's temperature had risen, failing to turn a patient's feeding pump back on after she had turned it off, and failing to correct another patient's feeding pump after the alarm on the pump indicated "no flow."

MARCIA A TYRRELL (A/K/A SCHWING MARCIANNA, TYRRELL MARCIA ANN); BINGHAMTON, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 050853; Cal. No. 15544 15545

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Suspension until deemed fit to practice - upon termination of suspension, partial suspension in certain area until successfully completes certain course work - upon termination of suspension until fit to practice, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing fifteen medication administration and documentation errors.

MARCIA ANNELL TYRRELL; BINGHAMTON, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 447714; Cal. No. 15544 15545

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Suspension until deemed fit to practice - upon termination of suspension, partial suspension in certain area until successfully completes certain course work - upon termination of suspension until fit to practice, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing fifteen medication administration and documentation errors.

MARY JANE WALTON (A/K/A PAUL MARY JANE); GLOVERSVILLE, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 205543; Cal. No. 16150

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 24 month.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, Petit Larceny, Criminal Facilitation in the Fourth Degree, as well as filing a false registration statement.

SUSAN CHRISTINE WINKLEY; BURT, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 290319; Cal. No. 14315

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Suspension for a period of no less than 6 months and until successfully participates in a course of therapy and treatment - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of Attempted Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, Possession of a Forged Instrument, Issuing a bad Check, and Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, failing to disclose criminal convictions on registration applications, falsely accounting for a discrepancy in a narcotics count, and falsely stating on a job application that she had not been convicted of a crime.

Pharmacy

IRVING ABRAMS; MORGANVILLE, NJ

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 030410; Cal. No. 16288

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Application to surrender license granted, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of holding for sale adulterated and/or misbranded non-controlled prescription drugs, holding for sale outdated non-controlled prescription drugs, holding for sale non-controlled prescription drugs that were physician samples, and possessing non-controlled prescription drugs for sale that were stolen.

MOHAMMEDALI H ASAR; JAMAICA, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 031169; Cal. No. 14480

Regents Action Date: July 19, 1996
Action: Censure and Reprimand.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of dispensing a prescription although the prescription did not have the date on which it was written or the name of the prescriber.