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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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February 2020

Massage Therapy

LEA ROSE SIDARI; ELMIRA, NY

Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 028960; Cal. No. 31591

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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 Driving While Intoxicated.

Nursing

CHERYL BEATON; VENICE, FL

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 468230; Cal. No. 31804

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol in the State of Florida and falsely stating on her New York registration renewal application forms for registration as a registered professional nurse that she had not been convicted of a crime in any court.

JUDITH VORES BERGHUIS (A/K/A VORES JUDITH S); YARMOUTH, ME

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 234117; Cal. No. 31798

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been found guilty of willfully failing to register in Maine.

ELISABETH ANN BIGWOOD (A/K/A BIGWOOD-PANEPENTO ELISABETH ANN, BIGWOOD PANEPENTO ELISABETH ANN); NAPLES, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 317369; Cal. No. 31464

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of medication errors and having been convicted of Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated.

BRIAN PATRICK BIRNER; PORTSMOUTH, NH

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 317378; Cal. No. 31806

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of stealing controlled substances in the State of New Hampshire.

KATHRYN ELIZABETH BLUETT (A/K/A CARSON KATHRYN E); CANANDAIGUA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 255927; Cal. No. 31342

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation , $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having called in a prescription without a physician's order and signing the name of a nurse practitioner on a Medicaid transportation form.

NINA BOHUSLAWSKY; VERONA, NJ

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 572789; Cal. No. 31660

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Manslaughter, a 2nd Degree crime in the State of New Jersey and two counts of Theft by Unlawful Taking, a 3rd Degree crime in the State of New Jersey.

LINDA LEE D'ELIA; NIAGARA FALLS, NY

Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 333239; Cal. No. 30970 30971

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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 Driving While Intoxicated.

LINDA LEE D'ELIA; NIAGARA FALLS, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 464720; Cal. No. 30970 30971

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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 Driving While Intoxicated.

ELIZABETH MARY ELLIOTT (A/K/A ELLIOT ELIZABETH); CALEDONIA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 308574; Cal. No. 31535

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension of at least 1 month and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of withdrawing narcotics for a patient but failing to either administer or properly waste them and with having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.

ELLIOTT EDWARD FISHER; HUNTINGTON STATION, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 280495; Cal. No. 31574

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of obtaining a patient's record without consent and uploading said record as an exhibit in a personal merit system protection board case in the state of Arizona.

VALERIE ANN FUSCO; OLEAN, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 211276; Cal. No. 31696

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having failed to complete a fifteen-minute check of a psychiatric patient and having documented that she completed the fifteen-minute check.

MARY K GODIN (A/K/A GODIN MARY); SYRACUSE, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 308368; Cal. No. 31524

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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 failing to report a patient fall.

LISA ERICA ANNE HELMER; SENECA FALLS, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 269044; Cal. No. 31391

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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 documenting incorrect glucose readings.

DENISE ANN HOAG; BUFFALO, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 261458; Cal. No. 31447 31448

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until mentally fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having attempted suicide while at work.

DENISE ANN HOAG; BUFFALO, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 514221; Cal. No. 31447 31448

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until mentally fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having attempted suicide while at work.

LINSA JOSEPH; NEW ROCHELLE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 680158; Cal. No. 31465

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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 Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.

CHRISTINE ELAINE MADRIGAL (A/K/A MADRIGAL CHRISTINE); CENTEREACH, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 297683; Cal. No. 31783

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person in the 1st Degree, a class E felony and Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree, a class E felony.

THERESA MARIE MCCARTHA (A/K/A MCCARTHA THERESA M); ROSSIE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 592664; Cal. No. 31480

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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.

SHANA MCDADE; ATLANTA, GA

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 763749; Cal. No. 31568

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of falsely stating on an application for licensure as a registered professional nurse in the State of New York that she had never been disciplined by any licensing or disciplinary authority.

MARY KATHLEEN MINER; SYRACUSE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 566369; Cal. No. 31707

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Falsifying Business records in the 1st Degree.

LORI MARIE NEWBY (A/K/A CANFIELD LORI MARIE, SEMAN LORI MARIE, SEMAN LORI); WINDSOR, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 579542; Cal. No. 31066

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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 charges of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree and Pennsylvania discipline.

SHANNON D ROUGUEX (A/K/A CLARK SHANNON D); HORNELL, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 271385; Cal. No. 31118

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of medication administration errors.

TIMOTHY WILLIAM SCHIRMACHER; BELLMORE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 694209; Cal. No. 30982

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Found guilty of professional misconduct Penalty Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of having been convicted of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the 3rd Degree, a class D felony, and Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor.

KENDRA SOULEY SEYNI-SOULEY; SPRING VALLEY, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 312786; Cal. No. 31530

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing as a licensed practical nurse in the state of New Jersey for approximately eight months while willfully failing to register.

EILEEN A SMITH; ROCHESTER, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 300936; Cal. No. 31432

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Indefinite actual suspension until mentally fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of failure to maintain accurate records.

TINA MARIE SMITH (A/K/A PERRY TINA MARIE); CONSTABLE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 381712; Cal. No. 31616

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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 inappropriately flushing a pic line.

JILL MARIE STILWELL; INTERLAKEN, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 615977; Cal. No. 31598

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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 failure to maintain accurate records.

KELLY ANN UZAR (A/K/A COYLE KELLY ANN); GRAND ISLAND, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 509284; Cal. No. 31438

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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 having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated.

DMITRY A WIEBER; PALMYRA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 307594; Cal. No. 31489

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
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 medication administration errors and having failed to check BG level.