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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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April 1996
Social Work
LORI JO MURPHY (A/K/A MURPHY-PUTRELLO LORI JO); WATERTOWN, NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 037135; Cal. No. 15431
Action: $1,000 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges that she revealed confidential information about a client without the client's consent, and further offered to hire a client to work for her.
LORI JO MURPHY (A/K/A MURPHY-PUTRELLO LORI JO); WATERTOWN, NY
Profession: Certified Social Worker; Lic. No. 037135; Cal. No. 15431
Action: $1,000 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges that she revealed confidential information about a client without the client's consent, and further offered to hire a client to work for her.
March 1996
Chiropractic
ELIAS GOLDSTEIN; PLANTATION, FL
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 002099; Cal. No. 13244
Action: $2,500 fine, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest a charge of knowingly submitting false claims to an insurance company.
ARNOLD E KERN; LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY
Profession: Chiropractor; Lic. No. 003921; Cal. No. 14914
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been convicted of committing Petit Larceny.
Dentistry
RICHARD COPELL;
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 035548; Cal. No. 15327
Action: $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest a charge of failing to maintain an accurate patient record.
SHELDON B ESTRIN; LEVITTOWN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 021443; Cal. No. 15921
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest to charges of directly billing a patient when he was required to accept dental policy provider payment as payment in full.
ALLAN ABRAHAM GOODSTEIN; SAG HARBOR, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 028897; Cal. No. 14105
Action: $2,500 fine, required to pursue course work in certain area, 1 year suspension with leave to apply for early termination upon proof of successful completion of said course work - upon service or early termination of suspension, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of a violation of terms of probation from a prior admission of professional misconduct.
JOSEPH VOLK (A/K/A VOLK IOSIF S); BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 041321; Cal. No. 14609
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest a charge of erroneously billing an insurance fund for services not rendered.
Engineering
ALAN E FIDELLOW; YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY
Profession: Professional Engineer; Lic. No. 052503; Cal. No. 15698
Action: 24 month suspension, execution of last 20 months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a Federal conviction of Conspiracy to Commit Bribery.
Land Surveying
GARY DANA GOLDBERG; HENDERSON, NV
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 050002; Cal. No. 14245
Action: Application too surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest to charges of fraudulently obtaining a New York State license by misrepresenting experiences and supervision on his licensure application.
LAWRENCE A PACANOWSKI; HAMBURG, NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 049737; Cal. No. 15862
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of making a series of errors in a survey and for a conviction of Petit Larceny, a Class A Misdemeanor.
Landscape Architecture
ARTHUR H MITTELSTAEDT JR; PORT WASHINGTON, NY
Profession: Landscape Architect; Lic. No. 000479; Cal. No. 15932
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of last 6 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of a conviction of three counts of violating Federal Law for filing false tax returns.
Nursing
SCOTT DOUGLAS BESWICK; UTICA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 399642; Cal. No. 15948
Action: Probation currently serving under Order No. 14135 be terminated, 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction of Driving While Intoxicated, and violation of probation.
JEANNETTE BRISCO (A/K/A HERRIOTT JEANNETTE); BRONX, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 074929; Cal. No. 14056
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of failing to update patient's records and failure to administer patients' medications as prescribed.
JOSEPH F CARAVAGLIO; ITHACA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 349047; Cal. No. 14972 14973
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction for committing an act constituting a crime as a result of diverting controlled drugs for his own use.
JOSEPH F CARAVAGLIO; ITHACA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 143751; Cal. No. 14972 14973
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction for committing an act constituting a crime as a result of diverting controlled drugs for his own use.
JUDITH G COLEMAN; ROCKY POINT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 349185; Cal. No. 15799
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of diverting a controlled substance by falsely representing on hospital records that the drug was being administered to patients.
PETER JOHN DIETZ; BABYLON, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 379342; Cal. No. 15851
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing two medication administration errors and failing to comply with a physician's order.
ROBERTA DARLENE ELLETT; DRYDEN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 083835; Cal. No. 15762
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction of Insurance fraud in the Third Degree, a Class D Felony.
PAMELA FLAMM (A/K/A KRAMER PAMELA ANN MULLE, MULLE PAMELA ANN); CENTERPORT, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 171639; Cal. No. 15852
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of mislabeling of a blood specimen which resulted in a patient receiving blood cross-matched from another patient.
LEO THOMAS KARR II; ELMA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 455363; Cal. No. 15230
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 18 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to being convicted of Sexual Misconduct, a Class A Misdemeanor.
LEE ANN MATHIS (A/K/A CHOPRA LEE ANN); PITTSBURGH, PA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 405704; Cal. No. 14312
Action: 5 year suspension.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of submitting false employment and licensure applications, and taking a Schedule V Controlled Substance from an employer's premises.
DARLENE MILLER; MATTYDALE, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 222158; Cal. No. 14990
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of not reporting a change of a patient's blood pressure to the head nurse, and verbally abusing two patients.
MICHELE ANN MOTTOSHISKI; ALBANY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 205476; Cal. No. 14698
Action: Annul license.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of obtaining a license and practicing nursing fraudulently by not reporting convictions of three crimes, failure to prepare a patient for surgery, failure to record administration of medications, and failure to administer medications.
CECILIA TERESA MURPHY (A/K/A RUSSELL CECILIA TERESA); LAKE RONKONKOMA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 436162; Cal. No. 15108 15109
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of two medication administration errors.
KIMBERLY ANN NORMAN; BUFFALO, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 206132; Cal. No. 15910
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of last 11 months of suspension stayed, following service of the actual one month suspension, probation 1 year to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest to charges of falsely indicating on a time card and on progress notes that she had visited a patient on two dates when the visits were not made.
MICHELLE E OUELLETTE (A/K/A BROWN MICHELLE E, BUNKE MICHELLE ERIN); ADAMS, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 187890; Cal. No. 15302
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been convicted of the crime of violating Public Health Law 12-b, a Misdemeanor
JOSE PACHECO JR; AND BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 391511; Cal. No. 14578 14579
Action: Suspension until successfully completes certain course of treatment - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been convicted of committing the Federal crime of Conspiracy to Commit Offense or to Defraud the United States.
JOSE PACHECO JR; AND BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 182522; Cal. No. 14578 14579
Action: Suspension until successfully completes certain course of treatment - upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been convicted of committing the Federal crime of Conspiracy to Commit Offense or to Defraud the United States.
PATRICIA A PERRINE; SCHENECTADY, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 176430; Cal. No. 15996
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee does not contest to charges of failing to administer prescribed medication to patients in ten instances, over six days and for nine instances of incorrectly recording in patients' records that medications had been administered.