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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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March 1996
Nursing
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.
CINDY JEAN RAUBER (A/K/A KUHN CINDY JEAN, BURLEY CINDY J); WAYLAND, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 410473; Cal. No. 15911
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of making medication administration errors.
BERNICE I RAYMOND; FULTON, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 115503; Cal. No. 15923
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of committing various medication administration errors and failing to properly care for an elderly patient.
MICHAEL FRANK REBOKIS; AND SPEAKERS, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 394093; Cal. No. 13644
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of charges of practicing nursing while ability was impaired.
LISA RYDER (A/K/A COX LISA, CRUMP LISA, HITCHMAN LISA J); MASSENA, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 125872; Cal. No. 15756
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction of Falsifying Business Records in the Second Degree.
TERRENCE E SEUNATH; BRONX, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 244567; Cal. No. 15295
Action: 2 year suspension with leave to apply for early termination after service of first six months of suspension if and when receives certain certification - upon service or termination of suspension, probation 2 years, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of falsely representing himself as a certified registered nurse anesthetist in connection with seeking employment at two different facilities.
DONNA DIETCH TAYLOR (A/K/A DIETCH DONNA LOUISE); COCOA BEACH, FL
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 074730; Cal. No. 15909
Action: Partial suspension in certain area until successfully completes specified coursework, probation 2 years to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of making medication administration and charting errors.
KATHY L TUCCI (A/K/A CHADDERDON KATHY LYNN); WEST HENRIETTA, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 443668; Cal. No. 15905
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted having been found by the Commissioner of Health to be in violation of Article 33 of the Public Health Law, relating to controlled substances.
JEAN M ZYGLIS; LANCASTER, NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 383014; Cal. No. 15629 15628
Action: Partial suspension in certain area until successfully completes certain course, probation 1 year to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of administering a controlled substance to a patient without a physician's order on three different occasions with different patients.
JEAN M ZYGLIS; LANCASTER, NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 180184; Cal. No. 15629 15628
Action: Partial suspension in certain area until successfully completes certain course, probation 1 year to commence if and when return to practice.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of administering a controlled substance to a patient without a physician's order on three different occasions with different patients.
Pharmacy
BES DRUG INC.; FLORAL PARK, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 017373; Cal. No. 15895
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failure to comply with rules and regulations governing the practice of the profession of pharmacy.
HALMOR TRADING CORP.; NEW YORK, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 015356; Cal. No. 15358
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of being open for business on more than one occasion without a licensed pharmacist being present.
MAHMOOD ALAM MALIK; VALLEY STREAM, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 038302; Cal. No. 15076
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee was found to have been convicted of committing Sexual Abuse in the Second Degree.
MIDWAY DRUGS, INC.; WESTBURY, NY
Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 014577; Cal. No. 15858
Action: $1,000 fine.
Summary: Retail Pharmacy admitted to charges of an employee pharmacist selling a sample drug which was placed in the stock of the pharmacy by the supervising pharmacist holding for sale outdated and misbranded non-controlled drugs, holding for sale sample drugs, failure to sign daily computerized records of prescriptions, failure to have complete records for repacking substances, failure to conspicuously display the official price poster of drugs, and failure to possess the latest edition of the United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing information.
GHULAM MUHAMMAD; JAMAICA, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 029265; Cal. No. 15894
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted failure to comply with rules and regulations governing the practice of the profession of pharmacy.
STUART BRUCE SONNEDECKER; MADISON, WI
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 035598; Cal. No. 15821
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to a conviction of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree.
ROBERT JAY WALDINGER; SYOSSET, NY
Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 026879; Cal. No. 15857
Action: Censure and Reprimand, probation 1 year, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of an employee pharmacist selling a sample drug after licensee placed the sample drug in the stock of the pharmacy holding for sale outdated and misbranded non-controlled drugs, holding for sale sample drugs, failure of dispensing pharmacists to sign daily computerized records of prescriptions, failing to have complete records for repacked substances, failing to conspicuously display the official price poster of drugs, and failing to possess the latest edition of the United States Pharmacopeia Dispensing information.
Podiatry
FRANK CHARLES DOMINELLI; HUNTINGTON, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003403; Cal. No. 15931
Action: 2 year suspension to be followed by probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee admitted being convicted of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the Second Degree.
REGINA JOYCE HAYGOOD; BROOKLYN, NY
Profession: Podiatrist; Lic. No. 003932; Cal. No. 15976
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted being convicted of Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree, and Falsifying Business Records in the First Degree.