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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

Nursing

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.

JEAN E WOLF (A/K/A JUEN JEAN E); NORTH TONAWANDA, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 103140; Cal. No. 29860 29861

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 admitted to the charge of documentation errors, medication administration errors, improper set up and administration of a dialysis treatment, and failure to use proper isolation procedures.

JEAN E WOLF (A/K/A WOLF JEAN); NORTH TONAWANDA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 608916; Cal. No. 29860 29861

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 admitted to the charge of documentation errors, medication administration errors, improper set up and administration of a dialysis treatment, and failure to use proper isolation procedures.

Pharmacy

BOBBYROCK INC.; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 034874; Cal. No. 31046

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of having been open for business without a licensed pharmacist on duty.

DANIEL J CUTIE; GREENWICH, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 039311; Cal. No. 31134

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 9 months actual suspension, 15 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of pharmacy violations.

SHAMINA ALIHUSSEIN DOHADWALLA; NEW HYDE PARK, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 056928; Cal. No. 31567

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to provide adequate supervision of a pharmacy.

HEALTHWAYS WORLDWIDE, INC.; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 030364; Cal. No. 31566

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $10,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of having been open without a licensed pharmacist in attendance commingling food items with medications in the refrigerator and failing to have a thermometer in a medication refrigerator and the temperature in the refrigerator was not in the acceptable range.

SAM KALAPURACKEL JACOB; NEW YORK, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 054266; Cal. No. 31549

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Censure and reprimand, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to conspicuously display the pharmacy's registration while practicing pharmacy and obtaining the assistance of more than two unlicensed persons while filling prescriptions.

VICTOR M LA PERLA; PLAINVIEW, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 037050; Cal. No. 31771

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy in the 4th Degree, a class C felony and Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the 2nd Degree, a class A-II felony.

MICHAEL ALBERT LENZ; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 038811; Cal. No. 31581

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 2 years stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of pharmacy violations.

PROVIDENT PHARMA LLC.; BRONX, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 033660; Cal. No. 31550

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest charges of failing to notify the New York State Education Department about the change in pharmacy location and having more than two unlicensed persons assisting the one pharmacist on duty in filling prescriptions

RAINBOW CARE PHARMA INC.; FLUSHING, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 035813; Cal. No. 31563

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon $10,000 fine.
Summary: Registrant did not contest the charge of holding for sale outdated drugs and drugs stored in refrigerators that were above the recommended temperature.

ROBERT SABET; ELMHURST, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 049242; Cal. No. 31045

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to provide adequate supervision of a registered establishment.

Psychology

KEVIN THOMAS BARRY; NEW ROCHELLE, NY

Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 010691; Cal. No. 31428

Regents Action Date: February 11, 2020
Action: Application for consent order granted Penalty agreed upon Partial actual suspension in certain area until successful completion of retraining in said certain area, upon termination of said partial actual suspension, 1 year probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of striking an 11 year old minor patient on the buttocks with a wooden ruler during a treatment session on or about June 8, 2016.