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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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January 1994

Nursing

JOYCE MANN CARLSON; WARSAW, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 142960; Cal. No. 14215

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charges of having been convicted of Conspiracy in the Sixth Degree, a Class B Misdemeanor.

GERALD ALLEN FRANCISCO; SIDNEY, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 329148; Cal. No. 14308

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charge of failing to properly dispose of medications.

ALICIA ROSE HOEBEKE; HADLEY, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 434755; Cal. No. 14342

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, 25 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee could not successfully defend against charges of having been convicted of Assault in the Third Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor.

SONALI S JOSHI (A/K/A JOSHI PRAMOD S, GALVANKAR PRAMOD SADANAND); SYOSSET, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 250801; Cal. No. 11972

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Revocation.
Summary: Licensee was found guilty of negligence on more than one occasion involving care of two Dialysis Unit patients.

JOHN A MABANTA; RONKONKOMA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 254058; Cal. No. 13746

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Censure and Reprimand, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest to charges of failing to follow proper procedures at a psychiatric hospital after being notified that a patient was off his ward and that the patient's location was not known.

BARBARA THEAL MORRIS (A/K/A THEAL BARBARA J); NORTH TONAWANDA, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 127909; Cal. No. 14310

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Probation currently serving under Order No. 12148 be terminated, 2 year suspension, execution of last 23 months of suspension stayed, probation 2 years under various terms, 50 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of violating her term of probation.

LAUREL OLGA PAPORTO (A/K/A CHRISTY LAUREL OLGA); HIGHLAND, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 388822; Cal. No. 13777

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee addmitted to charges of failure to administer medications on more than one occasion.

SUDHA P POTHURAJ; FRESH MEADOWS, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 432537; Cal. No. 14179

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to timely administer a medication to a patient and wilfully filing a registration application for licensure as a registered professional nurse which contained false information.

DOROTHY MAY RUSSELL; CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 216760; Cal. No. 14370

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges that she failed to assess two newborns at 1230 a.m. and 100 a.m., although hospital policy called for newborns to be assessed every half-hour for the first 24 hours of life and both newborns had last been assessed at midnight.

MAUREEN JOAN RYAN; TROY, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 149590; Cal. No. 14194

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 2 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of conduct in the profession that evidences moral unfitness.

MARY M SERGEANT; NORTH ROSE, NY

Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 341918; Cal. No. 14284 14285

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of making errors in medication administration.

MARY M SERGEANT; NORTH ROSE, NY

Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 093153; Cal. No. 14284 14285

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of making errors in medication administration.

Ophthalmic Dispensing

JAMES F MARINO; HORNELL, NY

Profession: Ophthalmic Dispenser; Lic. No. 005324; Cal. No. 12873

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years, $1,500 fine, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to exercise appropriate supervision over an unlicensed person.

Pharmacy

COTTAGE PHARMACY INC.; WOODBURY, NY

Profession: Pharmacy; Reg. No. 014857; Cal. No. 14057

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: $1,000 fine, probation 1 year.
Summary: Retail pharmacy admitted to charges of an employee pharmacist entering initials of the supervising pharmacist in the daily record and on prescriptions the employee pharmacist had filled, the supervising pharmacist failing to wear a badge while on duty, and the pharmacy failing to post a price list.

MARVIN A LEVINE; SCARSDALE, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 018644; Cal. No. 14338

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of dispensing pursuant to a controlled substance prescription that lacked the age of the patient.

JOHN E RENNA; EAST NORTHPORT, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 028332; Cal. No. 14059

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year, $750 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to sign or legibly initial prescriptions he dispensed.

ANTONIO B SOARES; BROOKLYN, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 023633; Cal. No. 14369

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Application to surrender license granted, 100 hours of public service.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of intentionally and knowingly distributing cocaine.

KENNETH VILLANI; WOODBURY, NY

Profession: Pharmacist; Lic. No. 029406; Cal. No. 14058

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: 1 year suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 1 year.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to sign the daily record for unfilled prescriptions, entering initials on prescriptions he did not fill, failing to wear a badge, and failing to conspicuously post a price list.

Physical Therapy

LEONARD J VIGLIATORE; BRIGHTWATERS, NY

Profession: Physical Therapist; Lic. No. 005011; Cal. No. 14410

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Application to surrender license granted, $10,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud.

Psychology

ELIZABETH E MINTZ; HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NY

Profession: Psychologist; Lic. No. 000658; Cal. No. 13840

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Suspension until fit to practice and successfully participates in a course of therapy and treatment Upon termination of suspension, probation 2 years under various terms to commence upon return to practice.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of practicing the profession of psychology while her ability to practice was impaired by alcohol.

Public Accountancy

JANINE PASCALE NEWMAN; ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY

Profession: Certified Public Accountant; Lic. No. 044094; Cal. No. 13015

Regents Action Date: January 14, 1994
Action: Revocation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of willingly failing to register with the New York State Education Department to practice as a Certified Public Accountant, and was found guilty of charges of failing to return records to a client.