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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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December 2024
Social Work
STACEY A SPATA; EAST SETAUKET NY
Profession: Licensed Master Social Worker; Lic. No. 060685; Cal. No. 34402
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 failing to document in a patient's record a diagnosis, periodic treatment plan or discussion regarding said patient's lawsuit against her employer and the ongoing harassment and discrimination the patient was experiencing.
STACEY A SPATA; EAST SETAUKET NY
Profession: Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Lic. No. 069919; Cal. No. 34403
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 failing to document in a patient's record a diagnosis, periodic treatment plan or discussion regarding said patient's lawsuit against her employer and the ongoing harassment and discrimination the patient was experiencing.
Veterinary Medicine
STEVEN JOSEPH AGOSTON; BETHEL NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 007951; Cal. No. 34413
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of administering the wrong medication to a dog.
JESSICA LIN FOSNAUGH (A/K/A SCHUSTER JESSICA); CLARENCE CENTER NY
Profession: Veterinarian; Lic. No. 015619; Cal. No. 34279
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing, pre-surgery, to prepare an Anesthetic Status Report assessing a canine patient's anesthetic risk factor; and, inappropriately continuing to perform a neutering procedure on a canine patient and not abandoning said procedure when difficulties presented.
BRIANNA ELIZABETH UNSINN; RICHFIELD SPRINGS NY
Profession: Veterinary Technician; Lic. No. 008020; Cal. No. 34313
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as a veterinary technician.
November 2024
Acupuncture
JUHYUN CHO JULIE (A/K/A CHO JUHYUN); SAN RAMON CA
Profession: Acupuncturist; Lic. No. 004904; Cal. No. 34255
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to accurately document the treatment plan for a patient.
Dentistry
PETER SALVATORE FELPO; SCHENECTADY NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 057403; Cal. No. 34250
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to diagnose caries and the need for root canals during physical examinations and on x-rays for multiple patients; and in multiple patient records, failing to chart caries and charting mild gingivitis when the condition was more severe.
PAUL DANA HARBOTTLE; SOMERS NY
Profession: Dentist; Lic. No. 045872; Cal. No. 34272
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to document the diagnosis, treatment provided, and justification for said treatment.
BARRY LAURENCE JACOBSON; NEW YORK NY
Profession: Dental Enteral Conscious Sedation; Lic. No. 000158; Cal. No. 34339
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to renew certificate to administer dental enteral conscious sedation.
Land Surveying
ANGELO JOHN FIORENZA; FOREST HILLS NY
Profession: Land Surveyor; Lic. No. 049468; Cal. No. 34314
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of submitting to the New York City Department of Buildings updated property survey maps which did not contain adequate confirmation of relevant boundary lines.
Massage Therapy
ALICE HILL KENLY-FENTIMAN (A/K/A KENLY ALICE); UTICA NY
Profession: Massage Therapist; Lic. No. 014560; Cal. No. 34361
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to keep accurate record and to properly drape a patient.
Nursing
VANESSA BONSU; ELMONT NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 309436; Cal. No. 33910
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 4 months actual suspension, 20 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $250 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of placing a tissue in the volume port of a patient's ventilator and falling asleep during a shift.
MONET MICHEL BRATHWAITE; CENTRAL ISLIP NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 773065; Cal. No. 34308
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, for several patients, removing medication in excess of the amount of the physician order, administering medication before it was due to be administered, and documenting medication was given to a patient which had not yet been removed from the Pyxis machine.
GLENN PATRICK CALDIT; ASTORIA NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 746716; Cal. No. 34241
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having choked a patient by the neck and grabbed said patient by the arm.
LAUREL PATRICE CHARLES (A/K/A WEBB LAUREL PATRICE); ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 266641; Cal. No. 34101
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 recording administering the medication Keppra to a patient although it was not completed.
MARY ANN CONNELLY (A/K/A CONNELLY MARY LIOTTA, LIOTTA MARYANN); MADISON CT
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 213647; Cal. No. 34155
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of, in the State of Connecticut, failing to completely, properly and/or accurately document medical records.
JACQUELYN MARIE DEVITO; LARGO FL
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 625991; Cal. No. 34267
Action: Application to surrender license and certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Unlawful Distribution of Oxycodone, a felony, and Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, a felony.
JACQUELYN MARIE DEVITO; LARGO FL
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Family Health; Cert. No. 338002; Cal. No. 34268
Action: Application to surrender license and certificate granted.
Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Unlawful Distribution of Oxycodone, a felony, and Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, a felony.
KAREN L DOE; LEAGUE CITY TX
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 368964; Cal. No. 34097
Action: Application to surrender license granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of, in the State of Maine, failing to visit patients and make required patient referrals; and failing to accurately and timely make necessary entries in patient records.
ALEXANDER GALAYEV (A/K/A GALAYEV ALEKSANDR); BROOKLYN NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 563826; Cal. No. 33545
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 having been convicted of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a class A misdemeanor; and Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
DIANE J HASCHMANN (A/K/A HASCHMANN DIANE JEAN, SAYRE DIANE J); ROCHESTER NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 509478; Cal. No. 34224
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 Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated, a misdemeanor.
MELISSA SUE HEBA (A/K/A MONTILEONE MELISSA SUE, CRANE MELISSA SUE, MONTILEONE MELISSA S); LANCASTER NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 635405; Cal. No. 33839
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 having failed to administer and/or document the wasting of controlled substances.
TANYA LYNNE KOLKA; GARRATTSVILLE NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 818498; Cal. No. 34322
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 having administered medication without an order.
ROBERT KENDALL LAVENTURE; SCHENECTADY NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 253829; Cal. No. 34174
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until drug abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree; Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree; and Attempted Aggravated Family Offense, all class A misdemeanors.
ROBERT KENDALL LAVENTURE; SCHENECTADY NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 523659; Cal. No. 34173
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until drug abuse free and fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.
Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Criminal Contempt in the 2nd Degree; Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree; and Attempted Aggravated Family Offense, all class A misdemeanors.
JODELLE LOCKWOOD; JAMESTOWN NY
Profession: Licensed Practical Nurse; Lic. No. 170937; Cal. No. 33721
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Driving Under the Influence, a misdemeanor, in the State of Colorado, and which if committed in the State of New York, would have constituted the crime of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
JODELLE LYNN LOCKWOOD; MONROEVILLE PA
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 380850; Cal. No. 33842
Action: Application to surrender licenses granted.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Driving Under the Influence, a misdemeanor, in the State of Colorado, and which if committed in the State of New York, would have constituted the crime of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor.
BELINDA MARIE MCGOVERN (A/K/A MCGOVERN BELINDA M); LACKAWANNA NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 718781; Cal. No. 34138
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.
ROBERT RAYMOND MILJOUR; SANBORN NY
Profession: Registered Professional Nurse; Lic. No. 634131; Cal. No. 33567
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of accessing medical records of unassigned patients for no legitimate medical reason in violation of HIPAA.
ROBERT RAYMOND MILJOUR; SANBORN NY
Profession: Nurse Practitioner In Psychiatry; Cert. No. 402793; Cal. No. 33568
Action: Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.
Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of accessing medical records of unassigned patients for no legitimate medical reason in violation of HIPAA.