Regents Actions In 38 Professional Discipline Cases And 1 Restoration Petition

The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the summary suspensions of 1 license and 1 registration, revocation of 2 licenses, surrender of 4 licenses and 30 other disciplinary actions. The penalty indicated for each case relates solely to the misconduct set forth in that particular case.  In addition, the Board acted upon 1 restoration petition.

I. SUMMARY SUSPENSIONS

Pharmacy

Cutie Pharma-Care, Inc.; Pharmacy; Greenwich, NY 12834; Reg. No. 025438; Cal. No. 31031; Application for summary suspension granted.

Daniel J. Cutie; Pharmacist; Greenwich, NY 12834; Lic. No. 039311; Cal. No. 31032; Application for summary suspension granted.

II. REVOCATIONS AND SURRENDERS

Architecture

William A. Scott; Architect; Cheektowaga, NY 14225-1165; Lic. No. 011931; Cal. No. 30861; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of willfully failing to comply with the mandatory continuing education requirements to be registered to practice as an architect.

Massage Therapy

Wenzi Jin; Massage Therapist; Flushing, NY 11355; Lic. No. 026106; Cal. No. 30841; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of inappropriately touching a patient.

Nursing

Rebecca E. Hilton a/k/a Rebecca E. Owens; Licensed Practical Nurse; Brant Lake, NY 12815; Lic. No. 281059; Cal. No. 29137; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

Jennifer Ann Muehlig; Licensed Practical Nurse; Le Roy, NY 14482; Lic. No. 275622; Cal. No. 29456; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

Pamela L. Kenny; Registered Professional Nurse; Philadelphia, PA 19127-1455; Lic. No. 713713; Cal. No. 30749; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of failing to document correct vital signs in the medical records of four patients in Delaware, and falsely stating on an application for licensure as a registered professional nurse that her employment had never been terminated by any hospital or licensed facility.

Linda Marie Sturges a/k/a Linda Marie Tech Reed; Registered Professional Nurse; Cody, WY 82414-8837; Lic. No. 522247; Cal. No. 30901; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of practicing the profession of nursing with gross negligence in Wyoming.

III. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Architecture

Kiwoo Park; Architect; Seoul, South Korea 04158; Lic. No. 032383; Cal. No. 30647; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice in the State of New York, $2,500 fine.

Dentistry

Jennifer Lynn Petruso; Dental Hygienist; North Salem, NY 10560; Lic. No. 018830; Cal. No. 30571; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Landscape Architecture

Paul Erik Ersboll; Landscape Architect; Northport, NY 11768; Lic. No. 001358; Cal. No. 29679; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years actual suspension with leave to apply for early termination upon submission of continuing education credits, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

Massage Therapy

Marc J. Gatchalian a/k/a Marc Cateholion; Massage Therapist; Westbury, NY 11590-5402; Lic. No. 023968; Cal. No. 30401; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for not less than 6 months and until successful participation in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.

Nursing

Sege David Kalmbacher a/k/a Sege Kalmbacher; Licensed Practical Nurse; Churchville, NY 14428; Lic. No. 248214; Cal. No. 29589; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite suspension for a minimum of 2 years and until substance abuse-free and until fit to practice, probation 2 years to commence subsequent to termination of suspension and if and when return to practice.

Annemarie Brignoni; Registered Professional Nurse; Saratoga Springs, NY 12866; Lic. No. 585001; Cal. No. 30150; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.

Sarah Margaret Hubbard; Registered Professional Nurse; Rochester, NY 14624; Lic. No. 701486; Cal. No. 30152; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.

Gia Giselle Cabrera; Licensed Practical Nurse; Schenectady, NY 12308; Lic. No. 324683; Cal. No. 30311; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $250 fine.

Susan Colton; Licensed Practical Nurse; Warsaw, NY 14569-1558; Lic. No. 184034; Cal. No. 30371; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice.

Shawn S. Sprague; Licensed Practical Nurse; New Hartford, NY 13413; Lic. No. 273658; Cal. No. 30377; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence if and when return to practice, $500 fine.

Angela M. Groff; Licensed Practical Nurse; Copenhagen, NY 13626; Lic. No. 302172; Cal. No. 30489; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Jamie L. Williams; Licensed Practical Nurse; Ontario, NY 14519; Lic. No. 299118; Cal. No. 30525; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Jessica Mindel; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Amityville, NY 11701-3714; Lic. Nos. 293235, 662098; Cal. Nos. 30539, 30540; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspensions, 23 months stayed suspensions, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Courtney Marie Gervaise; Licensed Practical Nurse; Syracuse, NY 13212-3110; Lic. No. 297142; Cal. No. 30558; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.

Betty F. Glaser; Registered Professional Nurse; Commack, NY 11725; Lic. No. 454734; Cal. No. 30572; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $750 fine.

Catherine A. Tidd; Licensed Practical Nurse; Sardinia, NY 14134; Lic. No. 281723; Cal. No. 30578; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.

Susan A. Sliwinski; Licensed Practical Nurse; Tully, NY 13159; Lic. No. 302236; Cal. No. 30584; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Maryann Youngberg; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; New Paltz, NY 12561; Lic. Nos. 304634, 663665; Cal. Nos. 30585, 30586; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspensions, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Laura Ann Critelli; Licensed Practical Nurse; Franklin, NY 13775; Lic. No. 293072; Cal. No. 30587; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 3 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.

Erin Elizabeth Mikesell; Licensed Practical Nurse; Port Leyden, NY 13433; Lic. No. 322134; Cal. No. 30593; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Jennifer Lyn Williams; Registered Professional Nurse; Batavia, NY 14020-9424; Lic. No. 688918; Cal. No. 30595; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 6 months and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine.

Shelley Renee Brock; Licensed Practical Nurse; Halfmoon, NY 12065-8109; Lic. No. 287102; Cal. No. 30682; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.

Sharonda Danielle Clairborne; Licensed Practical Nurse; Riverhead, NY 11901-0702; Lic. No. 285580; Cal. No. 30683; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.

Public Accountancy

Kevin O'Brien Clark; Certified Public Accountant; Staten Island, NY 10301-2004; Lic. No. 052952; Cal. No. 30624; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $2,500 fine.

Gennaro J. Fulvio; Certified Public Accountant; Tuckahoe, NY 10707; Lic. No. 041733; Cal. No. 30625; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

Kenneth Steven Werner; Certified Public Accountant; Merrick, NY 11566; Lic. No. 058800; Cal. No. 30626; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $5,000 fine.

Fulvio & Associates, LLP; Public Accountancy Partnership; New York, NY 10018; Reg. No. 046476; Cal. No. 30627; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $5,000 fine.

Social Work

Robin L. James; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Accord, NY 12404; Lic. No. 036902; Cal. No. 29383; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: $500 fine, 2 years suspension, execution of suspension stayed, probation 2 years.

IV. RESTORATION

The Board of Regents voted on December 11, 2018 to deny the application for restoration of the physician license of Tariq Yousef, Briarcliff Manor, NY. Dr. Yousef’s license was surrendered February 29, 2008.