Regents Actions In 44 Professional Discipline Cases And 1 Restoration Petition

The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the revocation of 2 licenses, surrender of 6 licenses, and 36 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. REVOCATIONS AND SURRENDERS

 

ACUPUNCTURE

Jia Liu; Manhasset, NY 11030; Lic. No. 000556; Cal. No. 25071; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Making False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters, and Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, Wire Fraud, and Health Care Fraud, all Federal felonies.

ARCHITECTURE

Edward Andrew Carroll; New York, NY 10001; Lic. No. 018857; Cal. No. 25072; Application to surrender license granted.  Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Obstruction of Justice, a felony.

CHIROPRACTIC

Boris L. Rapoport a/k/a Boris Rapoport; Brooklyn, NY 11229; Lic. No. 009360; Cal. No. 24876; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

NURSING

Karen D. Maloid; Licensed Practical Nurse; Liverpool, NY 13088; Lic. No. 259287; Cal. No. 24602; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having pled guilty to violating Article 33 of the Public Health Law.

Claudia Ann-Marie Francis a/k/a Claudia Francis; Registered Professional Nurse; Rosedale, NY 11422-3335; Lic. No. 512794; Cal. No. 24925; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

Audrey A. Stefanides; Licensed Practical Nurse; Palmyra, NY 14522; Lic. No. 209312; Cal. No. 25077; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to charges of having made numerous medication administration errors.

Donald Robert Finley; Licensed Practical Nurse; East Moriches, NY 11940; Lic. No. 287522; Cal. No. 25091; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to allegations of having been convicted of Falsifying Business Records in the 2nd Degree, a class A misdemeanor, and Willful Violation of Health Laws, an unclassified misdemeanor.

OPHTHALMIC DISPENSING

Seles A. Varin; Rochester, NY 14618; Lic. No. 004996; Cal. No. 25090; Application to surrender license granted.  Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted in 2010 of Possession and Receipt of Child Pornography by means of a computer.

II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

ARCHITECTURE

William J. Kortland; Brooklyn, NY 11214; Lic. No. 013915; Cal. No. 24898; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 11 month stayed suspension, 12 months probation, $2,500 fine.

DENTISTRY

Tania Helen Saavedra; Dentist; Levittown, NY 11756; Lic. No. 050848; Cal. No. 24950; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.

Rodney Rastegar; Dentist; Great Neck, NY 11021; Lic. No. 048692; Cal. No. 24983; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $1,000 fine.

NURSING

Olive Patricia Buckridge; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Baldwin, NY 11510; Lic. Nos. 165271, 439007; Cal. Nos. 24177, 24176; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 24 month suspension, execution of last 21 months of suspension stayed, probation 24 months.

Mary J. Colletta a/k/a Mary Daleo; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Riverhead, NY 11901; Lic. Nos. 110667, 334563; Cal. Nos. 24690, 24689; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.

Jennifer Tara Washington a/k/a Jennifer Konitsiotis; Registered Professional Nurse; Liverpool, NY 13088; Lic. No. 508101; Cal. No. 24718; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension for no less than 2 years and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension, 3 years probation.

Elissa Donata Mantovani; Registered Professional Nurse; Hicksville, NY 11801-6407; Lic. No. 573580; Cal. No. 24720; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Latrice Walker; Licensed Practical Nurse; Buffalo, NY 14215; Lic. No. 279209; Cal. No. 24787; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Linda S. Sperow; Registered Professional Nurse; Amsterdam, NY 12010; Lic. No. 392352; Cal. No. 24869; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Samuel Akintunde Savage; Registered Professional Nurse; Queens Village, NY 11429; Lic. No. 510239; Cal. No. 24934; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $1,000 fine.

Lauren E. Bentley; Licensed Practical Nurse; Cohoes, NY 12047; Lic. No. 274217; Cal. No. 24948; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice and until substance abuse-free, upon termination of suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $500 fine payable within 6 months.

Jennifer Anne Harbig a/k/a Jennifer Oneto; Licensed Practical Nurse; Port Ewen, NY 12466; Lic. No. 270778; Cal. No. 24954; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Robyn Rae Nadel; Licensed Practical Nurse; Rhinebeck, NY 12572; Lic. No. 242521; Cal. No. 24955; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Rosemarie A. Bower; Licensed Practical Nurse; Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; Lic. No. 283143; Cal. No. 24987; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until successful participation in course of therapy and treatment and until fit to practice, upon termination of suspension 2 years probation, $500 fine payable within 5 months.

Lucille E. Blaisdell; Licensed Practical Nurse; Canandaigua, NY 14424; Lic. No. 180792; Cal. No. 24988; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.

Peter Donkor; Registered Professional Nurse; Bronx, NY 10475; Lic. No. 466175; Cal. No. 25026; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Paula Jean Millard; Occupational Therapist; New Milford, PA 18834; Lic. No. 012415; Cal. No. 24911; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

OPTHALMIC DISPENSING

Keith Poveromo; Buffalo, NY 14207-2122; Lic. No. 005194; Cal. No. 25017; 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, $750 fine payable within 90 days.

PHARMACY

Donald Goldberg; Pharmacist; Yorktown Heights, NY 10598-3039; Lic. No. 028478; Cal. No. 24398; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $5,000 fine.

Monika Annette Wiltshire; Pharmacist; Glenmont, NY 12077; Lic. No. 034216; Cal. No. 24810; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Neil Subes; Pharmacist; Forest Hills, NY 11375; Lic. No. 032018; Cal. No. 24839; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $5,000 fine.

BPB Drugs, Inc. d/b/a Gallery Drug; Pharmacy; 131 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022; Reg. No. 009990; Cal. No. 24840; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: $5,000 fine, 1 year probation.

Rite Aid of New York, Inc. 10755 d/b/a Eckerd Corporation; Pharmacy; 5942 South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13205; Reg. No. 024030; Cal. No. 24900; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $10,000 fine payable within 2 months.

Noah Fisch; Pharmacist; Woodmere, NY 11598; Lic. No. 022645; Cal. No. 24968; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,000 fine.

Henry J. Jarocha; Pharmacist; Orchard Park, NY 14127; Lic. No. 028494; Cal. No. 25028; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Bernal F. Zeledon; Physical Therapist Assistant; Charlotte, NC 28213; Cert. No. 000945; Cal. No. 24509; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

RESPIRATORY THERAPY

Ronald Edward Krapf; Respiratory Therapist; Huntington, NY 11743; Lic. No. 000883; Cal. No. 23080; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.

Harry G. Lawrence; Respiratory Therapist; Fishkill, NY 12524-1115; Lic. No. 001940; Cal. No. 23081; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $10,000 fine.

Linda Orland; Respiratory Therapist; Santa Fe, NM 87505; Lic. No. 005305; Cal. No. 24905; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon return to practice, $750 fine.

SOCIAL WORK

Jill G. Jones-Soderman; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Nyack, NY 10960; Lic. No. 013488; Cal. No. 23157; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: 5 year suspension, execution of last 3 years of suspension stayed, probation 3 years, 100 hours public service.

Cindy Hoffman; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Castleton, NY 12033; Lic. No. 046860; Cal. No. 24518; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

David Noah Jablons; Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Brooklyn, NY 11218; Lic. No. 050934; Cal. No. 24705; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 month actual suspension, 21 month stayed suspension, 24 months probation, $1,000 fine.

Linda Sorge; Licensed Master Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Delmar, NY 12054; Lic. Nos. 061926, 073683; Cal. Nos. 24815, 24519; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $250 fine.

III. RESTORATION

The Board of Regents voted on June 22, 2010 to deny the petition for restoration of thephysician license of Steven Plotnick, Long Beach, NY 11561. Dr. Plotnick’s license was originally revoked April 24, 2003.