Regents Actions in 39 Professional Discipline Cases

The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the revocation of 1 license, surrender of 12 licenses and 26 other disciplinary actions. The penalty indicated for each case relates solely to the misconduct set forth in that particular case

I. REVOCATION AND SURRENDERS

Dentistry

Ricky Gonzalez-Lopez; Dentist; Caguas, PR 00727, San Juan, PR 00918; Lic. No. 056529; Cal. No. 31962; 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 a dentist.

Nursing

Jessica E. Rowe a/k/a Jessica E. Hoover a/k/a Jessica Hoover; Licensed Practical Nurse; Webster, NY 14580-9501; Lic. No. 313200; Cal. No. 29029; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

Candice Elaine Rowley; Registered Professional Nurse; Corning, NY 14830; Lic. No. 694400; Cal. No. 29671; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of removing diphenhydramine and hydromorphone from the Pyxis without a physician order and administering diphenhydramine and hydromorphone to patients without a physician order.

Francoise Consuela Jarvis; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Arlington, TX 76017; Lic. Nos. 195754, 448090; Cal. Nos. 30926, 31906; Application to surrender licenses granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been employed as a registered nurse in the State of Texas without possessing a valid nursing license.

Linda Ann Barschefski; Licensed Practical Nurse; Trinity, NC 27370-3246; Lic. No. 255164; Cal. No. 31781; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been found guilty of professional misconduct in North Carolina.

Patricia Judy Barrios; Registered Professional Nurse; Oakhurst, CA 93644; Lic. No. 498085; Cal. No. 31907; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of abandoning and failing to monitor a newborn patient in respiratory distress in the State of Oregon.

Annieamma Augustine; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; West Hempstead, NY 11552; Lic. Nos. 210166, 439234; Cal. Nos. 31945, 31946; Application to surrender licenses granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Willful violation of Public Health Laws, an unclassified misdemeanor.

Catherine Marie Hanson; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Arcade, NY 14009; Lic. Nos. 181120, 401578; Cal. Nos. 31976, 31977; Application to surrender licenses granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Driving While Intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor; Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, a class E felony; and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 5th Degree, a class D felony.

Jonathan Forby Hosford; Licensed Practical Nurse; Richfield Springs, NY 13439-4765; Lic. No. 297832; Cal. No. 31979; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession with moral unfitness.

Veterinary Medicine

John Raymond Long; Veterinarian; Batavia, NY 14020; Lic. No. 002270; Cal. No. 32016; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to maintain adequate documentation, performing an elective surgery on a canine that had uncontrolled diabetes and failing to prescribe appropriate medication for a canine following surgery.

II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

Dentistry

Philip Herbert Artenberg; Dentist, Certificate to Administer General Anesthesia; New York, NY 10028; Lic. No. 040883, Cert. No. 000537; Cal. Nos. 31552, 31663; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $2,500 fine.

Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology

Aaron Jason Ovios; Professional Engineer; Plattsburgh, NY 12901; Lic. No. 077500; Cal. No. 31410; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Nursing

Tammie Renee Grant a/k/a Tammie R. Robert Grant; Licensed Practical Nurse; Malone, NY 12953; Lic. No. 294295; Cal. No. 28612; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite suspension until substance abuse-free and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

Amy C. Salem; Licensed Practical Nurse; Syracuse, NY 13203; Lic. No. 306136; Cal. No. 30372; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Suzanne J. McLean-Halberstadt; Registered Professional Nurse; Webster, NY 14580; Lic. No. 624590; Cal. No. 31094; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Indefinite suspension until alcohol abuse-free and until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Brittany Rose McKean; Registered Professional Nurse; Plattsburgh, NY 12901; Lic. No. 674681; Cal. No. 31533; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Indefinite actual suspension until fit to practice, upon return to practice, 2 years probation.

Michael R. Stengl; Licensed Practical Nurse; North Babylon, NY 11703; Lic. No. 319675; Cal. No. 31685; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Dawn J. Kahler; Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Psychiatry); Huntington, NY 11743; Lic. No. 683329, Cert. No. 402310; Cal. Nos. 31711, 31712; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Shane C. Sackett; Licensed Practical Nurse; Waverly, NY 14892; Lic. No. 302580; Cal. No. 31761; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 3 months actual suspension, 21 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $250 fine.

Irena Madera; Registered Professional Nurse; Selden, NY 11784; Lic. No. 518580; Cal. No. 31770; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,000 fine.

Megan Renee Raster; Registered Professional Nurse; New Orleans, LA 70131; Lic. No. 767818; Cal. No. 31773; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, $500 fine.

Lori Ann Duncan; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; West Seneca, NY 14224; Lic. Nos. 256502, 502936; Cal. Nos. 31776, 31775; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Jean A. Meier a/k/a Jean A. Rouse; Licensed Practical Nurse; Hilton, NY 14468; Lic. No. 322943; Cal. No. 31779; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Anthony Mastracco a/k/a Anthony Biaggio Mastracco; Registered Professional Nurse; Baldwinsville, NY 13209; Lic. No. 692395; Cal. No. 31799; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Wildy Thelusmond; Registered Professional Nurse; Huntington, NY 11743-6450; Lic. No. 659571; Cal. No. 31825; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 6 months actual suspension, 18 months stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

Physical Therapy

Gabriel Timothy Briggs; Physical Therapist; Camillus, NY 13031; Lic. No. 026816; Cal. No. 31766; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 months actual suspension, 22 months stayed suspension, upon return to practice, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Psychology

Autumn Lynn Porubsky; Psychologist; Springfield, MA 01108; Lic. No. 020933; Cal. No. 31254; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and reprimand, upon return to practice in the State of New York, 1 year probation.

Social Work

Aimee Lynn Gales a/k/a Aimee Lynn Richards; Licensed Master Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Greenville, NY 12083-3424; Lic. Nos. 076148, 080867; Cal. Nos. 30015, 30014; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Licensed Master Social Worker: 2 years probation, $500 fine; Licensed Clinical Social Worker: 3 months suspension to run concurrently, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Sharon L. Roberts; Licensed Master Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Apalachin, NY 13732; Lic. Nos. 079934, 080764; Cal. Nos. 31718, 31717; 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.

Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology

Lisa Anne Trent; Speech-Language Pathologist; Ithaca, NY 14850; Lic. No. 013190; Cal. No. 31642; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Veterinary Medicine

Camilo Bravo Sierra; Veterinarian; Northport, NY 11768; Lic. No. 006798; Cal. No. 31786; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 years stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $1,500 fine.