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The Board of Regents announced disciplinary actions resulting in the revocation of 2 licenses, the surrender of 4 licenses and 2 certificates, and 16 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��

MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER

Geraldine M. Gallagher; Licensed Mental Health Counselor; Saint Helena, CA 94574; Lic. No. 002668; Cal. No. 26348; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a Class E felony.

NURSING

Ann Marie Ryall; Licensed Practical Nurse; Port Washington, NY 11050; Lic. No. 225697; Cal. No. 26229; Application to surrender license granted.�� Summary:�� Licensee admitted to charges of having been convicted of Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a Class D felony; Offering a False Instrument for filing in the 1st Degree, a Class E felony; and Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree, a Class E felony.

Kevin Francis Brennan; Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Community Health); Watertown, NY 13601; Lic. No. 368198, Cert. No. 320050; Cal. Nos. 26329, 26330; Application to surrender license and certificate granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of forging prescriptions for his own use.

Stacey Ann Gonzalez; Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health); Moriches, NY 11955; Lic. No. 500287, Cert. No. 303849; Cal. Nos. 26405, 26404; Application to surrender license and certificate granted. Summary: Licensee admitted that she is under investigation for professional misconduct that on or about and between November, 2010 and March, 2012 on several occasions, she possessed the prescription pad of a physician and forged his signature issuing the prescription for controlled substances for her own use.

PHARMACY

Aiad Labyb Saman; Pharmacist; Staten Island, NY 10306; Lic. No. 040789; Cal. No. 25473; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

RESPIRATORY THERAPY

Gerald Richard Gentile; Respiratory Therapy Technician; Mount Sinai, NY 11766; Lic. No. 000013; Cal. No. 25662; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

II. OTHER REGENTS DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

CHIROPRACTIC

Gerald L. Corva; Garden City, NY 11530; Lic. No. 003399; Cal. No. 26230; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $5,000 fine.

DENTISTRY

Theodore Roy Belfor; Dentist; Catskill, NY 12414; Lic. No. 026821; Cal. No. 26277; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $2,000 fine. ��

Maureen Ann Khoo; Dentist; New York, NY 10011; Lic. No. 053584; Cal. No. 26285; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Censure and Reprimand.

NURSING

Debra Ann Keller; Licensed Practical Nurse; East Northport, NY 11731; Lic. No. 174213; Cal. No. 25817; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Kevin M. Graiani; Registered Professional Nurse; Stony Point, NY 10980-1335; Lic. No. 621536; Cal. No. 26114; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Diane Healey; Licensed Practical Nurse; Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776; Lic. No. 258271; Cal. No. 26226; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Deborah L. Brogna a/k/a Deborah Lynn Brogna; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; West Babylon, NY 11704; Lic. Nos. 234391, 488378; Cal. Nos. 26312, 26313; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: ��2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Amber Lee Aldrich; Registered Professional Nurse; Livonia, NY 14487; Lic. No. 557106; Cal. No. 26322; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 year stayed suspension, 1 year probation, $500 fine.

Crystal Arnell Cobbins; Licensed Practical Nurse; Albany, NY 12206; Lic. No. 296665; Cal. No. 26334; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, 25 hours public service.

Teresa A. Bynum; Licensed Practical Nurse; Miller Place, NY 11764; Lic. No. 278348; Cal. No. 26361; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Katelin Phelan; Registered Professional Nurse; New York, NY 10032; Lic. No. 608770; Cal. No. 26369; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 year stayed suspension, 2 years probation, $500 fine.

Felice Satia Oliver; Licensed Practical Nurse; Central Islip, NY 11722; Lic. No. 274270; Cal. No. 26370; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 2 month actual suspension, 22 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation to commence upon termination of probation under Order No. 25561.

PHARMACY

Jennifer VanDewater; Pharmacist; Cambridge, NY 12816; Lic. No. 054087; Cal. No. 26335; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: 1 month actual suspension, 23 month stayed suspension, 2 years probation.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY

Jacqueline Ann Higgins; Certified Public Accountant; Quincy, MA 02171; Lic. No. 097381; Cal. No. 26184; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, 1 year probation.

Howard L. Kleiger; Certified Public Accountant; Great Neck, NY 11021; Lic. (Cert.) No. 017471; Cal. No. 26415; Application for consent order granted; Penalty agreed upon: Censure and Reprimand, $1,000 fine.

III.�� RESTORATION

The Board of Regents voted on December 11, 2012 to stay the execution of the order of surrender of the��physician license of Mireya Francis-Carvajal, Orange Park, FL, to place her on probation for one year under specified terms and conditions, and, upon satisfactory completion of the probationary term, to fully restore her license.�� Dr. Francis-Carvajal’s license was originally surrendered March 4, 1997.