DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS April 2017

[Pages:21]DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

April 2017

Secretary of State Pedro A. Cort?s announced that 152 disciplinary actions have been taken by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs' 29 professional licensing boards, the Bureau of Charitable Organizations and the Division of Legislation and Notaries of the Bureau of Commission, Elections, and Legislation:

PA Board of Accountancy PA Architects Licensure Board PA Board of Auctioneer Examiners PA Board of Barber Examiners PA Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers PA Board of Chiropractic PA Board of Cosmetology PA Board of Crane Operators PA Board of Dentistry PA Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists PA Board of Funeral Directors PA Board of Landscape Architects PA Board of Massage Therapy PA Board of Medicine Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its Navigable Tributaries Secretary of the Commonwealth ? Notaries Public PA Board of Nursing PA Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators PA Board of Occupational Therapy Education and Licensure PA Board of Optometry PA Board of Osteopathic Medicine PA Board of Pharmacy PA Board of Physical Therapy PA Board of Podiatry PA Board of Psychology Real Estate Commission PA Board of Speech-Language and Hearing Examiners PA Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors PA Board of Vehicle Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons PA Board of Veterinary Medicine

Actions by County

The specific actions listed below were taken against individuals or firms in these counties:

County

Adams Allegheny Armstrong

Beaver Bedford Berks

Blair Bradford

Bucks Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland Dauphin Delaware

Elk Erie Fayette Forest Franklin Fulton Greene Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson Juniata

# of Actions

0 13 0 2 0 5 2 0 5 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 9 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0

County

Lackawanna Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe

Montgomery Montour

Northampton Northumberland

Perry Philadelphia

Pike Potter Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Susquehanna Tioga Union Venango Warren Washington Wayne Westmoreland Wyoming York Total in-State actions

# of Actions

2 3 1 0 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 8 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 105

Actions taken against professionals with non-PA addresses

47

Total

152

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PA Board of Accountancy

No disciplinary actions taken.

PA Architects Licensure Board

Out of State John R. Betts, Jr., of Scottsdale, Arizona, was assessed a $40,000 civil penalty based on practicing architecture without a license. (03/10/17)

PA Board of Auctioneer Examiners

No disciplinary actions taken.

PA Board of Barber Examiners

Lehigh County Chris's Barber Shop, license no. BO433950, of Allentown, Lehigh County, was suspended for failing to pay a previously imposed civil penalty. (03/13/17) Philadelphia County Daniel Estevez, license no. BL050379R, of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, was suspended pursuant to the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dated January 23, 2017, which the court issued under section 4355 of the Domestic Relations Code. The suspension is effective immediately. (02/16/17)

PA Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers

Blair County Juliette Angelique George, certificate no. RL003665, of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, was placed on probation for a period of three years, ordered to complete seventy-five hours of remedial education, ordered to pay a civil penalty of eight thousand dollars and costs of investigation of two thousand dollars, and ordered to cease and desist from aiding and abetting the abetting the unlicensed practice of real estate appraising, because she failed or refused to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal, preparing an appraisal report, or communicating an appraisal, and by negligently or incompetently developing an appraisal, and by aiding and abetting the unlicensed practice of abetting the unlicensed practice of real estate appraising. (4/27/17)

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Lehigh County Michael L. Desnoyers, certificate no. RL003198R, of Bethlehem, Lehigh County, was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $7,000.00, was ordered to pay an assessment for costs of investigation in the amount of $2,000.00, and was ordered to complete at least thirty-three (33) hours of remedial education, because he failed to complete an appraisal assignment within the requirements of the USPAP, failed or refused to exercise reasonable diligence in developing, preparing, or communicating an appraisal or appraisal report, and negligently or incompetently developed, prepared, or communicated an appraisal or appraisal report. (3/08/17)

Montgomery County Eugene A. Soda, III, certificate no. RL138963, of Lansdale, Montgomery County, was ordered to pay a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000); pay costs of investigation of one thousand dollars ($1,000); and attend and successfully complete a seven (7) hour class on the sales comparison approach, because he failed to complete an appraisal assignment within the requires of the USPAP; failed to refused to exercise reasonable diligence in developing an appraisal, preparing an appraisal, report, or communicating an appraisal; and negligently or incompetently developed an appraisal, prepared an appraisal report, or communicated an appraisal. (4/27/17)

Out of State SettlementOne Valuation Corporation, PA registration no. AMC000104, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $5,000.00 because received disciplinary action by the agency of another jurisdiction responsible for regulating appraisers, mortgage brokers, real estate salespersons or real estate brokers and failing to notify the Board of said discipline within thirty days after its occurrence. (4/27/17)

PA Board of Chiropractic

No disciplinary actions taken.

PA Board of Cosmetology

Allegheny County Jessica L. Bickal, license no. CO280147, of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, was suspended for failing to pay a previously imposed civil penalty. (02/07/17)

Berks County Peter Dolinsky, Jr., license no. CO177289L, of Shillington, Berks County, was suspended for failing to pay a previously imposed civil penalty. (03/17/17)

Bucks County Jenna L. Morrow, license no. CO262599, of Bensalem, Bucks County, was suspended for failing to pay a previously imposed civil penalty. (03/17/17)

Delaware County Louis V Nail & Spa, Inc., license no. CY197018, of Swarthmore, Delaware County, was suspended for failing to pay a previously imposed civil penalty. (03/23/17)

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Shan You Huang d/b/a Lisa's Nail Salon, license no. CY195967, of Upper Darby, Delaware County, was suspended for failing to pay a previously imposed civil penalty. (03/17/17)

Lackawanna County Valerie L. Filer, license no. CO293410, of Madison Township, Lackawanna County, was suspended pursuant to the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County dated February 13, 2017, which the court issued under section 4355 of the Domestic Relations Code. The suspension is effective immediately. (03/09/17)

Philadelphia County Orchid Beauty Salon, license no. CB115032, of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, was suspended for failing to pay a previously imposed civil penalty. (02/07/17)

Schuylkill County Victoria Rodriguez, license no. CO264471, of Cressona, Schuylkill County, was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $1,000 because she was practicing cosmetology without a current and active license. (05/01/17)

Out of State Paul Nguyen, PA license no. CL184240, of Cockeysville, Maryland, was suspended for failing to pay a previously imposed civil penalty. (03/23/17)

Alexa Holzheimer, PA license no. CO285028, of Califon, New Jersey, was suspended for failing to pay a previously imposed civil penalty. (03/23/17)

PA Board of Crane Operators

No disciplinary actions taken.

PA Board of Dentistry

Centre County Wade Newman, license nos. DS031313L and DP000547, of Bellefonte, Centre County, had his licenses to practice as a Dentist and as an Administrator of Anesthesia temporarily suspended, pending a hearing, on the grounds that his continued practice within the Commonwealth may be an immediate and clear danger to the public health and safety. (04/05/2017)

Perry County Jennifer L. Troutman, license no. DF003787, of Newport, Perry County, was automatically suspended based on her misdemeanor conviction under the Drug Act. (03/09/17)

Philadelphia County Brett Zygmunt Godlewski, license no. DS039481, of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, was suspended for one year, immediately stayed to probation for one year and was issued a $7500 civil penalty based on a misdemeanor conviction and being disciplined by the proper licensing authority of another state. (02/13/17)

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PA Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists

No disciplinary actions taken.

PA Board of Funeral Directors

Allegheny County Tomy L. Germello, of West Mifflin, Allegheny County, was granted a license as a funeral trainee and placed on probation for three years due to his crimes of moral turpitude. (03/02/17).

PA Board of Landscape Architects

No disciplinary actions taken.

PA Board of Massage Therapy

Berks County Corrie Rivera, of Reading, Berks County, was granted a license to practice massage therapy by examination and immediately placed on probation for no less than 2 years based on applicant's crimes of moral turpitude. (02/28/17)

Philadelphia County Lisa Burress, of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, was denied a massage therapist license based on her crimes of moral turpitude. (02/02/17)

PA Board of Medicine

Allegheny County Brent Edward Clark, license no. MD042270L, of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, had his license to practice as a Medical Physician and Surgeon temporarily suspended, pending a hearing, on the grounds that his continued practice within the Commonwealth may be an immediate and clear danger to the public health and safety. (04/20/17)

Delaware County Charles Rene Williams, license no. BH000425, of Lansdowne, Delaware County, was revoked based on having received accelerated rehabilitative disposition for multiple felonies. (02/15/17)

Lehigh County Faton Bilali, license no. MD446867, of Allentown, Lehigh County, was suspended for no less than three years to be immediately stayed in favor of no less than three years of probation, because he is unable to practice the profession with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness, addiction to drugs or alcohol, or mental incompetence. (04/25/17)

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Timothy Adam Drabick, license no. OH000275, of Allentown, Lehigh County, was indefinitely suspended for no less than three years, such suspension to be immediately stayed in favor of no less than three years of probation, because he could not practice the profession with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness, addiction to hallucinogenic, narcotic or other drugs or alcohol. (4/25/17)

Westmoreland County Edgar D. Peske, license no. MD012012E, of Greensburg, Westmoreland County, had his license to practice as a medical physician and surgeon temporarily suspended, pending a hearing, on the grounds that his continued practice within the Commonwealth may be an immediate and clear danger to the public health and safety. (04/27/17)

Out of State Martin Leonard Korn, PA license no. MD025894E, of New Rochelle, New York, was automatically suspended for at least 10 years from the date of conviction, based on his felony conviction under the Drug Act. (03/09/17)

Senad Cemerlic, PA license no. MD441801, of Dover, Delaware, was revoked based on his felony conviction. (03/09/17)

George Allen Wootan, of Port Richey, Florida, was denied a PA license because he departed from or failed to conform to the quality standards of the profession, practiced negligently and was disciplined by the proper licensing authority of another state. (03/23/17)

Laurie Jane Poss, PA license no. MD025350E, of Baltimore, Maryland, was indefinitely and actively suspended, because she had a license or other authorization to practice the profession suspended, revoked, refused or otherwise disciplined by the proper licensing authority of another state. (04/25/17)

Donald S. Franklin, PA license no. MD012164E, of Lithia, Florida, was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $500.00 because he had a license to practice as a medical physician and surgeon disciplined by the proper licensing authority of another state. (4/25/17)

John Chu, PA license no. MD060242L, of Laguna Niguel, California, was indefinitely suspended because he had a license or other authorization to practice the profession suspended, revoked, refused or otherwise disciplined by the proper licensing authority of another state. (4/25/17)

Matthew Todd Davis, PA license no. YM010163, of Baltimore, Maryland, was publicly reprimanded and placed on probation for a period of one year because he had a license to practice as a respiratory care practitioner disciplined by the proper licensing authority of another state. (4/25/17)

Robert Morris Sackheim, PA license no. MD029243E, of Gulf Breeze, Florida, permanently and voluntarily surrendered his license, because he violated the Board's Act by having his license to practice as a medical physician and surgeon disciplined by the proper licensing authority of another state. (4/25/17)

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Edwin Peter Hutsal, PA license no. MD018945E, of Elmira Heights, New York, was suspended, with said suspension to be immediately stayed in favor of probation concurrent with the period of probation contained in the Consent Order approved for Respondent on October 27, 2016, by the New York State Board for Professional Medical Conduct, because he had a license to practice the profession disciplined by the proper licensing authority of another state. (4/25/17)

Barry M. Miskin, PA license no. MD040353E, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, paid a civil penalty of five thousand dollars and had a public reprimand placed on his permanent disciplinary record with the Board, because he had a license or other authorization to practice the profession suspended, revoked, refused or otherwise disciplined by the proper licensing authority of another state. (4/25/17)

Alexander Grinberg, PA license no. MD420361, of San Francisco, California, was indefinitely suspended because he had a license or other authorization to practice the profession suspended, revoked, refused or otherwise disciplined by the proper licensing authority of another state, territory, possession or country, or a branch of the Federal Government. (4/25/17)

Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its Navigable Tributaries

No disciplinary actions taken.

Secretary of the Commonwealth ? Notaries Public

Out of State Mirela De Souza, PA notary commission no. 1055973, of Danbury, Connecticut, permanently and voluntarily surrendered her notary commission, because she failed to be of good character, integrity, and ability; and she has been convicted of a felony. (04/17/17)

PA Board of Nursing

Allegheny County Michele C. White, license no. RN326048L, of Glenshaw, Allegheny County, was indefinitely suspended retroactive to August 10, 2016, and ordered to pay the costs of investigation in the amount of $700 based on being unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of mental or physical illness or condition or physiological and psychological dependence upon alcohol, hallucinogenic or narcotic drugs or other drugs which tend to impair judgment or coordination. (02/15/17)

Emily Kristine Johnson, license no. RN572838, of Bethel Park, Allegheny County, was indefinitely suspended based on being unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of mental or physical illness or condition or physiological or psychological dependence upon alcohol, hallucinogenic or narcotic drugs or other drugs which tend to impair judgment or coordination. (02/03/17)

Susanne Christine Wendell, license nos. RN612572 and PN266502, of Cheswick, Allegheny County, had her license indefinitely suspended for no less than three (3) years, such suspension to be immediately stayed in favor of no less than three (3) years of probation, because she proved to be unable to practice professional nursing with reasonable skill and safety by reason of mental or physical illness or condition, or dependence upon alcohol, hallucinogenic or narcotic drugs, or other drugs which tend to impair judgment and/or coordination. (04/20/17)

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