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Meeting of the Board of Regents | May 2009

Friday, May 1, 2009 - 9:20am

                                                                        Report of

REGENTS COMMITTEE

ON PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

                                                                               to

                                                             The Board of Regents

May 18, 2009

 

Your Professional Practice Committee held its scheduled meeting on May 18, 2009.   All Committee members were present, except Regent Saul B. Cohen and Regent Anthony S. Bottar, who were excused.

 

                                                                  ACTION ITEMS

 

Professional Discipline Cases

 

        Your Committee recommends that the reports of the Regents Review Committees, including rulings, findings of fact, determinations as to guilt, and recommendations, by unanimous or majority vote, contained in those reports which have been distributed to you, be accepted in 5 cases. In addition, your Committee recommends, upon the recommendation of the Committee on the Professions, that 28 consent order applications and 6 surrender applications be granted.  [PPC EXS (A) 1-3]

 

              These recommendations are made following the review of 39 cases involving seven registered professional nurses, five licensed practical nurses, three licensed practical nurses who are also registered professional nurses, three veterinarians, two architects, two certified public accountants, one acupuncturist, one dentist, one licensed clinical social worker who is also a licensed master social worker, one licensed master social worker, one land surveyor, one registered professional nurse who is also a nurse practitioner, one ophthalmic dispenser, one pharmacy, one podiatrist, one professional engineer, one professional engineer professional corporation, and one respiratory therapist.

  

Restoration Petitions

 

Voted, that the Board of Regents deny the petition of Franklin Simon for restoration of his license to practice as a physician in the State of New York.  [PPC EXS (A) 4]

 

Voted, that the Board of Regents deny the petition of Arnold Rosenthal for restoration of his license to practice as a pharmacist in the State of New York.  [PPC EXS (A) 6]

 

Voted, that the Board of Regents deny the petition of Bruce S. Klutchko for restoration of his license to practice as a physician in the State of New York.  [PPC EXS (A) 7]

 

Voted, that the Board of Regents deny the petition of Victor M. Flores for restoration of his license to practice as a physician in the State of New York.  [PPC EXS (A) 8]

 

Voted, that the order of surrender of Kenneth J. Schrager’s license to practice as a physician in New York State be stayed, that he be placed on probation for a period of three years in accordance with the Terms of Probation of the Committee on the Professions, set forth in Exhibit A annexed to the Report of the Committee on the Professions, and that upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period, his license be fully restored.  [PPC EXS (A) 9]

 

Voted, that the Board of Regents accept the recommendation of the Peer Committee, and deny the petition of Madeleine McPherson for restoration of her license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the State of New York.   [PPC EXS (A) 10]

 

Voted, that the Board of Regents accept the recommendation of the Peer Committee, and deny the petition of Vincent Anthony LaBruna for restoration of his license to practice as a dentist in the State of New York.  [PPC EXS (A) 11]

 

Voted, that the order of revocation of Mark C. Kaufman’s license to practice as a physician in New York State be stayed; that he be placed on probation for a period of three years in accordance with the Terms of Probation of the Peer Committee Upon Remand, provided that the period of probation shall be tolled during periods in which applicant is not engaged in the active practice of medicine in New York State, that applicant shall notify the Director of the Office of Professional Medical Conduct, in writing, if applicant is not currently engaged in or intends to leave the active practice of medicine in New York State for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days or more, and that applicant shall then notify the Director again prior to any change in that status; and that, upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period, his license be fully restored.  [PPC EXS (A) 12]

 

Voted, that the order of surrender of the registered professional nurse license of Lovely Jeudy-Pierre be stayed, that she be placed on probation for a period of one year in accordance with the Terms of Probation of the Committee on the Professions, set forth in Exhibit A annexed to the Report of the Committee on the Professions, and that upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period, her license be fully restored.  [PPC EXS (A) 13]

 

 

              Madam Chancellor and Colleagues:  Your Professional Practice Committee recommends, and we move, that the Board of Regents act affirmatively upon each recommendation in the written report of the Committee's deliberations at its meeting on May 18, 2009, copies of which have been distributed to each Regent.

 


                                      MATTERS NOT REQUIRING BOARD ACTION

 

              Your Committee discussed several topics of interest, including:

 

  • Associate Commissioner’s Report – The Associate Commissioner provided an update on the Office of the Professions budget, including the development of a Business Plan requested by the Senate and shared upon request with the  Assembly Higher Education Committee, identifying the current fiscal and staffing situations and spelling out how the revenues from increased fees would be used. The report also included an update on legislative activities relating to the professions.  [Oral Report]

 

  • Regulations Implementing the New CPA Legislation – This discussion highlighted for the Committee the three or four most important questions and presented recommendations to revise the Regents’ rules and Commissioner’s regulations to implement the new law, including rules and regulations relating to scope of practice, temporary practice, experience requirements, and other items contained in the new law.  [PPC (D) 1]

 

              That concludes our report.

 

 

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                                                                                                  Harry Phillips, 3rd, Co-Chairperson

 

 

 

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                                                                                                  Milton L. Cofield, Co-Chairperson