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I. SUMMARY SUSPENSION

Chiropractic

Ronald Bernardini; Chiropractor; Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779; Lic. No. 002929; Cal. No. 33700; Application for summary suspension granted.

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II. REVOCATION AND SURRENDERS

Athletic Training

Austin J.H. Pratt a/k/a Austin James Hallock Pratt; Athletic Trainer; Joint Base MDL, NJ 08640; Cert. No. 002584; Cal. No. 33342; Found guilty of professional misconduct; Penalty: Revocation.

Dentistry

Rhona Stanley; Dentist; Petaluma, CA 94952; Lic. No. 035318; Cal. No. 33426; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest that charge of failing to completely document a treatment plan.

Nursing

Francine Alexandra Kendzia; Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health); Niagara Falls, NY 14304; Lic. No. 545979, Cert. No. 304850; Cal. Nos. 33225, 33224; Application to surrender license and to surrender certificate granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Health Care Fraud.

Bautista Eustaquio Urriza Jr; Registered Professional Nurse; Caledonia, NY 14423; Lic. No. 570384; Cal. No. 33424; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of failing to suction a patient’s tracheostomy tube for five hours, resulting in the patient’s death.

Tammy Yvonne McQueen; Registered Professional Nurse; Charlotte, NC 28213; Lic. No. 614363; Cal. No. 33538; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of having been convicted of Driving with Unlawful Alcohol Concentration in South Carolina.

Kathleen A. Huston; Registered Professional Nurse; Grand Junction, CO 81507-9529; Lic. No. 521924; Cal. No. 33575; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of finding of professional misconduct by the Colorado Board of Registered Nursing, which if committed in °ÄÃÅÌØÂëÍõ, would constitute professional misconduct for practicing the profession of nursing with negligence on more than one occasion, in violation of section 6509(2) of the °ÄÃÅÌØÂëÍõ Education Law.

Kristi L. Swinton a/k/a Kristi L.C. Hecker a/k/a Kristi L.C. Searles a/k/a Kristi L.C. Hulse; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse, Nurse Practitioner (Family Health); Alplaus, NY 12008; Lic. Nos. 271944, 588726; Cert. No. 344139; Cal. Nos. 33585, 33587, 33586; Application to surrender licenses and to surrender certificate granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of practicing the profession of nursing with moral unfitness.

Heather Elizabeth Gilbert; Licensed Practical Nurse, Registered Professional Nurse; Williamsburgh, IA 52361-9416; Lic. Nos. 262619, 542241; Cal. Nos. 33596, 33595; Application to surrender licenses granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the charge of documentation and medication errors in Vermont.

Marissa Urraro; Licensed Practical Nurse; Northport, NY 11768-3107; Lic. No. 337289; Cal. No. 33615; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest the allegations of having acted in concert with others and created a Covid-19 vaccination record for patients without administering the said Covid-19 vaccination to patients.

Pharmacy

Bruce C. Snipas; Pharmacist; West Islip, NY 11795; Lic. No. 033864; Cal. No. 33327; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee did not contest charges of failing to maintain sanitary conditions, and compounding drugs in an unsanitary area; permitting a pharmacy technician to compound pain cream without direct supervision; and improper labeling of mail order drug products without the correct name of the registered pharmacy.

Ho-Orr Lin; Pharmacist; Manhasset Hills, NY 11040; Lic. No. 035878; Cal. No. 33509; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of mistakenly administering a Procrit vaccine to a five-year-old child instead of a second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.Ìý

Public Accountancy

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Thomas William Whittle III; Certified Public Accountant; Gladstone, NJ 07934; Lic. No. 079726; Cal. No. 33479; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, a class D felony, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, a class C felony, and Wire Fraud, a class C felony.

Social Work

Krista Marie Robertson; Licensed Master Social Worker; Endicott, NY 13760; Lic. No. 108791; Cal. No. 33601; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of sexual texting and boundary violations with clients.

Veterinary Medicine

Kristian Sean Rhein; Veterinarian; Garden City, NY 11530; Lic. No. 009370; Cal. No. 33510; Application to surrender license granted. Summary: Licensee admitted to the charge of having been convicted of Drug Adulteration and Misbranding, a felony.