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June 29, 2013 Newswires
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State Revokes, Suspends Licenses, Certifications, Registrations of Health Care Providers

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OLYMPIA, Wash., June 28 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release:

The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of health care providers in our state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practicing in other states.

The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., medical doctors, nurses, counselors).

Information about health care providers is on the agency's website. Click on "Look up a healthcare provider license" in the "How Do I?" section of the Department of Health home page (doh.wa.gov). The site includes information about a health care provider's license status, the expiration and renewal date of their credential, disciplinary actions and copies of legal documents issued after July 1998. This information is also available by calling 360-236-4700. Consumers who think a health care provider acted unprofessionally are also encouraged to call and report their complaint.

Asotin County

In May 2013 the Nursing Commission indefinitely suspended the credential of registered nurse Cris Jean Camerlo (RN00115153). Camerlo's license to practice as a nurse was revoked in Idaho due to habitual use of alcohol or drugs; possessing or administrating prescription drugs to any person, including self, without authorization; failing to make or keep accurate records; and taking drugs without authorization.

Grant County

In May 2013 the secretary of health suspended the credential of nursing assistant Corina J. Arredondo (NA00176153) for at least five years. Arredondo was convicted of violating a domestic violence protection order and unlawful imprisonment.

In May 2013 the secretary of Health suspended the credential of nursing assistant Melissa Sue Garza (NA60274649) for at least three years. Garza is being disciplined for sexual misconduct after she spoke to a client about sexual matters and shoved the client's head into her breasts.

Island County

In May 2013 the secretary of health suspended the credential of licensed mental health counselor Holly Vashti George aka Holly Vashti Jones (LH60150698) for at least one year. Vashti George was found to have ignored professional boundaries with a vulnerable client.

King County

In May 2013 the secretary of health indefinitely suspended the credential of massage practitioner Nicholas V. Myers (MA00023076), who was charged with touching a client inappropriately during massage sessions.

In May 2013 the secretary of health denied a request to reactivate the credential of denturist Daniel Inseong Park (DN00000312). Even though Park's license to practice as a denturist expired in April 2009, he continued to treat patients and had sexual relations with a patient during a denture consultation.

In May 2013 the Unlicensed Practice Program issued a notice of intent to issue a cease-and-desist order on Huifeng Qi who is alleged to have been practicing massage without a license. Qi is not a licensed massage practitioner in the state of Washington and has never held such a credential.

In May 2013 the Unlicensed Practice Program issued a notice of intent to issue a cease-and-desist order on Fanping Zou who is alleged to have been practicing massage without a license. Zou is not a licensed massage practitioner in the state of Washington and has never held such a credential.

In May 2013 the secretary of health suspended the credential of nursing assistant Asmarch Akal Tafere(NC60090030) for at least five years. Tafere was convicted of theft in the first degree after misappropriating more than $754,000.00 from her niece's trust fund.

In May 2013 the Nursing Commission indefinitely suspended the credential of registered nurse Jennifer K. Watkins (RN00150630). Watkins failed to appropriately document patient information -- treatments or administration or wastage of medication -- in accordance with nursing standards and was also found to have misappropriated medication.

Kitsap County

In May 2013 the secretary of health suspended the credential of nursing assistant Sandra D. Hinkle (NA00055469) until she has undergone a psychological evaluation. Hinkle was charged with first degree child molestation. This case was dismissed after the court found that Hinkle was not competent to stand trial due to a mental disease or defect.

Lewis County

In May 2013 the Nursing Commission suspended the credential of registered nurse Susan Marie Taylor (RN00099538) for at least two years. Taylor didn't comply with an agreement to participate in the Washington Health Professional Services program.

Mason County

In May 2013 chemical dependency professional trainee David Alan Scratchley (CO60124992) surrendered his credential to practice in the state of Washington. Scratchley pleaded guilty in King County Superior Court to attempted child molestation in the first degree and possession of a controlled substance.

Pierce County

In May 2013 the Nursing Commission suspended the credential of registered nurse Michelle R. Gibson (RN00157088) for at least two years. Gibson didn't comply with Substance Abuse Referral Contract that required her to complete the Washington Health Professional Services (WHPS) Program.

In May 2013 the secretary of health indefinitely suspended the credential of nursing Karyn K. Kuklish (NA00178856), who didn't comply with terms and conditions in a 2012 Stipulation to Informal Disposition.

In May 2013 the Nursing Commission denied the application of David Dave Macadiz Lerias (application RN60325108) to practice as a registered nurse. Macadiz Lerias failed to show he met the licensing qualifications to practice as a registered nurse.

In May 2013 the secretary of health suspended the credential of nursing assistant Stacie L. Mace (NA00126502) for at least three years. Mace failed to stop delivery of controlled substances intended for a patient who was not living in the facility she managed. She also failed to account for the medications that were delivered.

Skagit County

In May 2013 the secretary of health suspended the credential of nursing assistant Lyndsi M. Foster (NC10097151) for at least two years. Foster confessed to law enforcement that she stole multiple fentanyl patches from patients while she worked as a certified nursing assistant at Life Care Center of Mount Vernon.

Snohomish County

In May 2013 the Nursing Commission indefinitely suspended the credential of registered nurse Patricia Anne Ainsley (RN00098894). Ainsley failed to properly administer medications and to properly record the administration of medications.

In May 2013 Secretary of Health withdrew the Statement of Charges issued against massage practitioner Amenia Renfro-Mandregan (MA00025325) after Renfro-Mandregan came into compliance with the Stipulation to Informal Disposition filed in 2011.

Spokane County

In May 2013 the Secretary of Health suspended the credential of nursing assistant Laura Louise Akins (NA60206812) for at least two years. Akins stole from patients and another employee while working at Lighthouse Adult Family Home in Spokane.

In May 2013 the Chiropractic Commission indefinitely suspended the credential of chiropractor Stephen F. Renner (CH00001206). Renner didn't comply with an order entered in Aug. 2011.

Thurston County

In May 2013 the secretary of health suspended the credential of certified sex offender treatment provider and licensed social worker Brian O. Cobb (FC00000165 and LW00006992) for at least three years. Cobb failed to adequately supervise affiliate, failed to maintain client records and committed unprofessional conduct with several of his clients.

In May 2013 the secretary of health suspended credential of nursing assistant-registered and nursing assistant-certified Joshua Michael Rancour (NC60259875 and NA60245221) each for five years. Rancour had sexual relations with a patient while working as a nursing assistant at a nursing and rehabilitation center in Centralia.

Yakima County

In May 2013 the Nursing Commission withdrew the Statement of Charges against registered nurse Ellen N. Mallonee (RN0047616).

In May 2013 the secretary of health suspended the credential of nursing assistant Shirley Joanne Stankiewicz (NA60096892) for at least 42 months. Stankiewicz unlawfully entered the home of her patients and stole drugs.

Out of State

Oregon: In May 2013 the Nursing Commission indefinitely suspended the credential of registered nurse Thaddeus R. Kwiecinski (RN00070153). Kwiecinski surrendered his credential to practice as a registered nurse in Oregon for unprofessional conduct after he tested positive for benzodiazepines and marijuana during a random employee drug screen. Kwiecinski can petition for reinstatement of his registered nurse credential upon full reinstatement of his registered nurse credential in Oregon.

Oregon: In May 2013Medical Quality Assurance Commission indefinitely suspended the credential of physician and surgeon Ronald Killen (MD00024467). Killen voluntarily withdrew from the practice of medicine in Oregon while under investigation and has subsequently had his license to practice as a physician and surgeon in the State of Louisiana suspended.

The Department of Health website (doh.wa.gov) is your source for a healthy dose of information. Also, find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

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