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Contacts:
Media inquiries: Gordon
MacCracken, Communications Office 360-236-4072
Public inquiries:
Health Systems Customer Service 360-236-4700
OLYMPIA - 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.
Information about health care providers is on the
agency’s Web site. Click on “Provider Credential Search” on the left hand side
of the
Department of Health home page
(www.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.
In December of 2009 the Board of Pharmacy
indefinitely suspended the pharmacy assistant and pharmacy technician
credentials of Rosa G. Sandoval (PHAA.VB. 00064081, PTEC.VA.60065206).
Sandoval stole hydrocodone pills from the pharmacy where she worked and
illegally possessed hydrocodone-
acetaminophen tablets.
In November of 2009 the Department of Health withdrew
a statement of charges against the licensed social worker credential of
Melinda Johnson (SWI.LW.00005353).
In December of 2009 the Department of Health
indefinitely suspended the registered nursing assistant credential of John A.
McAlexander (NAR.NA.00199566). McAlexander failed to respond to an inquiry
about allegations that he diverted medication from a patient.
In October of 2009 the Medical Quality Assurance
Commission entered into an agreed order with physician Elizabeth M. Bennett
(MD00033971) under which a summary suspension order is terminated and
restrictions on her ability to practice are put in place for at least five
years. Bennett has a history of substance abuse, treatment, monitoring and
relapse dating to 1997.
In November of 2009 the Examining Board of Psychology
dismissed charges against psychologist Kim E. Kendall (PY00001379) and
exonerated her.
In December of 2009 the Dental Quality Assurance
Commission withdrew a statement of charges against dentist Douglas A. Seymour
(DENT.DE.00006613).
In November of 2009 the Massage Practitioner Program
indefinitely suspended the massage practitioner credential of Chance C.
Shurwin (MASS.MA.60043057), who failed to comply with terms of an earlier
agreement.
In December of 2009 the Nursing Care Quality
Assurance Commission suspended the licensed practical nursing credential of
Shaundell L. Wascher (LPN.LP.00057794), who failed to comply with terms of
an earlier stipulation.
In November of 2009 the Department of Health
indefinitely suspended the X-ray technician credential of Heather R. Weilert
(XRAY.XT.00005491), who failed to comply with terms of an earlier
stipulation.
In December of 2009 the Department of Health suspended for at least seven years
the certified nursing assistant credential of Tiffany M. Quimby
(NAC.NC.10093963). She was convicted in Pierce County Superior Court of one
count of first-degree identity theft, a Class B felony; two counts of forgery, a
Class C felony; and two counts of second-degree theft, a Class C felony.
In December of 2009 the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission suspended for
at least five years the registered nursing credential of Kent R. Dillard
(RN.RN.00131114). Dillard was convicted in Pierce County Superior Court of
first-degree assault, a Class A felony.
In December of 2009 the Board of Pharmacy entered into an agreed order with
pharmacist Jennifer M. Gray (PHRM.PH.00019102) under which her credential
is suspended for at least a year. Gray stole and used controlled substances and
legend drugs from the pharmacy where she worked, and continued to work as a
pharmacist while addicted to and abusing drugs.
In November of 2009 the Board of Pharmacy indefinitely suspended the pharmacy
technician credential of Xoa T. Oaks (PTEC.VA.00039372), who admitted
forging prescriptions to obtain drugs for her own use.
In November of 2009 the Department of Health withdrew a statement of charges
against the nursing assistant credential of Raymond P. Juidici (NAC.NC.10061462).
In November of 2009 the Department of Health suspended for at least three years
the nursing assistant registration of Bonnie L. Olsen (NAR.NA.00092911).
Olson was convicted in Spokane County Superior Court of one count of
first-degree theft, a Class B felony, and five counts of Medicaid false
statements, class C felonies.
In November of 2009 the Department of Health indefinitely suspended the
registered counselor credential of Maria Elaine Reynolds
(RC.RC.60048121), who failed to comply with terms of an earlier agreement.
In November of 2009 the Department of Health withdrew a statement of charges against the health care assistant credential of Aimee R. Lewis (HCA.HC.00155608).
In November of 2009 the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission indefinitely suspended the registered nursing credential of Pamela Thornton (RN.RN.00165307) after the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners revoked her credentials to practice in that state.
In December of 2009 the Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission entered into
an agreed order with chiropractor Harry Charles Woodfield III
(CHIR.CH.00034341) under which his credential is indefinitely suspended. On his
Washington license application, Woodfield answered questions inaccurately and
failed to disclose his North Carolina pharmacist license had been suspended
because of drug diversion.
In December of 2009 the Department of Health suspended for at least two years
the certified nursing assistant credential of Kathy J. Case
(NAC.NC.10060442). Case took $40 from a patient at a long-term care facility
where she worked.
Oregon:
In October of 2009 the Department of Health entered into an agreed order on
modification under which the registered nursing assistant credential of Sean
P. Walsh (NAR.NA.60070797) is indefinitely suspended.
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