State of Texas ~ Veterinarian Information DISCIPLINARY SUMMARY* |
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– Fraud 2 – Advertising 3 –
Narcotic/Script 4 –
Sanitation 5 – Negligence/Malpractice 6 - Honesty, Integrity,
Fair Dealing 7 - Practicing Vet Med without License 8 -
Unprofessional/Dishonorable Conduct 9 - Information Only 10 - Violation
of Board Order 11 - Allowing Illegal Practice 12 - Felony Conviction 13
- Accreditation Action 14 - Records Keeping 15 – Solicitation
16
– Labeling 17 – Rabies 18 -
Unnecessary\unauthorized
Treatment 19 - Student Loan Default 20 - Reinstated Investigations 21 - Substance Abuse 25 – Other 26 - Continuing Education 28 - DPS/DEA Registration |
| Name (Click on name to see Official Board Order) |
License # | City | Docket # | Date of Action | Open Code | Close Code | Violation | Summary | Sanction | |||
| Abair, Harold W. | 10601 | League City | 2008-52 | 06/19/2008 | 26 | Continuing Education | Could not
show proof of CE obtained for seventeen hours during calendar year 2007 |
$500 admin penalty; Additional 17 hours CE by end of calendary year 2008 | ||||
| Aber, Gary P. | 3890 | Simonton | 1988-22 | 06/03/1988 | 3 | 3 | Narcotic/Script | Administered and/or dispensed Ritalin, a Schedule II drug, for training purposes and when not necessary or required for care of the animals; Failed to maintain records to substantiate the use of Ritalin. | 1 yr prob. Susp.\surrender II & IIN\$500 Admin. Penalty\15 hrs. CE; Jurisp; Qrt. Rpts. | |||
| Adkins, Jesse Odes | 3046 | Fairfield | 1995-01 | 02/08/1995 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Failed to adequately monitor the recovery of a pig from anesthesia after spay surgery; Failed to maintain complete patient records. | Official Reprimand | |||
| Akin, Joel B | 6921 | Dallas | 1999-18 | 10/07/1999 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 1999 | $250 Admin penalty | |||
| Akin, Joel B. | 6921 | Dallas | 2003-28 | 06/12/2003 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2003 | Civil penalty of $500, payable within 45 days. | |||
| Alexander, Marcus R. | 5436 | Tyler | 2000-10 | 06/08/2000 | 8 | 16, 14 | Record Keeping; Labeling; Other – Alternate Therapies | Failed to “Affix labels to all unlabeled containers containing any medication dispensed…”; Failed to obtain “a signed acknowledgment by the owner or caretaker of the patient that Chiropractic or MSM is considered by Texas law to be an alternate (nonstandard) therapy.”; Failed to maintain accurate patient records. | Official Reprimand; Jurisprudence | |||
| Alexander, Marlo S. | 8227 | Houston | 1999-11 | 07/10/1999 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Did not
produce records to substantiate the satisfaction of the CE requirements
in 1998 |
$250 Admin Penalty | |||
| Allen, Roberta Jo | 4679 | San Angelo | 2008-17 | 02/14/2008 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Could
not show acceptable proof of CE obtained for 12 ½ hours
during
calendar year 2004, three hours for calendar year 2005, and 12 hours
for calendar year 2006. |
Admin penalty $1,250 paid w/in 45 days (3/30/08), additional 12 hours of CE by end of CY2008, documentation shall be received by 1/30/09 & if not received w/in 45 days of 1/30/09, license shall be suspended until CE penalty is completed. | |||
| Allen, Thomas | 4680 | San Angelo | 2008-18 | 02/14/2008 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Could
not show acceptable proof of CE obtained for 12 hours during calendar
year 2004, 12 hours for calendar year 2005, and 12 hours for calendar
year 2006. |
Admin penalty $1,250 paid w/in 45 days (3/30/08), additional 12 hours of CE by end of CY2008, documentation shall be received by 1/30/09 & if not received w/in 45 days of 1/30/09, license shall be suspended until CE penalty is completed. | |||
| Alldredge, Benji F. | 4898 | Comfort | 1987-24 | 10/01/1987 | 3 | 3 | Narcotic/Script | Failed to maintain adequate drug records for Meperidine, Ritalin, Numorphan, and Demerol, all Schedule II drugs; Did not dispense these drugs for medically sound reasons; Failed to utilize Triplicate prescriptions when dispensing controlled substances; failed to maintain records for the patients who allegedly received the controlled substances. | 5 yr. Prob. Susp.\30 days down\surrender II & IIN\$2,500 Admin. Penalty\15 hrs/yr CE\50 hrs CS\qrtly reports | |||
| Allred, John A. | 4072 | Marshall | 2000-16 | 06/08/2000 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2000 | $250 Admin. Penalty. | |||
| Anderson, Tommy Don | 3713 | Blossom | 1987-14 | 06/11/1987 | 13 | 13, 8 | Accreditation Action; Unprofessional / Dishonorable Conduct | Issued blank TAHC official Health Certificates for shipments of livestock which he did not personally inspect; failed to accurately and fully complete certificates. | 2 yr. Prob. Susp.\14 days down\50 hrs CE\qtr. reports, Jurisprudence, 50 hrs CS | |||
| Anderson, William C. | 4633 | Fort Worth | 2005-43 | 06/09/2005 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Failed to perform a complete ovariohysterectomy on a patient, which resulted in additional stress on the patient and additional expense to the owner | Informal Reprimand | |||
| Andrews, Belinda | 9204 | Pampa | 2005-60 | 10/13/2005 | 3 | 3 | Misuse of DEA Narcotics Registration | Failed to possess a controlled substance registration from the Texas Department of Public Safety | $500 Admin Penalty | |||
| Andrews, Mark A. | 5227 | Argyle | 1994-08 | 10/05/1995 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Released
cat in a nonambulatory condition after spay. Cat died the next day.
Necropsy diagnosis was “acute hemorrhage into peritoneal
cavity
from cervical stump and mesentery.” Histopathology report
indicated “intra-abdominal hemorrhage” as cause of
death. |
Surrendered License | |||
| Arand, Thomas C. | 5275 | Round Rock | 2003-17 | 06/12/2003 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2002 | Civil penalty of $500, payable within 45 days. | |||
| Arend, Robert Joseph | 5689 | Ft. Worth | 1998-15 | 10/01/1998 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to produce records to substantiate his satisfaction of the required number of Continuing Education hours in 1995 for the renewal of his license in 1996 | Official Reprimand; $250 Admin Penalty | |||
| Arend, Robert Joseph | 5689 | Ft. Worth | 2002-21 | 06/13/2002 | 11 | Allowing Illegal Practice | Allowed an un-licensed employee to perform cat neuters | Official Reprimand, $2,000 Admin. Penalty; Jurisprudence exam | ||||
| Arnold, Christopher S. | 8979 | Dallas | 2004-00 | 10/16/2003 | 12 | 12 | Felony Conviction | Convicted of second-degree felony: prescription fraud |
Revoked | |||
| Ash, Henry | 1125A | Dallas | 1999-05 | 07/10/1999 | 3 | 3 | Narcotic / Script Record Keeping | Failed to maintain adequate Controlled Substances records; | 3 mo. Probated suspension, $500 penalty, submit copies of controlled substance log and drugs for 2-years. | |||
| Atchley, Charles | 3370 | Dimmitt | 1994-09 | 10/06/1994 | 3 | 3, 14 | Narcotic/ Script; Record Keeping | Failed to establish a veterinarian /client /patient relationship prior to ordering prescription drugs delivered; Failed to determine that such prescription drugs were therapeutically indicated; Failed to maintain patient records adequate to substantiate the diagnosis and treatment. | 2 yr prob susp; $1,000 Admin. Penalty; 5 hrs CE in practice mgt; initiate records keeping system; Jurisprudence; Qtr. Rpts. | |||
| Atha, Michael | 8722 | Dalhart | 2005-61 | 10/13/2005 | 3 | 3 | Misuse of DEA Narcotics Registration | Failed to possess a controlled substance registration from the Texas Department of Public Safety for the period beginning 11/15/01 and ending 06/22/05 | $2,000 Admin Penalty | |||
| Avery, Richard | 5901 | San Antonio | 1992-04 | 01/29/1992 | 11 | 11 | Allowing Illegal Practice | Allowed an un-licensed employee to vaccinate animals in his absence; Failed to affix his personal signature to rabies certificates issued. | Official Reprimand\jurisprudence | |||
| Axtell, Paul Charles | 8511 | College Station | 2002-24 | 06/13/2002 | 25 | 25 | Other – DPS Registration | Failed to obtain a DPS Controlled Substance Registration. | Official Reprimand; $250 Admin. Penalty; Jurisprudence exam | |||
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| Name (Click on name to see Official Board Order) |
License # | City | Docket # | Date of Action | Open Code | Close Code | Violation | Summary | Sanction | |||
| Baker, James M. | 1358 | Edinburg | 2003-05 | 02/13/2003 | 5 | 5, 14, 3 | Standard of Care; Record Keeping; Narcotic / Script | Injected euthanasia solution into two dog’s thorax, instead of utilizing the accepted method; Failed to maintain adequate patient records; Failed to maintain adequate controlled substances records. | Official Reprimand; $1,000 Admin Penalty; Jurisprudence; 30-day Suspension; Suspension will continue in 30-day increments until Dr. Baker passes the Jurisprudence Exam | |||
| Baker, James M. | 1358 | Edinburg | 2006-09 | 02/16/2006 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain all of the required continuing education hours for 2003 & 2004 | $500 Admin Penalty; Jurisprudence Exam; JE not more often than ever 10 working days; suspension if not passed. | |||
| Baker, James M. | 1358 | Edinburg | 2006-21 | 06/15/2006 | 11 | 11 | Responsibility for unlicensed and licensed employees | Allowed employee Angel Gonzales to practice veterinary medicine without a license | Formal Reprimand; $5,000 Admin Penalty, Suspended for 24 months, Stayed for 22, down for 60 days | |||
| Baker, John M. | 3227 | Fort Worth | 1978-04 | 01/15/1979 | 11 | Allowing Illegal Practice | Left
an unlicensed individual in charge of his veterinary clinic during his
absence for the purpose of administering rabies and other injections
and issuing vaccination certificates with veterinarian’s
signature affixed |
6 Month Probated Suspension, 2 Reports | ||||
| Ballard, Patricia | 5442 | Carrollton | 2003-14 | 06/12/2003 | 5 | 25 | Other – Alternative Therapies | Failed to provide a consent form to a client prior to prescribing Chinese herbs; Failed to utilize a consent form that conforms to Board standards. | Official Reprimand; Provide copies of revised alternative therapies consent forms to Board within 30 days. | |||
| Barham, Bobby G. | 2388 | Corsicana | 1978-01 | 05/22/1978 | 11 | Allowing Illegal Practice | Allowed a non-licensed employee to administer rabies injections un supervised. | Reprimanded | ||||
| Barns, Anne | 6180 | Arlington | 2007-18 | 02/08/2007 | 3 | Misuse DEA Narcotics Registration | Did not possess current controlled substance registration from DPS and had administered controlled substances to animals. Dr. Barns had gone 19 years without this registration. | $2,500 Admin Penalty | ||||
| Bass, Rachel (Roark) | 8726 | Dallas | 2005-44 | 06/09/2005 | 18 | 18 | Unauthorized Treatment | Failed to obtain authorization prior to treating a patient | Informal Reprimand | |||
| Beach, John F. | 5694 | Ft. Worth | 2001-17 | 06/21/2001 | 11 | 25 | Allowing Illegal Practice | Provided euthanasia drugs to a nonlicensed employee, who then euthanized two animals without proper supervision. | $250 Admin. Penalty. | |||
| Beardsley, Stephanie L. | 6961 | Austin | 2008-29 | 02/14/2008 | 28 | DPS / DEA Registration | Failed
to have actual knowledge that employee veterinarian was currently
registered with the Texas Dept. of Public Safety before granting
employee veterinarian permission to operate under licensee’s
DEA
controlled substance registration. |
$500 Admin Penalty paid within 45 days | ||||
| Beasley, Kenneth V. | 1968 | Houston | 1993-04 | 02/03/1993 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Failed to properly label a medication; Administered Ivomec without weighing the patient, exceeding the 200 ug/kg toxic range for the animal’s weight; Failed to advise the client to observe the animal for at least 8 hours after treatment because of the sensitivity of collies to ivermectin. | Official Reprimand; 20 hrs CE, 5 in heartworm read.; jurisprudence | |||
| Beasley, Kenneth V. | 1968 | Houston | 1998-12 | 10/01/1998 | 5 | 5, 14 | Record Keeping; Standard of Care; Labeling | Diagnosed a dog with Parvo but failed to give an adequate volume of parenteral fluids; Administered an unknown amount of Benzelmin wormer with Vi-Sorbin, orally, an unknown amount of Vitamin B12, Vitamin K and Atropine as well as dispensing Ampicillin capsules but failed too include dosages and details necessary to substantiate a diagnosis; failed to place adequate information on the label of the Ampicillin. | 2-year Probated Suspension; $1,000 Admin Penalty; Not use Ivomec for heartworms; 5 hrs. CE; Submit logs semi-annually | |||
| Beasley, Kenneth V. | 1968 | Houston | 1993-13 | 06/10/1993 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care; Record Keeping | Administered 0.1 cc of Ivermectin to a dog for treatment of heartworms, the product monographs for the various Ivomec injectables states that these medicines should be used to treat dogs, and that such treatment may result in fatality. The dog later died due to an immediate kill of adult heartworms causing them to block the right aorta and arteries, causing congestion in the lung tissue and high blood pressure with death; Failed to maintain adequate patient records. | 2 yr prob susp\$1,000 Admin. Penalty\quarterly reporting | |||
| Becker, Michael C. | 5368 | San Antonio | 1995-04 | 02/08/1995 | 3 | 3 | Narcotic / Script | Failed to properly secure drugs; Failed to maintain proper records for acquisition and disposition of controlled substances. | 5-year Probated Susp., 3,000 Admin Penalty; 5 hrs CE in Record Keeping. | |||
| Beeler, George W. | 3373 | Crockett | 1994-06 | 02/02/1994 | 3 | 3, 14 | Narcotic / Script; Record Keeping | Failed to maintain controlled substances records; Failed to maintain patient records for controlled substances dispensed, delivered or ordered; Failed to establish a veterinarian/client/patient relationship prior to dispensing, delivering or ordering a prescription drug; Failed to determine that drugs dispensed or administered were therapeutically indicated for the health and/or well being of the animal. | 5 yr. Prob susp; $1,000 Admin. Penalty; 10 hrs CE in practice mgt; surrender DEA-DPS cert; Qtr. Rpts; Unannounced Inspections; Jurisprudence | |||
| Bennett, Joe | 3230 | Mexia | 2005-36 | 06/09/2005 | 5, 14 | 5, 14 | Standard of Care; Record Keeping | Failed to investigate the cause of anemia in a patient; failed to conduct blood work; failed to communicate the patient’s condition to the client; failed to provide medication and/or instructions upon discharge; failed to present the option of seeking after hours care at an emergency clinic to the client | Formal Reprimand; Obtain 8 hours of Board approved CE in emergency medicine within 18 months of date of order. | |||
| Betton, Steven | 3374 | Midland | 1980-01 | 01/22/1980 | Verbal
abuse of clients; threw client’s dog out the door and into
the
parking lot without a leash or other form of restraint; charged more
than quoted estimate for boarding |
Research needed to locate original Board Order | ||||||
| Beverly, J. Mark | 8977 | Myrtle Beach | 2001-05 | 02/15/2001 | 25 | 25 | Other – Granted a Probationary License | Granted a probationary license for 3 years | Probationary License issued for 3 years – conditional see AO for details | |||
| Bien, Boyd | 5079 | San Antonio | 1999-01 | 02/04/1999 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to produce records to substantiate his satisfaction of the required number of Continuing Education hours in 1996 for the renewal of his license in 1997. | Official Reprimand; $250 Admin Penalty | |||
| Bierschwale, Mark | 6778 | Fredericksburg | 2004-19 | 06/17/2004 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain any of the required continuing education hours during 2001, for renewal year 2002. | $250 Civil Penalty | |||
| Blair, Shelley | 9523 | Montgomery | 2007-02 | 02/08/2007 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Could not
show proof of CE obtained during calendar year 2004. |
$250 Admin Penalty | |||
| Boeckh, Christine | 8230 | College Station | 1999-07 | 07/10/1999 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to acquire the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 1999 | $250 Admin Penalty | |||
| Bolduc, Nancy | 5284 | Houston | 2008-64 | 06/19/2008 | 16 | Labeling | Responsible
for the mislabeling and dispensing of a prescription drug by a
non-licensed employee |
Pay restitution of $986.50 to complainant | ||||
| Bordelon, Ramley J. | 5431 | New Orleans, LA | 1996-14 | 10/03/1996 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required number of hours of continuing education for 1995, necessary to renew his license in 1996 | Official Reprimand, | |||