Current Disciplinary Actions

When the Board takes disciplinary action against a licensee, a brief statement of the conduct and the sanctions imposed will appear on the Board’s web page for a period of time equal to the length of the disciplinary action, or one year, whichever is greater. Licensees who have failed to meet the conditions imposed will remain on the web page until the conditions are met. NOTE: Disciplinary actions taken by the Board remain on the licensee’s record even though all conditions imposed by the Board have been met.

The North Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy Investigative Procedures can be downloaded by clicking here.

Date Action Taken	Licensee	Grounds for Disciplinary Action	Disciplinary Action
3/10/14	Nikki Collins #7899	Obtained or attempted to obtain payment by fraud or deceit and billed for services or treatments not performed.	An Order was issued on 3/10/14. License revoked. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
11/17/14	Bryan Brown #7597	Attempted to obtain payment by fraud or deceit, convicted of attempting to defraud an insurance company and failed to notify the Board within 30 days of conviction of a felony that involved moral turpitude.	An Order was issued on 11/17/14. License revoked. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
09/12/16	Francisco Alvarado #9435	Failed to include in his application for an occupationa therapy license that he had been fired from his position as an occupational therapist in CA for billing for services not rendered on at least one occasion and forging a parent's signature on a treatment note which constituted grounds for a Stipulated Settlement and Disciplinary Order entered by the CA Board of Occupational Therapy.	An Order was issued on 9/12/16. License revoked. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
3/19/18	Neil Gerke #1625	Incompetent OT practice, failed to provide timely documentation of services and billed for services not rendered.	An Order was issued on 3/19/18. License revoked. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
1/15/18	Tammi Gilbert-Chaffin #7581	Diagnosed with an alcohol use disorder. Failed to respond to the Board and appear for a hearing.	An Order was issued on 1/15/18. License suspended. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs..
11/12/18	Dionne Joseph #10466	.Failed to provide timely, accurate and complete documentation of her OT services and documented OT services she did not provide to the client.	An Order was issued on 11/12/18. License was suspended for one year beginning January 1, 2019 and will be placed on probation for three years beginning January 1, 2020. Obtain supervision during her probation. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
9/24/18	Kelly McCrary #9025	Failed to provide timely, accurate and complete documentation of her OT services, documented OT services that she did not provide to a client, removed a computer from the facility and attempted to remove the billings for the client.	An Order was issued on 9/24/18. License will be suspended for one year when she renews her license following three years of probation. Obtain supervision during her probation. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
11/11/19	Heather Brown #1971	Failed to provide timely, accurate and complete documentation of her OT services and documented OT services that she did not provide to a client.	An Order was issued on 11/11/19. License revoked. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
11/11/19	Miranda Rape #12238	Without permission or knowledge of her employer, took various amounts of money from the money drawer bank bag at her place of employment.	An Order was issued on 11/11/19. License revoked. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
11/16/20	Barbara Hooper #13579	Employed as the Division Chief and Program Director of the OTD Division at Duke and used “OTR” in her title during which time she was not licensed as an OT/L in North Carolina.	A Consent Order was issued on 11/16/20. Licensed was put on probation for two years. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
11/16/20	Khalilah Johnson #8519	Employed as an assistant professor in the OT program at UNC-Chapel Hill and used “OTR/L” in her title during which time she was not licensed as an OT/L in North Carolina.	A Consent Order was issued on 11/16/20. Licensed was put on probation for two years. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
5/17/21	Mary Grace McDonald #13102	Resigned from her employment and agreed her actions contributed to her clients having a gap in OT services for up to 30 days.	A Consent Order was issued on 5/17/21. License was put on probation for one year. Complete additional CCAs. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
5/17/21	Michael Sblendorio #3274	Failed to properly and accurately document his occupational therapy treatments.	A Consent Order was issued on 5/17/21. License was put on probation for one year. Complete additional CCAs. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
5/17/21	Alan Zapanta #14130	Allegations of inappropriate behavior during his massage and bodywork therapy practice.	A Consent Order was issued on 5/17/21. License was put on probation for one year. Complete additional CCAs. Complete a six-month mentorship agreement and be supervised during his period of probation. Assessed disciplinary costs.
7/6/21	Sydney Frank #13706	Failed to renew license on time resulting in practicing with an expired license on from July 6, 2021.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty.
7/6/21	Jessica Kelly #9849	Failed to renew license on time resulting in practicing with an expired license on from July 1, 2021.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty.
7/30/21	Karen Salthouse #3404	Failed to renew license on time resulting in practicing with an expired license on from July 1, 2021.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty.
9/20/21	Jeffrey Lucas #9985	Failed to properly and accurately document his occupational therapy treatments	A Consent Order was issued on 9/20/21. Complete additional CCAs. Assessed civil penalty and costs
9/20/21	Marcus Simmons #14366	Disciplined by the Texas Board of OT Examiners for falsifying a patient’s signature page and notes and inaccurately documenting treatments rendered.	A Consent Order was issued on 9/20/21. License was put on probation for one year. Complete additional CCAs.
9/20/21	Brian Cox #12306	Documented false and misleading data regarding patients, billed for services not rendered, practiced beyond his scope of practice as an OTA and was incompetence in practice.	An Order was issued on 9/20/21. Complete the Remediation Program provided by the Board. License was put on probation for two years. Assessed civil penalty and disciplinary costs.
9/10/21	Candace Gifford #4206	Failed to complete continuing competence activities in a timely manner for three renewal periods.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty.
3/21/22	Kathleen Diamadi #2900	Failed to renew license on time resulting in practicing with an expired license from July 1, 2022 through December 28, 2021.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
3/21/22	Marci Milne #6401	Failed to properly and accurately document OT interventions and keeping residents on caseload who no longer required OT services.	A Consent Order was issued on 3/21/22. Complete additional CCAs. Assessed civil penalty and costs.

Updated 5-15-2022