HARRISBURG, Pa., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortes and Basil L. Merenda, Commissioner for the Department of State’s Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs, today announced 103 disciplinary actions taken by the State Board of Nursing between September 2003 and March 2004.
Actions were taken against individuals or firms in the following counties: Allegheny (15 actions); Beaver (2 actions); Berks (4 actions); Blair (2 actions); Bucks (4 actions); Butler (1 action); Centre (1 action); Chester (4 actions); Clinton (1 action); Cumberland (2 actions); Delaware (6 actions); Erie (4 actions); Fayette (1 action); Franklin (1 action); Lackawanna (2 actions); Lancaster (4 actions); Lebanon (1 action); Lehigh (6 actions); Luzerne (3 actions); Lycoming (1 actions); Montgomery (7 actions); Philadelphia (5 actions); Warren (1 action); Washington (3 actions); Westmoreland (3 actions); York (3 actions). A total of 16 actions involved Pennsylvania licenses with out-of-state addresses. Two actions involved unlicensed activity.
A complete list of sanctions imposed by the boards is available through the PA PowerPort at http://www.state.pa.us/, PA Keyword: “licensing disciplinary actions.”
CONTACT: Allison Hrestak or Brian McDonald, Pennsylvania Department of State, +1-717-783-1621.
Pennsylvania Department of State
CONTACT: Allison Hrestak or Brian McDonald, Pennsylvania Department ofState, +1-717-783-1621
Web site: http://www.state.pa.us/