Board of Alcohol & Drug Counselors
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2006
HANRON, HOPE S.
License Number: CAC2954
License Type: Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: 2005-ALC-231
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 2/3/06
Summary: The complaint alleged that licensee falsified client records with respect to the time and length of several client sessions. Licensee acknowledged that she failed to document the accurate dates and the individual lengths of particular client sessions but denies that there was any discrepancy as to the total time spent with a client or any attempt at fraud. Licensee agreed to a reprimand.
LANDRY, MAURICE R.
License Number: LC2464, CCS3250
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Certified Clinical Supervisor
Complaint Number: 2005-ALC-234
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 8/4/06
Summary: Complainant, a former client of licensee, alleged that licensee violated client confidentiality by discussing him with his estranged wife on three separate occasions without a valid release. In his response to the complaint, licensee maintained that any breaches of confidentiality he may have committed were unintentional as he believed that the client had provided the appropriate release and that he was not the custodian of the client's file. Licensee admitted, however, that it is the alcohol and drug counselor's responsibility to ensure that the appropriate release exists before communicating confidential client information to third parties.
Licensee admitted that the board could find by a preponderance of the evidence that licensee breached the client's confidentiality by revealing confidential client information to a third party without a valid release. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $250 civil penalty. Licensee also agreed to a 3-month suspension of his clinical supervisor certification.
LITCHFIELD, JEAN E.
License Number: LC50
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: ALC-201
Disposition: Decision and Order dated 4/12/06
Summary: Licensee disclosed confidential information concerning a former client who had filed a complaint against licensee to a probation officer of the client. Although a first release executed by the former client did allow licensee to contact the client's probation officer, that release had expired and a second release still in effect at the time of the contact did not authorize the contact. The board rejected licensee's contention that concerns for her safety justified the unauthorized contact. The board held:
"Once the [first] release expired, Ms. Litchfield could not legally make any communication or commit any act to acknowledge T's existence unless she had a reasonable belief that he posed an imminent danger to himself or others. Even then, the appropriate action would have been to contact the police, not his probation officer. The Board disagreed with Jean Litchfield's interpretation of the tone of the response letter and did not find that she had a reasonable belief that she was in imminent danger from T which would have justified her contacting an appropriate public authority. The Board further expressed its agreement with Timothy M. McBrady's testimony that a parole officer is in a position of power over a parolee and that undue anxiety may be expected to result from any contact with a parole officer by a third party, much less one made after further communication was not authorized by the client."
The board reprimanded licensee, fined licensee $500, and ordered licensee to complete face-to-face supervision with her previous supervisor for one hour per month for one year specific to issues involving confidentiality.
LITTLE, SUSAN R.
License Number: ILC3650
License Type: Inactive Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: 2006-ALC-2462
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 3/28/06
Summary: Licensee reported two convictions for operating under the influence and admitted that she had actively abused alcohol. Licensee agreed to surrender permanently her right to be licensed at any level with the board. Licensee agreed to surrender all physical copies of her license. Licensee further agreed that she will not submit any application for licensure with the board in the future, and if she should file such an application, the board is not obligated to entertain it.
MITCHELL, KENNETH A.
License Number: CAC2988
License Type: Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: 2006-ALC-2424
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 4/7/06
Summary: The complaint alleged that a client entered the building where licensee was employed in an inebriated and provocative state, resulting in licensee striking the client several times. Licensee admitted that he struck the client. Licensee agreed to a reprimand. Licensee agreed to permanently surrender his license. Licensee further agreed that he will not submit any application for licensure at any level with the board in the future, and that if he should file such an application, the board is not obligated to entertain it.
NEISES, ALICIA J.
License Number: LC3091
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: 2005-ALC-236
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 1/6/06
Summary: Licensee admitted that she practiced and represented herself as an alcohol and drug counselor in the State of Maine without being legally licensed or certified with the board. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $250 civil penalty. The board agreed to grant licensee's applications for licensure and/or certification.
YOUNG, CLIFFORD
License Number: ILC1867
License Type: Inactive Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: 2005-AD-237
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 2/3/06
Summary: Licensee was a licensed alcohol and drug counselor. At the time of the events which are the subject of this consent agreement, licensee was actively practicing as an alcohol and drug counselor, but upon his licensure renewal date he requested that his license be put on inactive status. Licensee is not currently practicing as an alcohol and drug counselor.
Licensee and his former employing agency both notified the board that licensee had entered into a professional relationship with a minor child of personal friends of the licensee; that licensee failed to report an allegation of abuse made by that minor child against his father; and that licensee engaged in a personal romantic relationship with the mother of the minor child after his professional relationship with the minor child ended. Licensee admitted that he committed gross negligence, incompetence or misconduct in the performance of alcohol and drug counseling services by entering into a professional counseling relationship with the child of personal friends; failing to report the allegation of abuse made by the child against his father to the appropriate parties as mandated by state law; and engaging in a personal romantic relationship with the mother of the minor child. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and agreed to successfully complete 6 contact hours of continuing education in professional ethics. Licensee also agreed that if he elects to activate his alcohol and drug counselor license or to seek licensure in any other mental health care field in the State of Maine he will be subject to disciplinary supervision for a period of not less than two years.
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2005
BERG, CHRISTENE J.
License Number: CAC3236
License Type: Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-225
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 1/27/05
Summary: Licensee admitted that she practiced alcohol and drug counseling without a license subsequent to the expiration of her registration on November 30, 2003. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $250 civil penalty. The board agreed to issue licensee a certification as an alcohol and drug counselor.
CURRAN, BRUCE M.
License Number: LC845
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: 2005-ALC-224
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 11/22/05
Summary: Licensee admitted that his recordkeeping at his former employer was grossly negligent, incompetent or the product of misconduct. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and to a 2-year period of probation. Licensee agreed, during this probation, to complete 24 hours of continuing education and to meet with a disciplinary supervisor for a minimum of 1.5 hours of face-to-face, individual sessions per month.
GRAY, MICHAEL W.
License Number: CCS3161
License Type: Certified Clinical Supervisor
Complaint Number: AD-214
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 6/3/05
Summary: Licensee admitted that he removed records containing confidential client information from the premises of two employers and then abandoned the records in an apartment that he vacated. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $1500 civil penalty of which $500 is suspended.
HASSON, DONNA M.
License Number: LC352
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-211
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 10/20/05
Summary: Licensee admitted that she falsified client records and signatures in an effort to conceal discrepancies raised by the Department of Health and Human Services licensing review. Licensee agreed to a reprimand. Licensee also agreed to surrender the license, and agreed that she will not be eligible for licensure with the board at any level at any time in the future.
LITCHFIELD, JEAN E.
License Number: LC50
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-166
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 8/5/05
Summary: Licensee admitted that she employed an unlicensed individual to provide alcohol and drug counseling at her agency, and that she permitted a registered alcohol and drug counselor in her employ to practice beyond the scope of her registration by providing alcohol and drug supervision. Licensee agreed to a censure. In light of the extensive disciplinary supervision imposed by the board in complaint #AD-132, and the fact that the actions which are the subject of this complaint preceded that supervision, no further action will be taken against the license.
PEPIN, GERARD L.
License Number: CCS2842
License Type: Certified Clinical Supervisor
Complaint Number: AD-218
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 4/15/05
Summary: Licensee admitted that he engaged in multiple dual relationships with a client. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and agreed to successfully complete 6 contact hours of continuing education in professional ethics. Licensee also agreed to 1 year of disciplinary supervision by a licensed alcohol and drug counselor. For the first 6 months, supervision consists of 1-hour, face-to-face sessions every 2 weeks. For the second 6 months, if deemed appropriate by the disciplinary supervisor, the frequency of supervision sessions may be reduced to not less than one 1-hour session per month. The disciplinary supervisor will provide instruction and direction with respect to professional ethics and boundaries generally and specifically with respect to the ethical issues raised by the complaint.
SITES, GARY R.
License Number: AD3396
License Type: Alcohol and Drug Counseling Aide
Complaint Number: AD-233
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 6/9/05
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to disclose a criminal conviction on his license application. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
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2004
BELTON, CURTIS
License Number: RC2696
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-209
Disposition: Decision and Order dated 3/11/04, Consent Agreement dated 3/19/04
Summary: Licensee applied for licensure as a registered alcohol and drug counselor. The board found that licensee practiced as an unsupervised alcohol and drug counselor and as a clinical supervisor during the 6 weeks prior to his application for licensure, and that his employment position contemplated the continuation of his performance of both functions. The board denied his application on the ground that these duties exceed the legal scope of practice of a registered alcohol and drug counselor.
The board voted to issue the registration sought if the applicant entered into a consent agreement with the board: (a) accepting a reprimand for his unlicensed practice, (b) agreeing to complete 6 hours of continuing education in professional ethics, and (c) agreeing to a 2 year period of probation during which the applicant's clinical supervisor with provide written reports to the board regarding applicant's clinical supervision.
The parties entered into the consent agreement described above. [Note: The agreement provides for quarterly reports during the first year of probation only.]
BURNS, MARSHA A.
License Number: LC1424
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-206
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 11/29/04
Summary: Licensee admitted that a routine BDS (Dept. of Behavioral and Developmental Services) licensing review of New England Counseling Services, Inc., a substance abuse counseling agency owned and operated by licensee, revealed 45 violations of BDS' licensing law and rules. Licensee admitted that in the course of this review she submitted two fraudulent documents, represented that a member of her staff held an alcohol and drug counselor registration when he was not licensed or registered with the board, and attempted to conceal the fact that she was operating two unlicensed agency locations. Finally, licensee admitted that she was not forthright with agency clients and staff regarding the likelihood that the agency would not be licensed and, therefore, not be permitted to continue to offer counseling services.
Licensee agreed to a reprimand and agreed to surrender the license for two years. Licensee agreed that should she become relicensed following completion of the suspension, she will be put on probation for a minimum period of three years, during which time her practice will be subject to disciplinary supervision. Such supervision will consist of face-to-face individual sessions one hour in duration with an alcohol and drug counselor every two weeks The purpose of supervision is to provide instruction and direction with respect to professional ethics generally and specifically with respect to the legal and ethical issues raised by the complaint.
CROCKETT, DOUGLAS B.
License Number: RC2626
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-207
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 5/17/04
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to disclose a criminal conviction on his license application. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
GAER, NEIL S.
License Number: LC2577
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-195
Disposition: Decision and Order dated 12/22/04, as corrected by Amended Decision and Order dated May 10, 1005.
Summary: Licensee is a licensed alcohol and drug counselor employed by a residential child care facility. Licensee hired a total of seven persons to provide substance abuse counseling at the facility, none of whom were licensed by the board to do so. The seven unlicensed employees all worked as substance abuse counselors under licensee's supervision. (The unlicensed counselors eventually applied for, and received licenses from, the board.) The board issued licensee a reprimand, imposed a $1750 civil penalty ($250 for each of the seven violations), and ordered licensee to pay $415.50 hearing costs. The board also ordered licensee to arrange for 30 hours of supervision and 30 hours of continuing education over a period of 18 months. The supervision shall include training regarding ethical issues attendant to licensing procedures and the supervision of employees.
GORDON, RAYMOND R.
License Number: RC2446
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-203
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 1/2/04
Summary: Licensee admitted that he practiced as a registered alcohol and drug counselor prior to being registered to do so. Licensee agreed to a reprimand. The board agreed to issue a registration to licensee upon receipt of the signed consent agreement.
MARTIN, KAREN
License Number: RC2783
License Type:
Complaint Number: ALC-217
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 10/5/04
Summary: Licensee admitted that she failed to disclose a criminal conviction on her license application. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty. The board agreed to issue the license upon receipt of the signed consent agreement and the fine payment.
McLAUGHLIN, SHERRY L.
License Number: RC2664
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-205
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 1/9/04
Summary: Licensee admitted that she practiced as a registered alcohol and drug counselor prior to being registered to do so. Licensee agreed to a reprimand. The board agreed to issue a registration to licensee upon receipt of the signed consent agreement.
MUNIZ, ALEJANDRO M., III
License Number: RC2776
License Type:
Complaint Number: ALC-216
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 10/5/04
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to disclose a criminal conviction on his license application. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty. The board agreed to issue the license upon receipt of the signed consent agreement and the fine payment.
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2003
BOAS, ANNA M.
License Number: RC2415
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: ACL-202
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 12/29/03
Summary: Licensee admitted that she practiced as a registered alcohol and drug counselor prior to being registered to do so. Licensee agreed to a reprimand. The board agreed to issue a registration to licensee upon receipt of the signed consent agreement.
COBURN, TAMMY
License Number: RC2359
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-192
Disposition: Decision and Order dated 7/28/03; Consent Agreement dated 8/8/03
Summary: The board denied licensee's application for renewal due to her failure to promptly report her arrest and conviction for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol. The board issued licensee the license upon the licensee's execution of the consent agreement admitting the above and accepting a reprimand.
CULLEN, PAUL E.
License Number: RC2623
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: ALC-200
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 10/31/03
Summary: Licensee admitted that he practiced as a registered alcohol and drug counselor from May 19, 2003 to July 22, 2003 without being registered to do so. Licensee agreed to a reprimand. The board agreed to issue a registration to Licensee.
DALEY, PENELOPE A.
License Number: RC2621
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-197
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 10/31/03
Summary: Licensee admitted that she practiced as a registered alcohol and drug counselor from June 1 ,2003 to August 25, 2003 without being registered to do so. Licensee agreed to a reprimand. The board agreed to issue a registration to Licensee.
DOBSON, CHRISTOPHER D.
License Number: RC1905
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-152
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 9/5/03
Summary: Complainant alleged that while he was a substance abuse patient at the treatment center where licensee was employed as a drug counselor, licensee coerced complainant to perform sexual acts upon licensee in exchange for client privileges. Licensee denied the allegations.
Licensee's registration had expired approximately a year before the filing of the complaint. Licensee agreed that he will never seek licensure or registration at any level with the board in the future and that if he should submit such application, the board is not required to entertain it.
HARTIGAN, M. JENNIFER
License Number: LC2131
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-180
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 8/19/03
Summary: Licensee admitted that she failed to notify the board that a registered alcohol and drug counselor under her supervision had been arrested for operating an automobile under the influence of alcohol. Licensee agreed to a reprimand.
KANANOWITZ, TIFFANY L.
License Number: RC2622
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-198
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 10/31/03
Summary: Licensee admitted that she practiced as a registered alcohol and drug counselor from May 22, 2003 to July 23, 2003 without being registered to do so. Licensee agreed to a reprimand. The board agreed to issue a registration to Licensee.
LECLERC, JOHN P.
License Number: RC1883
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-190
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 6/15/03
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to complete the continuing education required for registration renewal. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
MERCHANT, CHRISTINE L.
License Number: RC2625
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-199
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 10/31/03
Summary: Licensee admitted that she practiced as a registered alcohol and drug counselor from May 19, 2003 to August 25, 2003 without being registered to do so. Licensee agreed to a reprimand. The board agreed to issue a registration to Licensee.
ORR, JULIA L.
License Number: RC1965
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-185
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 3/19/03
Summary: Licensee admitted that she failed to disclose a criminal conviction on her license application. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
SAMOL, NANETTE A.M.
License Number: RC2216
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: ALC-178
Disposition: Decision and Order dated 1/13/03
Summary: Licensee was registered as an alcohol and drug counselor from April 27, 2001 until November 30, 2001, when her registration expired. Licensee did not submit proof of the 20 required hours of continuing education (prorated) 90 days prior to expiration of the 2001 registration as required by board rule, or at any time prior to expiration of the registration. On March 11, 2002, licensee applied to renew her registration, but did not include any proof of the continuing education required for renewal. Licensee deliberately waited 90 days after the expiration of her license to submit her renewal application. On March 27, 2002, licensee submitted documentation of 36 hours of continuing education, only 12 of which were obtained during the time she held her registration. On June 7, 2002 the board preliminarily denied licensee's renewal application, and licensee appealed.
At hearing, licensee contended that her 2001 registration lapsed 90 days after the November 30, 2001 expiration date of the credential; that her March 11, 2002 application was consequently a new application and not a renewal application; and that no continuing education was required to qualify an applicant for initial licensure. The board rejected this line of argument, and held:
Pursuant to 32 M.R.S.A. §6219, "[a]ny person who submits an application for renewal more than 90 days after the license renewal date is subject to all requirements governing new applicants under this chapter, except that the Board may…waive examination if that renewal application is made within 2 years from the date of that expiration…" Accordingly, the Legislature intended that all applications made within two years of the date of the expiration of a license or registration are to be considered renewals subject to the requirements governing new applicants as well as the professional responsibilities which pertain to the period during which the license or registration is valid. Delaying submission of the application does not alleviate the licensee or registrant from the responsibilities of the period during which she held a registration or license with the Board. It may, however, create additional obligations on the part of the licensee or registrant in order to be eligible for renewal such as the payment of late fees and the re-taking of examinations if required for the license or registration. In this case, Ms. Samol was not only subject to the continuing education requirements for the period of time during which she held a registration but also to any additional requirements for eligibility for new applicants."
The board upheld the June 7, 2002 preliminary denial. The board also voted to issue licensee a registration contingent upon her entering a consent agreement in which she acknowledges that she did not meet her continuing education requirements for her 2001 renewal; accepts a formal warning from the Board; and provides documentation of 5.0 continuing education units [i.e., 50 hours] which she must obtain and submit to the board between the time that she enters into the consent agreement and 90 days before the 2003 renewal expiration date.
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2002
BERUBE, Normand R.
License Number: RC1205
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-150
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 6/14/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to disclose a criminal conviction on his license application. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
BRIDGES, Stephanie
License Number: RC 928
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-159
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 4/22/02
Summary: Licensee admitted failing to complete continuing education units for registration renewal as required by board rules. Licensee was issued a reprimand and $100 civil penalty. Licensee agreed to submit proof of satisfactory completion of the required continuing education units by 04/30/02.
(Note licensee failed to submit proof of completion of continuing education by the deadline and license renewal application was denied by board.)
CARRIER, Vincent P.
License Number: LC768
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: None
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 3/20/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to complete and submit his continuing education within the time period required by board rule. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
CHAMBERLAIN, Stephanie V.
License Number: RC2898
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Board of Counseling Professionals Licensure Case Number: NA
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 6/7/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that she failed to complete the continuing education required for license renewal. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty. Licensee agreed to submit proof of completion of the required continuing education by 5/20/02.
CHUDZIK, Lucy C.
License Number: LC154
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-129
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 10/11/00; Decisino and Order dated 5/20/02
Summary: Licensee self-reported her relapse and three separate episodes of alcohol abuse, including one which led to her being arrested for operating an automobile under the influence of alcohol. Licensee was issued a three month suspension. Licensee was ordered to submit certain information and successfully undergo an independent clinical assessment in order to apply for reinstatement following the conclusion of the three month suspension period. If licensee is reinstated, the license will be probationary for the first year. During the probationary period, licensee is to be responsible for submitting reports from her current personal therapist regarding her progress and compliance with abstinence to the board on a quarterly basis.
When licensee re-applied for licensure she failed to submit documentation of timely completion of continuing education and failed to submit documentation required by the October 11, 2000 consent agreement. Following initial denial of license renewal, the board issued licensee a license contingent upon her paying a $100 civil penalty for failure to timely submit proof of continuing education and a $200 civil penalty for her failure to comply with the terms of the consent agreement.
CRANE, SUSAN
License Number: RC2155
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-148
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 6/11/02
Summary: Complaint alleged that licensee failed to fulfill the terms of her independent contractor affiliation with complainant's agency, specifically duties involving case recordkeeping. Licensee denied the allegation. No finding of violation was made and no sanction was imposed. Licensee, whose registration had expired before the complaint was filed, agreed never to seek licensure or registration at any level with the board.
EDELSTON, A. Kenneth
License Number: LC703, CC1112
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Clinical Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-138 and COU-093
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 3/1/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that on two occasions he made an inappropriate, suggestive comment to client, which client interpreted to be a sexual overture on the part of licensee. Licensee was issued a reprimand and ordered to meet for monthly 1 ½ hour face-to-face consultations with a dually-licensed alcohol and drug counselor/clinical professional counselor consultant to obtain instruction, direction and oversight with respect to professional boundaries and ethics. Licensee was also ordered to complete six contact hours of continuing education in professional ethics and boundaries related to alcohol and drug counseling.
EDELSTON, Kenneth A.
License Number: LC703, CC1112
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Clinical Counselor
Case Number: AD-153 and COU-104
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 6/24/02
Summary: Licensee was charged with breaching confidentiality of client whose previous complaint resulted in a consent agreement by revealing identity of client to licensee's spouse, who subsequently contacted licensee's client by writing a letter. Licensee agreed to permanently surrender his license and to never seek registration or licensure with the board at any level at any time in the future.
(same case also entered this year under Board of Counseling Professionals case number COU-104)
HALE, Linda
License Number: RC 976
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-160
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 4/22/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that she failed to provide proof of timely completion of the continuing education units for registration renewal as required by board rules. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty. Licensee agreed to provide documentation of completion of continuing education to the board by 5/15/02.
HANSON, Edward M.
License Number: RC2139
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: None
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 2/8/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to provide proof of timely completion of continuing education. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty. The board granted licensee an extension until February 28, 2002 for him to complete the continuing education necessary for him to be eligible to renew his registration.
HAYDEN, William G.
License Number: LC443
License Type: Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-142
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 1/4/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that he refused to provide insurance information necessary for the client to be reimbursed for his sessions with the licensee despite repeated requests by the client's spouse and their insurance company. Licensee also admitted that he was rude to the client's spouse in the course of these dealings. Licensee was issued three reprimands for three violations that arose out of this conduct, was ordered to provide all the necessary insurance information no later than December 31, 2001, was issued a $500 civil violation, $200 of which is suspended if the insurance information is timely furnished, and was put on probation until licensee fully complies with the consent agreement. [Note: licensee subsequently provided the insurance information and paid the civil penalty; licensee is no longer on probation.]
KING, Caroline A.
License Number: RC2284
License Type: Registered Alcohol & Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-144
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 1/4/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that she failed to disclose a criminal conviction on her license application. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
KING, Caroline A.
License Number: RC 2284
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-161
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 4/22/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that she failed to provide proof that she completed the continuing education required for license renewal during the requisite period of licensure. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty. The board granted licensee an extension until May 15, 2002 to complete the 10 hours of continuing education necessary for her to be eligible to renew her registration.
LABONTE, Vivian JB
License Number: RC 1427
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD -162
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 4/22/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to provide proof of timely completion of the continuing education required for registration renewal.
Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
LAPLANTE, Thomas P.
License Number: RC1977
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-149
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 6/07/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to disclose a criminal conviction on his license application. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
LLI, Sharon
License Number: RC864
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: NA
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 6/7/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that she failed to timely complete and submit the continuing
education required for registration renewal. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
LITCHFIELD, Jean E.
License Number: LC 50 and CC 183
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Clinical Professional Counselor
Case Number: AD-132 and COU -083
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 5/08/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that she violated an ethical provision of the board arising out of her engagement of two clients to facilitate recovery groups for the agency licensee owns and operates. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $600 civil penalty. Licensee agreed to monthly face-to-face consultation sessions of at least one hour duration with an independent, board approved dually-licensed alcohol and drug counselor/clinical professional counselor consultant for a minimum period of one year and six months to provide licensee with instruction, direction and oversight with respect to professional boundaries and ethics.
(same case also entered this year under Board of Counseling Professionals case number COU-083)
LORD, E William III
License Number: RC 1645
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-163
Disposition: Consent Agreement date 4/22/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to complete and timely submit the continuing education units for registration renewal as required by board rules. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
MCKECHNIE, Bruce A.
License Number: RC2333
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-151
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 7/12/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to disclose criminal convictions on his license application. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
NAPLES, THOMAS V.
License Number: RC2098
License Type: Registered Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-170
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 7/12/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to complete the continuing professional education for his registration renewal as required by board rules. Licensee agreed to a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty. Licensee was granted an extension until August 10, 2002 to complete the remaining 3.08 hours of continuing professional education necessary to renew his registration.
POOL, Joanna M.
License Number: LC 89
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-158
Disposition: Consent Agreement date 4/23/02
Summary: Licensee admitted that she failed to provide proof of timely completion of the continuing education units for license renewal as required by board rules. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty. Licensee agreed to complete necessary continuing education units and provide proof of successful completion by 05/15/02.
SORG, RONALD
License Number: LC1657
License Type: Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Complaint Number: AD-134
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 2/15/02
Summary: Complaint alleged that licensee announced that he was "attracted" to complainant during the course of a treatment session and that licensee followed up that announcement with a series of sexually explicit comments and emails to complainant over a period of 6 days until complainant reported the behavior to licensee's employer. Licensee admitted that he committed professional misconduct. Licensee, whose license had expired at the time of the consent agreement, agreed that he will never be eligible for licensure or registration with the board at any time in the future.
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2001
ALLEN, Sr., George
License Number: LC413
License Type: Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-124, AD-125
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 11/02/01
Summary: Both complaints alleged that licensee had engaged in sexual acts with one of the complainants while that complainant was a client of licensee. Licensee denied the allegations, but agreed to surrender his license and to never seek registration or licensure with the board at any level at any time in the future.
FRANCIS, Martin J.
License Number: RC1455, RC2236
License Type: Registered Alcohol & Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-139
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 11/02/01
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to disclose criminal convictions on his license application. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
KERRIGAN, Robert
License Number: RC939
License Type: Registered Alcohol & Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-112
Disposition: Board Order dated 1/31/01
Summary: Licensee engaged in inappropriate conduct with a client as a counselor in a drug rehabilitation facility. Licensee violated several principles of the board's code of ethics. The board denied licensee's application for renewal of his registration, issued three reprimands and a $4,500 civil penalty, and ordered licensee to pay $2,344.55 hearing costs.
LANDRY, Deborah J.
License Number: RC1676
License Type: Registered Alcohol & Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-111
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 2/22/01
Summary: Licensee violated provisions of original consent agreement dated 8/23/99 by failing to complete six contact hours of continuing education. Licensee was issued a $250 civil penalty and was required to provide evidence of registration in a continuing education course pursuant to original consent agreement.
MITCHELL, Kenneth A.
License Number: RC2194
License Type: Registered Alcohol & Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-136
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 11/2/01
Summary: Licensee admitted that he failed to disclose a criminal conviction on his license application. Licensee was issued a reprimand and a $100 civil penalty.
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2000
KELLEY, Edward M.
License Number: RC1675
License Type: Registered Alcohol & Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-116
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 2/29/00
Summary: Licensee admitted that he counseled clients for issues beyond the scope of his registration and that he was unlawfully engaged in private practice of alcohol and drug counseling. Licensee agreed to permanent ineligibility for any level of registration or licensure as an alcohol and drug counselor in Maine.
McINTOSH, Edward R.
License Number: RC1236
License Type: Registered Alcohol & Drug Counselor
Case Number: AD-113
Disposition: Consent Agreement dated 3/3/00
Summary: Licensee, a registrant, impermissibly engaged in the private practice of alcohol and drug counseling. Licensee was issued a reprimand and was ordered to relinquish all ownership interests in Family Intervention Counseling Services, Ltd. and to submit legal documentation evidencing that he has done so.
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Last Updated:
July 9, 2008
