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
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..
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.
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.
5\15\23	Vanessa Jewell #15904	Employed as an associate professor with an OT program in NC during which time she was not licensed as an OT/L in NC.	A Consent Order was issued on 5/15/23. License was placed on probation for two years. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
5\15\23	Jenny Westbrook #8270	Documented OT services not rendered.	A Consent Order was issued on 5/15/23. License was placed on probation for two years. Complete additional CCAs. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
9/25/23	Cheryl Gates #6377	Failed to complete continuing competence activities in a timely manner for three renewal periods.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty.
9/13/23	Angela Blackburn #9218	Failed to renew license on time resulting in practicing with an expired license since July 1, 2023.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty.
9/8/23	Candace Gifford #4206	Failed to complete continuing competence activities in a timely mannner for more than three renewal periods.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty.
1/8/24	Kelly Powell #6247	Documented for services not rendered to a patient and admitted to signing the patient’s initials to the documentation.	A Consent Order was issued on 1/8/24. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
3/18/24	Denise Hudson Nesbitt #4586	Signed her initials to a patient’s documentation and contends she recorded a note for the facility but no one was present to put the note in the patient’s chart.	A Consent Order was issued on 3/18/24. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
3/18/24	Tina Bradley #9907	Provided occupational therapy services with an expired license.	An Order was issued on 3/18/24. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
5/13/24	John Broome #8726	Documented for services not rendered.	A Consent Order was issued on 5/13/24. License was placed on probation for one year. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
5/13/24	Kelsey Thompson #14372	Documented for services not rendered.	A Consent Order was issued on 5/13/24. License was placed on probation for one year. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
5/13/24	Ashley White #8726	Documented for services not rendered.	A Consent Order was issued on 5/13/24. License was placed on probation for one year. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
7/3/24	Lisa Tucker #5414	Failed to renew license on time resulting in practicing with an expired license since July 1, 2024.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty.
7/8/24	Kelly Dutton #14957	Failed to renew license on time resulting in practicing with an expired license since July 1, 2024.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty.
7/15/24	Laurianne Henderson #14896	Failed to complete documentation, including SOAP notes and plans of care, for many patients.	A Consent Order was issued on 7/15/24. License was placed on probation for two years. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
7/15/24	Julie Moser #9192	Engaged in an inappropriate, sexual, intimate relationship with a patient, interfered with the patient’s treatment plan and failed to comply with the Department’s no contact order.	An Order was issued on 7/15/24. License was revoked. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
7/15/24	Nikki Rudd #7899	Performed telephone visits to patients where some needed in-home visits but was documenting the telephone visits under a code that is for in-home visits only.	An Order was issued on 7/15/24. License was suspended for one year. Following suspension, license will be placed on probation for one year. Assessed civil penalty and costs.
7/18/24	Abby Woodward #16631	Failed to renew license on time resulting in practicing with an expired license since July 1, 2024.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty.
9/10/24	Evie Blacka #13897	Failed to renew license on time resulting in practicing with an expired license since July 1, 2024.	Letter of Reprimand. Assessed civil penalty.
11/18/24	Jose Rafols #17271	Employed as the Chair-Program Director of the OT program at UNC-Pembroke during which time he was not licensed as an OT/L in North Carolina.	A Consent Order was issued on 11/18/24. License put on probation for one year. Assessed civil penalty and costs.

Updated 12-3-2024