Rationale: Failed to comply with requests for continuing education documentation from the Ohio Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, leading to revocation of his Ohio audiology license.

Code (2010r): IV, IV-A, IV-E

Sanction: Censure, effective April 27, 2017

Rationale: Received multiple convictions in the U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida for Medicare fraud in excess of $12 million through: the creation of shell companies expressly to bill Medicare; conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud; health care fraud; conspiracy to commit money laundering involving health care proceeds; money laundering; and aggravated identity theft with payment of illegal kickbacks.

Code (2010r): I, I-O, III, III-D, III-E, IV, IV-A, IV-C, IV-E, IV-N

Sanction: Withholding of membership and certification for life, effective May 1, 2017.

Rationale: Falsified documentation for speech-language pathology services not rendered, failed to document services provided, intentionally withheld patient records from her employer over a period of three years, and failed to meet continuing education requirements for the Ohio Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology from 2013 to 2014.

Code (2010r): I, I-M, I-O, II, II-C, IV, IV-A, IV-C, IV-N

Sanction: Withholding of membership and certification for four years, effective May 2, 2017.

Rationale: Practiced without a valid Oklahoma Speech-Language Pathology license for one year.

Code (2010r): III, III-A, IV, IV-A, IV-C

Sanction: Censure, effective April 25, 2017.

Rationale: Pleaded guilty in the Third Judicial District Court of Idaho to a misdemeanor for striking a six-year-old special needs child on the face during a therapy session and leaving before the child was calm.

Code (2016): I, IV, IV-D, IV-R, IV-S, IV-T

Sanction: Revocation of membership and certification for 24 months, effective April 26, 2017.

Rationale: Admitted that she documented three speech-language therapy sessions on November 23, 2014, that were not rendered.

Code (2010r): I, I-O, III, III-D, III-E, IV, IV-C

Sanction: Censure, effective May 10, 2017.

Rationale: Engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a minor student on her caseload despite multiple warnings from colleagues and supervisors, while neglecting other students on her caseload due to her focus on the romantic relationship.

Code (2016): I, III, III-B, IV, IV-D, IV-E, IV-G, IV-R

Sanction: Revocation of membership for seven years and withholding of certification for seven years, effective April 28, 2017.

Rationale: Provided inaccurate or incomplete test scores to determine eligibility of students for services and provided inaccurate information to the Individualized Education Program (IEP) team.

Code (2010r): I, I-I, III, III-D, III-F, IV, IV-C

Sanction: Censure, effective April 25, 2017.

Rationale: Pleaded guilty to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for filing false claims.

Code (2010): I, I-O, III, III-D, III-E, IV, IV-C

Sanction: Withholding of membership and certification for 36 months, effective May 2, 2017.

Rationale: Mentored and supervised two clinical fellows with knowledge that she was not ASHA-certified and, therefore, not qualified to be a CF mentor/supervisor.

Code (2010r): III, III-A, IV, IV-A, IV-C, IV-I

Sanction: Revocation of membership for five years and withholding of certification for five years, effective April 25, 2017.

Rationale: Altered patients’ records to reflect sessions of a longer duration and fraudulently documented sessions not provided, resulting in a public reprimand and six-month suspension by the South Carolina State Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.

Code (2010): I, I-O, III, III-D, III-E, IV, IV-A, IV-C, IV-E

Sanction: Revocation of membership and certification for five years, effective April 26, 2017.

Rationale: Refused to comply with several audit requests from the Oklahoma Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology to verify his satisfactory completion of continuing education necessary to maintain his speech-language pathology license.

Code (2010): II, II-C, IV, IV-A, IV-N

Sanction: Censure, effective April 26, 2017.

Rationale: Admitted to the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology that she documented and billed for services not rendered, and falsified diagnostic information.

Code (2010r): I, I-M, I-O, III, III-D, III-E, IV, IV-C

Sanction: Suspension of membership and certification for six months, effective April 24, 2017.