YEAR 2001 |
| *Source
– Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Official
Board
Orders, Full
Docket Listing,
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| 2001 |
| 1
– Fraud 2 – Advertising 3 –
Narcotic/Script 4 –
Sanitation 5 – Negligence/Malpractice 6 - Honesty, Integrity,
Fair Dealing 7 - Practicing Vet Med without License 8 -
Unprofessional/Dishonorable Conduct 9 - Information Only 10 - Violation of Board Order 11 - Allowing Illegal Practice 12 - Felony Conviction 13 - Accreditation Action 14 - Records Keeping 15 – Solicitation 16 – Labeling 17 – Rabies 18 - Unnecessary\unauthorized Treatment 19 - Student Loan Default 20 - Reinstated Investigations 21 - Substance Abuse 25 – Other 26 - Continuing Education 28 - DPS/DEA Registration |
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of the actual board order, which is public information. You will NOT find this public information - the actual board orders - on the TBVME website, although copies of the board orders are available from the board upon request.*** |
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| ***NOTE: Columns
highlighted light red below do NOT appear on the TBVME website,
thereby
further limiting the amount of easily accessible information that should be provided to the public regarding disciplinary actions.*** |
| Name (Click on name to see Official Board Order) |
License # | City | Docket # | Date of Action | Open Code | Close Code | Violation | Summary | Sanction |
| Beach, John F. | 5694 | Ft. Worth | 2001-17 | 06/21/2001 | 11 | 25 | Allowing Illegal Practice | Provided euthanasia drugs to a nonlicensed employee, who then euthanized two animals without proper supervision. | Reprimand $250 Admin. Penalty. |
| Beverly, J. Mark | 8977 | Myrtle Beach | 2001-05 | 02/15/2001 | 25 | 25 | Other – Granted a Probationary License | Granted a probationary license for 3 years | Probationary License issued for 3 years – conditional see AO for details |
| Brown, Davis L. | 2721 | Alice | 2001-07 | 06/21/2001 | 8, 21 | 21 | Substance Abuse | Arrested and convicted of driving while intoxicated | Must apply to the TVMA Peer Assistance Program and if directed by the Program Director must enter, and fully comply with their requirements. He must also retain the services of a psychiatrist to evaluate his Bi-Polar condition and report to the Board every 90 days |
| Brown, Davis L. | 2721 | Alice | 2001-08 | 06/21/2001 | 8 | 8 | Unprofessional/ Dishonorable Conduct | Removed an animal from his clinic to take it on a trip with him, the animal later escaped and was killed when hit by an automobile. | Official Reprimand, $500 Admin. penalty, 2-year probated suspension |
| Brown, James S. | 3237 | Brenham | 2001-10 | 06/21/2001 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2001 | $250 Admin Penalty |
| Campbell, Glen Arthur | 6791 | Dallas | 2001-01 | 02/15/2001 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Failed to make arrangements for adequate care for an animal prior to leaving the clinic. | Reprimand; $500 Admin Penalty |
| Gibbs, Jeffery Kevin | 6426 | Beaumont | 2001-09 | 06/21/2001 | 8 | 8 | Substance Abuse | Dr. Gibbs was found to have abused drugs. | Apply to Peer Assistance within 30 days of order and if recommended, contract to enter program; Retain services of psychiatrist to evaluate mental condition and recommend a course of treatment; schedule office visits at least once every 90 days; psychiatrist must submit reports not later than the 10th of August, November, February and May of each year . |
| Gibbs, Jeffery Kevin | 6426 | Beaumont | 2001-18 | 06/21/2001 | 21 | 5, 14 | Standard of Care | Failed to take radiographs and conduct other diagnostic procedures on an animal when an endotracheal tube indicated a possible problem and later when the animal was returned to the clinic with additional symptoms. | Official Reprimand; $500 Admin Penalty |
| Hartfiel, Don A. | 3089 | Magnolia | 2001.-03 | 02/15/2001 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2000. | $250 Admin Penalty |
| Howard, James Glen | 7956 | Plano | 2001-04 | 02/15/2001 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Failed to properly conduct a surgical procedure on a dog that led to the removal of the wrong organ and the subsequent death of the dog. | Reprimand; $250 Admin. Penalty |
| Lazarus, Stuart | 4739 | Waxachachie | 2001-11 | 06/21/2001 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2000. | $250 Admin Penalty |
| Owensby-Coston, Janice | 8664 | Dalhart | 2001-14 | 06/21/2001 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2001. | $250 Admin Pen |
| Pearson, Merten G. | 7388 | Amarillo | 2001-21 | 10/18/2001 | 5, 14 | 5, 14 | Standard of Care; Record Keeping | Failed to provide adequate care and monitoring of a very sick animal or transfer the animal to an emergency care facility where the animal could be monitored on a continuous basis; Failed to maintain adequate patient records. | Officially Reprimanded; $500 Admin. Penalty |
| Prowse, III, Leland A. | 3304 | Beeville | 2001-02 | 05/02/2001 | 14, 25 | 14, 25 | Record Keeping; Other – Treatment of Humans | Provided prescription drugs to humans; Failed to maintain adequate patient records. | Reprimand; $750 Admin Penalty; Jurisprudence |
| Ransom, C. Martin | 6065 | Wills Point | 2000-24 | 02/15/2001 | 5, 6 | 5, 6 | Standard of Care; Honesty, Integrity, Fair Dealing | Failed to follow-up with a client on the diagnosis and treatment of an animal | Official Reprimand; $250 Admin Penalty |
| Shomette, Kelli L. | 7460 | Richardson | 2001-16 | 10/18/2001 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2001 | $500 Admin Penalty |
| Skinner, Thomas J. | 1704 | Aransas Pass | 2001-06 | 06/21/2001 | 14 | 5, 14 | Standard of Care; Record Keeping | Failed to maintain adequate patient records; Failed to properly diagnose an animal. | Reprimanded; $500 Admin penalty |
| Smith, Rachael H. | 4033 | San Antonio | 2001-20 | 10/18/2001 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Failed to obtain a written, signed consent, waiver or warning prior to utilizing a medication for purposes other than those authorized by the medication’s label. | Reprimand |
| Spellman, Gianfranco | 2822 | Austin | 2001-19 | 10/18/2001 | 5, 14 | 5, 14 | Standard of Care; Record Keeping | Failed to maintain adequate patient records; Vaccinated an ill animal | Official Reprimand; $500 Admin. Penalty |
| Underbrink, Jerry F. | 3657 | Kingsville | 2001-15 | 06/21/2001 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2001. | $250 Admin Penalty |
| Venghaus, Mark L. | 6886 | Austin | 1998-04 | 02/26/2001 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Transection of the urinary bladder and ureters during a Ovariohysterectomy | Official Reprimand |
| Vinson, Judith | 6887 | Conroe | 2001-22 | 10/18/2001 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Failed to successfully remove an ovary while performing a spay, which necessitated an additional surgical procedure. | Reprimand. |
| Willson, Donna M. | 7482 | San Antonio | 2001-13 | 06/21/2001 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to
obtain continuing education (CE) hours for calendar year 2000, renewal
year 2001. |
$250 Admin Penalty |
| Zamora, Carlos F. | 7113 | Dallas | 2001-12 | 06/21/2001 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 1999. | $250 Admin Penalty |
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