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– 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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| Name (Click on name to see Official Board Order) |
License # | City | Docket # | Date of Action | Open Code | Close Code | Violation | Summary | Sanction |
| Daniels, Melinda | 7444 | Terrell | 2008-14 | 02/14/2008 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Could not
show proof of CE obtained for 17 hours during calendar year 2004, 17
hours for calendar year 2005, and 17 hours for calendar year 2006. |
Admin penalty $1,250 paid w/in 45 days (3/30/08), additional 17 hours of CE by end of CY2008, documentation shall be received by 1/30/09 & if not received w/in 45 days of 1/30/09, license shall be suspended until CE penalty is completed. |
| Daniels, Randal K. | 5172 | Carrollton | 2010-50 | 03/22/2010 | 21 | Substance Abuse | Formal reprimand, Enter Peer Assistance Program for 5 years or place license in inactive status | ||
| Darter, David A. | 1609 | Crystal City | 1995-07 | 02/24/1995 | 11 | 11 | Allowing Illegal Practice | Allowed his
unlicensed employee to perform activities that constitutes the unlawful
practice of veterinary medicine. |
5 year probated suspension, $2,500 Admin. Penalty, Jurisprudence. Qtr. Rpts. |
| Davidson, Wendi | 9312 | San Angelo | 2007-21 | 02/08/2007 | 12 | Felony Conviction | Convicted
by the 51st Judicial Court of Tom Green County, Texas, of murder, a
first degree felony |
Revocation | |
| Davis, Charles D. DECEASED | 1718 | Gainesville | 1959-01 | 10/19/1959 | 8 | Unprofessional / Dishonorable Conduct | In the
respondent’s absence, allowed an unlicensed employee to
administer anesthetic to a dog, who then died. |
1-year Probated Suspension; Qtr. Reports | |
| Davis-Hernandez, April | 7727 | Lubbock | 1999-12 | 07/10/1999 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to acquire the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 1999. | $250 Admin Penalty |
| Davis,
Patricia R. |
8917 | Harker Heights | 2009-42 | 06/11/2009 | 28 | 28 | DPS/DEA Registration | Failed to maintain a current DPS controlled substance registration between February 28, 2008 and September 10, 2008. | $500 Admin. penalty payable within 45 days |
| Deen, Travis D. | 3068 | Wills Point | 1993-15 | 10/07/1993 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Failed to properly identify a caller, to complete a patient form, to correctly identify a horse that was to be castrated, resulting in the castration of the wrong animal; Failed to establish a veterinarian/client/patient relationship prior to performing the surgery. | Official Reprimand; $500 Admin. Penalty; unannounced inspection of records; Jurisprudence |
| Deiss, Tracey L. | 8314 | Irving | 2002-02 | 02/21/2002 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Failed to recognize that the tissue removed from an animal during an exploratory surgery was not ovarian and failed to successfully find and remove ovarian tissue which was discovered in a later surgery by another veterinarian. | Reprimanded; $250 Admin Penalty |
| Dennis, Richard A. | 2244 | Pilot Point | 2008-06 | 02/14/2008 | 14 | Record Keeping | Failed to
timely provide radiographs from an examination after multiple requests
by the client extending over a period of approximately ten months.
Radiographs were of poor quality and did not identify which hoof of the
horse was radiographed. Client sold horse under the notion that the
horse was in good condition. New owner had the horse’s feet
radiographed, revealing the horse had navicular changes. |
Informal Reprimand | |
| Dennis, Richard A. | 2244 | Pilot Point | 2009-30 | 2/12/2009 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Failed to
properly perform spay surgery, leaving an intact left ovary in a cat. |
Informal Reprimand |
| DeRusha, Randal | 8315 | Aubrey | 2006-59 | 10/12/2006 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to acquire 7 of the required 17 hours for 2004. | Admin. Penalty $500 |
| Devine, Caroline | 9562 | Austin | 2007-42 | 10/11/2007 | 25 | Other | Did not
possess a current controlled substance registration from the Texas DPS |
$500 Admin penalty | |
| Dietz, James W. | 6609 | Plano | 2002-36 | 06/13/2002 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2000 and 2001. | $250 Admin. Penalty |
| Diffily, Jefferson P. | 6610 | Arlington | 1997-16 | 10/02/1997 | 3 | 16, 14, 3 | Narcotic/Script; Record Keeping; Labeling | Failed to establish a proper veterinary/client/patient relationship prior to dispensing prescription drugs; Failed to properly maintain patient records; Failed to properly label prescription drugs dispensed. | Official Reprimand, and $500 penalty.; Jurisprudence |
| Digilio, Kathie M. | 4108 | Houston | 2010-18 | 12/08/2009 | 28 | Misuse of DEA Registration | $1000 Admin. Penalty | ||
| Dixon, Don H. | 1765 | Cuero | 1988-15 | 06/03/1988 | 3 | 3 | Narcotic / Script | Failure to
maintain adequate inventory and patient records when
prescribing/dispensing controlled substances. |
1 yr prob. Susp.\surrender II & IIN\$500 Admin. Penalty\15 hrs. CE; Jurisp.; Qtr. Rpt. |
| Donnell, Alan D. | 5468 | Pilot Point | 1998-02 | 02/26/1998 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Attempted to stop a horse who had begun kicking violently and attempting to escape from the examination area by swinging a twitch at the horse’s face, the twitch stuck the horse’s right eye, causing blindness of that eye | Official Reprimand |
| Doran, Randall L. | 3396 | Willow Park | 2002-29 | 06/13/2002 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2000. | $250 Admin. Penalty |
| Dorrell, Thomas W. | 1766 | Brackettville | 1992-14 | 06/11/1992 | 11 | 11, 5 | Allowing Illegal Practice; Standard of Care | Allowed an un-licensed employee to inoculate cats for the purpose of anesthesia without direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian; Allowed an un-licensed employee to diagnose dental conditions of dogs and cats and to perform dental operations, including tooth extractions; Failed to treat an animal for flea-bite dermatitis while the animal was boarded. | 5 yr prob. Susp.; $2,500 Admin. Penalty; jurisp.; quarterly reports |
| Doughty, James W. DECEASED | 2039 | Hearn | 1973-03 | 01/12/1974 | 25 | Other | Wrote
prescriptions for and obtained dangerous drugs and/or controlled
substances without being in possession of a valid DEA registration
number. |
Revoked | |
| Dozier, Cheritha R. | 8918 | Vernon | 2002-27 | 06/13/2002 | 25 | 25 | Other – DPS Registration | Failed to obtain a DPS Controlled Substance Registration | Official Reprimand; $250 Admin. Penalty; Jurisprudence exam |
| Dozier, Cheritha R. | 8918 | Benbrook | 2005-15 | 02/17/2005 | 5 | 5 | Standard of Care | Failed to properly research new information for a kitten that tested positive for FIV and present the option of interval retesting | Formal Reprimand |
| Drummond, Betty | 8760 | College Station | 2002-34 | 06/13/2002 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required Continuing Education for renewal of a license in 2001. | $250 Admin. Penalty |
| DuBois, Marcia L. | 6802 | Houston | 2004-05 | 02/19/2004 | 5 | 5, 14, 25 | Standard of Care; Record Keeping; Other – Alternate Therapies | Failed to maintain adequate patient records; Failed to examine a sick patient on October 13th; Failed to inform clients of the patient’s deteriorating condition from October 11th through October 13th; Failed to obtain a signed statement from a patient’s owner acknowledging that acupuncture and holistic medicine are alternate therapies | Official Reprimand, $500 Civil Penalty, Jurisprudence Exam. If JE not passed, license is suspended until a passing score is obtained, maybe taken once every 10 days. |
| Dumas, Lynn B. | 8880 | San Antonio | 2009-35 | 02/12/2009 | 7 | 7 | Practicing Vet Med without a license |
Practiced veterinary medicine without a license; administered controlled substances for anesthesia and pain management purposes without the required authorization from DPS. |
Direct Supervision for 12 months by board approved vet. $1,000 fine, take 2010 jurisprudence exam |
| Dunn, Billy | 1719 | Garland | 2008-13 | 02/14/2008 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Could not
show proof of CE obtained for 17 hours during calendar year 2004, 17
hours for calendar year 2005, and 17 hours for calendar year 2006. |
Admin penalty $1,250 paid w/in 45 days, additional 17 hours of CE by end of CY2008, documentation shall be received by 1/30/09 & if not received w/in 45 days of 1/30/09, license shall be suspended until CE penalty is completed. |
| Dunn, Warner A. | 1611 | Nacogdoches | 1988-18 | 06/03/1988 | 3 | 3 | Narcotic / Script | Failure to
maintain adequate patient and inventory records of Scheduled Drugs. |
1 yr prob. Susp.\surrender II & IIN\15 hrs. CE\$500 Admin. Penalty; Qtr. Rpt.; Jurisp. |
| Dunn, Warner A. | 1611 | Nacogdoches | 1990-07 | 06/07/1990 | 3 | 3 | Narcotic / Script | Planted, cultivated, harvested, and distributed marijuana from 1980 to 1986 and utilized his clinic to distribute the illegal drug. Delivered schedule II, III, and IV controlled substances to individuals, not for use in animals, and used his license and clinic to order and distribute the drugs. Failed to maintain records relating to the administration of controlled substances. | Lic surrendered in lieu of disp. Action\appealed 6/21/91-not reinstated |
| Durham, Christopher | 8237 | The Colony | 2009-73 | 10/26/2009 | 28 | 28 | DPS/DEA Registration | Failed to maintain a current DPS controlled substance registration. | $500 Admin Penalty |
| Dusek, Jimmy J. | 3739 | San Angelo | 2004-26 | 06/17/2004 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain all of the required continuing education hours during 2003, for renewal year 2004. | $250 Civil Penalty |
| Dwyer, Kevin | 4706 | Salado | 2006-31 | 06/15/2006 | 26 | 26 | Continuing Education | Failed to obtain the required CE hours for Calendar years 2005, 2004 and 2003. | $500 Admin Penalty |
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