The Health Systems Quality Assurance Division of the state Department of Health took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County health care providers.
In October, the secretary of health denied a massage practitioner credential to Haiyan Qin. On her application, Qin provided false answers about whether she’d ever been found to have violated health care laws and rules, and if she’d ever had action taken against a health care license.
In February, the Nursing Commission immediately suspended the registered nurse credential of Laura Donna Fischer. Fischer surrendered her Oregon license after she didn’t comply with a substance abuse monitoring program.
In March, the Medical Commission indefinitely suspended the physician credential of Timothy T. Ross. In 2014, Ross surrendered his Oregon license after that state’s medical board found he had engaged in unprofessional conduct involving controlled substances. Also in 2014, Ross voluntarily surrendered his federal Drug Enforcement Administration registration, and pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to keep records relating to dispensing hydrocodone in Washington.
In March, the Massage Practitioner Program indefinitely suspended the massage practitioner credential of Todd Christiansen, also called Todd Harris, who didn’t report that his Oregon license had been suspended.
In April, the Medical Assistant and X-Ray Technician programs entered into an agreement with medical assistant and X-ray technician Shannon Theresa McVay, under which her credentials are suspended for at least two years. McVay called in at least 22 controlled substance prescriptions for her husband using the name of a physician she worked with.
In April, the Massage Program charged massage practitioner Karol N. Rich with unprofessional conduct. Rich allegedly didn’t fulfill continuing education requirements.
In April, the Licensed Social Worker Program charged licensed social worker Patricia L. Des Rochers with unprofessional conduct. Charges say Des Rochers interviewed four children whose mother asked a court to modify a visitation agreement with the children’s father. She allegedly wrote an assessment without interviewing the father, the father’s partner or any other sources, and without observing the children and the father together. Charges say she also provided therapy for two of the children. Des Rochers allegedly practiced below the standard of care by engaging in a dual relationship and providing a recommendation to the court without sufficient interviews.
In May, the Nursing Commission suspended the registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner credentials of Deena Michele Chamlee for allegedly being unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety. Charges say Chamlee’s communication with former work colleagues and with a commission investigator “exhibited a concerning level of disorganized thinking and paranoid delusions.”
If you have questions about this report, contact Health Systems Quality Assurance Division at 360-236-4700. For questions about the Oregon State Board of Nursing report, call 971-673-0685.
