State disciplines health care providers

OLYMPIA -- The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in our state.

The department’s Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., dentists, nurses, counselors). Information about disciplinary action taken against medical doctors and physician assistants can be found on the Washington Medical Commission (WMC) website. Questions about WMC disciplinary actions can be sent to media@wmc.wa.gov.

Information about health care providers is on the agency website. Click on “Health Care Provider Lookup” under the “Find it Fast” section of the Department of Health website (doh.wa.gov).The site includes information about a health care provider’s license status, the expiration and renewal date of their credential, disciplinary actions and copies of legal documents issued after July 1998. This information is also available by calling 360-236-4700. Consumers who think a health care provider acted unprofessionally are encouraged to call and report their complaint.

Chelan County

In September 2024 the Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission charged Christie Marie Collier (CH60186568) with unprofessional conduct. After her chiropractic license expired in 2023, reinstatement required Collier to participate in a monitoring program. In June 2023, Collier signed a four-year monitoring contract but voluntarily withdrew in July 2023, violating the terms required for reinstatement.

Clark County

In October 2024 the Unlicensed Practice Program ordered Mckenzie Brown to permanently cease and desist from providing large animal massage therapy without a license. Brown, who has never held the required credential, must pay a $1,000 fine.

In January 2024 the Dental Quality Assurance Commission charged David A. Keller with unprofessional conduct. Keller is a licensed dentist with a credential to practice moderate sedation with parental agents (DE00011209, CS60035682). After extracting a patient's teeth in February 2019, Keller allegedly failed to recognize the patient wasn't suitable for the implant procedure and multiple implants failed over the following year.

In September 2024 the Home Care Aide Program charged home care aide and certified nursing assistant Aubrey Krystal R. Schnell (HM61006268, NA61333794) with unprofessional conduct. While providing care services between 2015 and 2022, Schnell allegedly assisted a patient in shoplifting multiple times and engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct that caused emotional distress to a vulnerable adult patient.

In September 2024 the secretary of health dismissed the charges of unprofessional conduct against chiropractor Harley Orville Youngblood (CH00003002).

Columbia County

In September 2024 the Substance Use Disorder Program charged substance use disorder professional trainee Tonde Rowlette (CO61505554) with unprofessional conduct. In February 2024, Rowlette allegedly tested positive for controlled substances during a pre-employment screening. Between May 2024 and July 2024, Rowlette failed to respond to DOH's multiple attempts for additional information about the incident.

King County

In October 2024 the Dental Quality Assurance Commission charged dentist Yuriy Bagdasarov (DE00008641) with unprofessional conduct. A required inspection in April 2023 allegedly found multiple infection control and safety violations at his practice, including improper instrument storage, missing records, and incomplete documentation.

In October 2024 the Dental Quality Assurance Commission charged dental assistant Jasmine Denise Betea (D160522959) with unprofessional conduct. Betea allegedly worked as a dental assistant from June 2019 to April 2022 despite having an expired license.

Mason County

In September 2024 the secretary of health granted Sascha Ramon Stokley (CO61577540) a license to practice as a substance use disorder professional with conditions on the license.

Pierce County

In September 2024 the Agency Affiliated Counselor and Mental Health Counselor Programs charged agency affiliated counselor and mental health counselor associate Sabrina Danley (CG61069835, MC61245664) with unprofessional conduct. While under supervision in 2022, Danley allegedly mishandled a sexual abuse case through improper documentation, delayed mandatory reporting, inappropriate advocacy, and privacy violations.

In August 2024 the secretary of health denied the dental assistant license application of Noah Kim (D161567973). Kim’s application identified him as a 15-year-old. State law prohibits minors from working in occupations with exposure risk to bodily fluids or infectious agents outside of formal training programs.