CHARLESD.BAKER

TheCommonwealthofMassachusettsExecutiveOfficeofHealthandHumanServicesDepartmentofPublicHealth

DivisionofHealthProfessionsLicensureBoardofRegistrationinDentistry

239CausewayStreet,Suite500,Boston,MA02114MARYLOUSUDDERS

GovernorSecretary

KARYNE.POLITO

LieutenantGovernor

Tel:617-973-0971

Fax:617-973-0980

TTY:617-973-0988

MONICABHAREL,MD,MPH

Commissioner

March25,2015

Byfirst-class mail

MarcJ.Gervais

GervaisDavenport,PC400TradeCenter,Suite5900

Woburn,MA01801

RE:InthematterofAmberN.Luberice,RDHDocketNo.DEN-2014-0037

DearAttorneyGervais:

EnclosedpleasefindafullyexecutedConsentAgreementeffectiveMarch24,2015.AcopyofthisletterandtheConsentAgreementwillremaininthecomplaintfileoftheabove-referenceddocketnumber.Thefilewillberetainedfornolessthanthree(3)yearsinaccordancewithstatepublicrecordlaws.

ParagraphsixrequiresthatMs.LubericeprovideacopyofthisConsentAgreementtoalljurisdictionsinwhichsheholdsalicensetopracticedentalhygiene.IfMs.Lubericedoesnot holdanyotherlicenseinanyotherjurisdiction shemustinformKarenFishman,Probation Monitor,inwritingwithinthirty(30)daysofMarch24,2015.

IfyouhaveanyquestionspleasecallMs.Fishman,ProbationMonitor,at(617)973-0951.Thankyouforyourcooperationinthismatter.

SamuelLeadholm,BoardCounselBoardofRegistrationinDentistry

Encl.

COMMONWEALTHOFMASSACHUSETTS

SUFFOLK COUNTYBOARDOFREGISTRATIONINDENTISTRY

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IntheMatterof)

AmberN.Luberice,RDH)

DocketNo.DEN-2014-0037

CONSENTAGREEMENTFORREPRIMAND

TheMassachusettsBoardofRegistrationinDentistry("Board")andAmberN.Luberice, RDH("Licensee"),License1No.DH13230("License"),doherebystipulateandagreethefollowinginformationshallbeenteredintoandbecomeapermanentpartofthe

Licensee'srecordmaintainedbytheBoard.

1.TheLicenseeherebystatesshevoluntarilyentersintothisConsentAgreementforReprimand("ConsentAgreement")toresolvethematterssetforthin thecomplaintdocketedatDEN-2014-0037(the"Complaint").·

2.TheLicenseeacknowledgesthereare sufficientfacts intheComplaintfromwhichtheBoardcouldreasonablyfindgroundsfordisciplineunderM.G.L.c.112,§61andBoardregulations.

3.TheLicenseeandtheBoardstipulateandagreetoresolvethismatterwithoutmakinganyfindingsandwithoutproceedingtoaformaladjudicatoryhearingontheComplaintasfollow:

(a)OnJune15,2005,LicenseewasissuedherLicensetopracticedentalhygieneintheCommonwealth.LicenseerenewedherLicensebiennially

;fromJune15,2005,untilonoraboutMarch31,2013whenLicenseefailed torenewherLicenseinviolationof M.G.L.c.112,§51and234CMR 4.10{2)and(4i.Thus,herLicenseexpiredonApril1,2013.

(b)LicenseepracticeddentalhygieneintheCommonwealthonanexpireddentalhygienelicensefromApril1,2013,untilonoraboutMarch27,2014,inviolationof M.G.L.c.112,§52and234CMR9.05(6),whenshediscoveredherLicensehadexpired. ·

1Theterm"license" or"License"appliestobothacurrentandexpiredlicenseaswellastherighttorenewanexpiredlicense.

2TheregulationsectionandsubsectioncitedintheConsentAgreementwereineffectbetweenApril2013and

January2014.

Luberice,AmberDH13230

DEN-2014-0037

(c)LicenseesubmittedherlicenserenewalapplicationtotheBoardandherLicensewasrenewed onoraboutApril4,2014.

4.ToresolvetheComplaintwithoutfurtherproceedingsbeforetheBoard,theLicenseeagreesandtheBoardherebyimposesaReprimand onherLicensepursuantto234CMR9.03(2)(a)tobecomeeffectivethedatetheConsentAgreementissignedbytheBoard("EffectiveDate").

5.TheLicenseeunderstandsheractioninenteringintotheConsentAgreementisafinalactandnotsubjecttoreconsideration,collateralattackorjudicialreviewinanyformorforum.

6.Withinthirty(30)daysoftheEffectiveDate,LicenseeshallprovideacopyoftheConsentAgreementtoalljurisdictionswheresheholdsorhasheldanyprofessional license.

(a)LicenseeshallprovidewrittendocumentationtotheBoarddemonstratinghercompliancewithParagraph6.

(b)IfLicenseeisnotlicensedtopracticedentalhygieneoranotherprofession inanyotherjurisdiction,sheshallsubmitasignedattestationtotheBoardstatingsuch.

7.TheLicenseeacknowledgesandunderstandstheConsentAgreementisapublicrecordwithinthemeaningof M.G.L.c.4,§7andassuchmaybedisseminatedtothepublic.

8.TheBoardagreesasconsiderationforLicenseeenteringintotheConsentAgreement,theBoardwillforgofurtherprosecutionoftheComplaintunlesstheLicenseedoesnotfulfilltheconditionsinParagraph6 above.

9.TheLicenseestatessheenterstheConsentAgreementofherownfreewill.TheLicenseefurtherstatessheisawareshehasarighttocounselinthismatterandeitherhasconferredwithcounselpriortosigningtheConsentAgreementorwaivesherrighttocounsel.

10.AwaiverbytheBoardofanyprovisionsoftheConsentAgreementatanytimeshallnotconstituteawaiverofanyotherprovisionoftheConsentAgreement,norshallitconstitutewaiverbytheBoardofitsrightstoenforcesuchprovisionatanyfuturetime.

11.TheLicenseehasreadtheConsent Agreement.TheLicenseeunderstandsshehastherighttoaformaladjudicatoryhearingconcerningtheallegationssetforthintheComplaintandthatatahearingshewouldhavetherighttoconfrontandcross­examinewitnesses,callwitnesses,presentevidence,testifyonherownbehalf, contesttheallegations,present.oralargument,seekjudicialreviewandtoallother

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Luberice,Amber

DH13230

DEN-2014-0037

rightssetforthintheStateAdministrativeProcedure Act,M.GL.c.30Aand801CMR1.00etseq.ByexecutingtheConsentAgreement,Licenseeknowinglyandvoluntarilywaivesherrighttoaformaladjudicatoryhearingandtoalloftheabove-enumeratedrightssetforthintheStateAdministrativeProcedureAct,M.GL.c.30Aand801CMR1.00etseq.

Licensee

AmberN.Luberice,RDH

DateSigned

BoardofRegistrationinDentistry

BarbaraA.Young,RDH

ExecutiveDirector

DateSigned

EffectiveDate

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