Disciplinary Action Against Mary Veltri, R.N.
In 2012, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation charged Mary Veltri, R.N., who operated the Progressive Wellness Center in Inverness, Illinois, with violating the state’s Nurse Practice Act by permitting an unlicensed person Kerry Heitkotter to diagnose and treat patients at the clinic with the BioSET System. In 2013, as noted below, the board fined Veltri $5,000 and suspended her nursing license indefinitely, for a minimum of one year. The suspension order stated that if she violates the Nurse Practice Act while disciplined, that fact can be presented at any hearing on a petition to restore her license. BioSET (Bio-Energetic Sensitivity and Enzyme Therapy) is a pseudoscientific system of diagnosis and treatment centered around the notion that muscle-testing, electrodermal testing, and/or various questionnaires can detect “energy blockages” …
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