The state voided vaccination records for approximately 135 kids from Long Island and across the region because they were falsified by a former Amityville nurse practitioner who was arrested two years ago for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards, health officials said Monday.

The action was part of an ongoing investigation by the state into Julie DeVuono's former practice, Wild Child Pediatrics. Investigators have determined she falsified over 1,500 pediatric vaccinations.

The fake records involved mandatory immunizations for children in day care and school. Officials said the children impacted will be allowed to stay in their programs as long as they start receiving the missing vaccinations within 14 days of the new school year.

DeVuono, who now lives in Pennsylvania, has received administrative charges for allegedly violating the state's public health law and could face up fines up to $2,000 for each falsified immunization record.

"Today's actions, which mitigate the threat to public health created by Julie DeVuono and her years-long pediatric vaccination scheme, will help keep communities across Long Island and beyond healthy and safe this school year," Joseph Giovannetti, director of the state Health Department's Division of Legal Affairs' Bureau of Investigations.

The Health Department is currently contacting families of children involved to tell them their vaccination records are invalid. The schools they attend have already been notified.

In July, the state announced that DeVuono claimed to have given at least 226 separate vaccinations to at least 26 pediatric patients even though her office did not administer those vaccines.

DeVuono's attorney, Jason Russo of Garden City, was not immediately available for comment.