Legal Opinion
Nwaokocha v. Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 15, 2018No. 1-16-2614UnpublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBRIDE
*19 ¶ 1 In this case, the plaintiff, Emmanuel K. Nwaokocha, was found to have violated the Medical Practice Act of 1987 (Act) ( 225 ILCS 60/1 et seq. (West 2012) ) based on his guilty plea in federal court, in which he admitted to knowingly and willfully soliciting and receiving a kickback for referring a patient to a home healthcare provider for services that would be paid for by Medicare. The Director of the Division of Professional Regulation (Director) of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Department) concluded that, based on this violation, plaintiff's medical…
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