I & D Pharmacy, Inc. v. State

The Claimant and Respondent had entered into a contractual agreement many years prior to 1976 wherein the Claimant, a retail pharmacy, was to participate in the medical assistance program and fill medical prescriptions for public aid recipients. This contractual relationship went on for many years, and in early 1976 the Respondent, through the Illinois Department of Public Aid, undertook an investigation into certain claimed irregularities. After a hearing the Department of Public Aid, acting at the order of its director, affirmed the decision of the hearing officer that Claimant had been…