Vuagniaux v. Department of Professional Regulation

Dr. Thad Vuagniaux, a licensed chiropractic physician, was reprimanded by the Department of Professional Regulation (the Department) and fined the sum of $2,500 for violating the advertising provisions set forth in section 26 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987 (225 ILCS 60/26 (West 1998)). On administrative review of the Department’s decision, the circuit court of Madison County reversed. In so doing, it found various sections of the Medical Practice Act, including section 26’s advertising restrictions, to be unconstitutional and void. The Department appealed. Because the circuit court’s…