10-11-2017 Illinois Case Management Provider Settles Case Involving Excluded Individual

On October 11, 2017, Shawnee Health Services (Shawnee), Carterville, Illinois, entered into a $107,761.08 settlement agreement with OIG. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Shawnee employed an individual who was excluded from participation in any Federal health care programs. OIG’s investigation revealed that the excluded individual, a case manager, provided items or services to Shawnee clients that were receiving services under a Medicaid waiver program.