Illinois Professional Licensing Consultants, Ltd. is an
aggressive group of attorneys, former board members
and private investigators who have previously worked for
or with the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
(now known as the Illinois Department of Financial
and Professional Regulation or IDFPR), the Illinois
Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
Public Aid and/or the Illinois Attorney General’s
office. Our primary goal is to use the knowledge
and experience we gained from working for the State of Illinois
to provide licensed health care facilities with comprehensive
legal representation and outstanding investigative services
in all areas of health law.
OUR CLIENTS HAVE AN IMMEASURABLE ADVANTAGE!
Because of our group's past affiliation with the above-mentioned Illinois Departments, our clients stand to benefit from:
- the extensive legal experience of our unique group,
- our familiarity with the internal operations of these Illinois Departments, and
- our unsurpassed knowledge of the investigative process, Illinois statutes and administrative law hearing procedures.
A Unique Team of Professionals to Represent You
Illinois Professional Licensing Consultants, Ltd. is headed
by CEO Michael Favia, J.D., a prominent attorney who has
held numerous governmental positions, including that of
Chief of Prosecutions for the Illinois Department
of Professional Regulation. During
his eight years with IDPR, he directed statewide enforcement
of all the professional licensing statutes, including the
Medical Practice Act. As Chief of Prosecutions, he supervised
attorneys, investigators and support personnel at IDPR in
the statewide regulation of approximately 30 licensed professions.
As a private attorney, he has over two decades of legal
experience in dealing with the Illinois Department of Public
Health, the Illinois Department of Public Aid. and in providing
legal representation for health care facilities.
Our litigation team includes as co-counsel the health care
law firm of Goldberg & Frankenstein, whose attorneys
have extensive legal experience in representing health care
facilities, as well as professional societies and organizations.
Rounding out our team of competent professionals is a group
of sophisticated private investigators, some of whom have
previously worked at the IDPR. Their intimate knowledge
of IDFPR’s modus operandi - and their broad backgrounds
in health care investigations - is an immeasurably important
resource for our clients.
Standard of Excellence for the Regulated Health Care Industry
Illinois Professional Licensing Consultants, Ltd. maintains a high
standard of excellence focused upon providing the regulated
health care industry with top-quality litigation services.
Our clients include hospital, hospital associations, clinics,
medical laboratories, managed care organizations, nursing
homes, insurers, home care providers, physicians, nurses,
physical and occupational therapists and more.
We serve health care facilities in all licensing needs, as well
as a broad spectrum of health care issues, including Medicare and
Medicaid certification disputes and reimbursement, managed care
contracts, privacy issues, qui tam claims, HIPAA regulations, and
the enforcement or defense of restrictive covenants, to name a few.
Our competent lawyers and expert investigators have worked with
hospital investigative committees in due process investigations
and hearings.
Health Facilities Planning Board
Our group assists nursing homes in informal hearings before the
Health Facilities Planning Board. We also represent them in contested
hearings regarding the Issuance of Certificates of Need.
Illinois
Professional Licensing Consultants, Inc. provides quality litigation
services to the regulated health care industry, health care facilities
and providers subject to the Illinois Department of Public Health's
Office of Health Care Regulation, including:
| • ambulances | • hospital associations |
| • ambulatory surgical treatment centers (ASTCs) | • insurers |
| • clinics | • managed care organizations |
| • emergency medical service providers | • medical corporations |
| • fiscal intermediaries | • medical laboratories |
| • health maintenance organizations (HMOs) | • nursing homes |
| • home health agencies | • pharmaceutical firms |
| • hospices | • PPOs |
| • hospitals | • trauma centers |
For a FREE CONSULTATION, call:
(773) 631-4580
GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND
With over 20 years of legal experience, Attorney Michael
Favia has constantly been designated as a “Leading
Attorney” by his peers pursuant to a statewide survey
conducted by Leading Attorneys Network. When it comes to
health care law, he has gone above and beyond his peers
by writing and lecturing extensively on topics of concern
to physicians and other health care providers. The following
list of lectures and publications provides insight into
his comprehensive knowledge regarding legal/medical issues.
Relevant Lectures by Attorney Michael V. Favia:
Illinois State Bar Association: Representing Health Care Providers in A Changing Environment (Program Coordinator/Speaker 2003)
Federation of Podiatric Medical Boards: Regulatory Issues in the Practice of Podiatric Medicine (2003)
Illinois Eye Institute - Illinois College of Optometry: A Review of Business and Legal Issues for the New Medical Practitioner(2003)
Lake County Medical Society:State Regulation of the Health Related Professional (2002)
Northeast Illinois Pharmacists Association: State Regulation Health Related Professional (2002)
Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society: Legal issues/Establishing a Medical Practice (2002)
Westlake Hospital: Legal Issues in the Practice of Medicine (2000)
Chicago-Kent College of Law: The Practice of Health Law - An Overview (2000)
Justinian Society of Lawyers: The Role of Arbitration and Mediation in Today's Law Practice (1999)
Chicago Medical Society: Managed Care/Legal Risks (1997, 1998 & 1999)
Illinois Psychological Association: The State Regulation of Physicians (1996)
Chicago Bar Association: The State Regulation of Physicians (1996)
Illinois Bar Association:
Practice Before the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (1995)
Representing Health Practitioners at the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (1994)
Interprofessional Relations and Cooperation (1992)
Relevant Publications by Attorney Michael V. Favia:
- Co-author, An Attorney's Guide to the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations, 82 Illinois Bar Journal 204 (1994)
- A Common Guide to Controlled Substance Prescribing, 94 Chicago Medical Journal 24 (1994)
- A Pharmacists Guide to the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, Journal of Pharmacy Practice, Vol. VIII (April 1995)
- Co-Author, Survey of Illinois Health Law, Southern Illinois University Law Journal (1997 & 1998)
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Link to Illinois Department of Public Aid
Link to Illinois Department of Public Health
