PHYSICIAN LICENSURE

Celestin v. Novello, 2007 N.Y. Slip Op. 06324 (N.Y. App. Div. Aug. 2, 2007)

The New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, affirmed a state Administrative Review Board's decision to revoke a physician's medical license following a felony conviction under the federal Medicare anti-kickback statute. The court also rejected the physician's argument that the penalty was excessive because no patient was hurt and he received only a small sum of money, noting that the "lack of financial gain or absence of patient harm do not preclude a penalty of license revocation."