A Connecticut nurse and his medical practice — which operated multiple state-funded residential care homes — have entered a civil agreement that will see them pay more than $600,000 to resolve allegations they filed false claims with the Medicare and state Medicaid programs.
The civil settlement agreement was announced Wednesday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut and Attorney General William Tong. The agreement will resolve allegations that Armand Ntchana and multiple entities he owned violated the federal and state False Claims Acts, officials said.
“Healthcare providers who participate in taxpayer funded healthcare plans have an obligation to bill for services honestly and accurately,” Tong said in a statement. “We will continue to work with our partners at the state and federal level to hold bad actors accountable and protect public healthcare programs and patients.”
According to officials, Ntchana, an advanced practice registered nurse in Connecticut who now resides in Alexandria, Louisiana, is the principal member and owner of Integrated Procare Services, LLC, a psychiatric medication management practice in Wethersfield. He is also the principal member and owner of Brookside Residential Care Home, LLC, and 134 Franklin Street Extension, LLC, which formerly operated a state-funded residential care home in Danbury, officials said. Ntchana is also the principal member and owner of Riverview Residential Care Home, LLC, and 92 Lexington Avenue,...
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