Hearing 4592 for Chilelli, Frank

Summary Of Allegations

As a result of a referral by the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee, it is alleged that Frank Chilelli, from on or about April 11, 2023 to on or about November 24, 2024, while engaged in the practice of pharmacy as a Designated Manager and/or dispensing pharmacist at Pine Shores Drug Mart in Goulais River, Ontario, committed professional misconduct in that he:

• Submitted (or permitted, consented to or approved, expressly or by implication, the submission of) false, misleading, inaccurate, and/or unsubstantiated claims to the Ontario Drug Benefit Program for Two Intra-Nasal Naloxone Kits, DIN 93877256.

In particular, it is alleged that he:

• Failed to maintain a standard of practice of the profession;
• Falsified records relating to his practice;
• Signed or issued, in his professional capacity, a document he knew or ought to have known contained a false or misleading statement;
• Submitted an account(s) or charge(s) for services that he knew and/or ought to have known were false or misleading;
• Contravened a federal or provincial law or municipal by-law with respect to the distribution, sale or dispensing of any drug or mixture of drugs and in particular section 15 of the Ontario Drug Benefit Act, as amended;
• Engaged in conduct or performed an act relevant to the practice of pharmacy that, having regard to all the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members of the profession as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional.