AUGUSTA – Dr. Dora Anne Mills has been fired from her position at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a spokesman.

Mills, who began work as medical director at the Office of MaineCare Services in early January, previously served for about 15 years as director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. She is the second person serving in the Office of MaineCare Services to be let go by Gov. Paul LePage’s administration – Tony Marple, who formerly served as the state’s Medicaid director, was let go about a month ago.

“As DHHS continues to assemble its new leadership team, Dr. Dora Anne Mills has been relieved of her duties,” said a statement released by John Martins, spokesman for the department. “DHHS will continue to assess and evaluate the administrative responsibilities at OMS. We wish Dr. Mills the best in future endeavors.”

Mills, the sister of former state Sen. Peter Mills, a Republican, and former Attorney General Janet Mills, a Democrat, declined to comment.

 Dan Demeritt, spokesman for LePage, also declined to comment further on the decision.