CMS' Tunis Accepts Suspended License, Fine To Resolve Medical Board Charges
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The agency's chief medical officer agrees to a $20,000 fine and accepts a one-year suspension of his physician's license to resolve charges that he falsified continuing medical education documents. Tunis has been on indefinite administrative leave from CMS since April.
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CMS Acting Chief Medical Officer Is Straube; Tunis Placed On Leave
CMS says the decision to place Tunis on administrative leave is related to charges made by the Maryland Board of Physicians that he falsified documents and did not cooperate with a board investigation. CMS Western Regional Chief Medical Officer Straube will fill the post on an acting basis beginning April 11.