(a) The members of the State Board of Health shall elect one (1) of the members as president.
(b)
(1) The board shall nominate to the Governor a Director of the Department of Health.
(2) The Governor shall appoint the director who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(3) The director shall:
(A) Serve as the State Health Officer;
(B) Serve as the Secretary for the State Board of Health and shall have all the powers of a member of the board;
(C) (i) (a) Be a licensed medical doctor who is a graduate of a school of medicine recognized by the Arkansas State Medical Board;
(b) Hold a graduate degree in public health or a graduate degree in a recognized public health discipline from an accredited college or university or have equivalent knowledge and experience in public health as determined by the State Board of Health; and
(c) Have experience in the practice of public health and in leadership and management, the sufficiency of which shall be determined by the State Board of Health; or
(ii) Hold a doctoral degree in public health or a doctoral degree in a recognized public health discipline from an accredited college or university with at least five (5) years of experience in the practice of public health and at least ten (10) years of experience in the leadership and management of a large complex organization, the sufficiency of which shall be determined by the State Board of Health.
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