(a) The members of the State Board of Health shall elect one (1) of the members as president.
(b)
(1) The State Board of Health shall nominate to the Governor a Director of the Department of Health.
(2)
(A) The Governor shall appoint the director who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(B) The director shall report to the Secretary of the Department of Health.
(C) The Secretary of the Department of Health may serve as the Director of the Department of Health if the Governor determines all statutory requirements are fulfilled.
(3) The director may:
(A) Serve as the State Health Officer;
(B) Serve as the Secretary for the State Board of Health but shall not sit as a member of the State Board of Health; and
(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 Secretary of the Department 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 Secretary of the Department 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 Secretary of the Department of Health.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 20 - Public Health and Welfare
Subtitle 2 - Health and Safety
Chapter 7 - State Board of Health — Department of Health
Subchapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 20-7-101. Violations — Penalties
§ 20-7-102. Members — Appointment
§ 20-7-103. Members — Officers
§ 20-7-104. Members — Compensation
§ 20-7-107. Appointment of assistant director
§ 20-7-108. Engagement of certain personnel
§ 20-7-109. Authority to regulate public health — Exceptions
§ 20-7-110. Study and prevention of diseases
§ 20-7-111. Administration of certain federal acts
§ 20-7-114. Public health laboratory
§ 20-7-115. Transportation of dead bodies
§ 20-7-117. Hospices — Definition — State Hospice Office — Creation
§ 20-7-118. Annual conference for health officers
§ 20-7-119. Identification tags and bracelets
§ 20-7-120. No right to enter home or take charge of children
§ 20-7-122. Reports for general distribution
§ 20-7-124. Disposition of certain fees
§ 20-7-125. Payment of certain salaries and expenses
§ 20-7-126. Payment of overtime for home health employees
§ 20-7-128. Maintenance fee for breath-testing instruments
§ 20-7-129. Reimbursement for certain medical supplies or services
§ 20-7-130. Recovery of expenditures for extraordinary operations
§ 20-7-131. Local control of county or city units of Department of Health
§ 20-7-132. Guidelines for cleanup of clandestine methamphetamine labs
§ 20-7-133. Child Health Advisory Committee — Creation
§ 20-7-135. Nutrition and physical activity standards — Implementation
§ 20-7-136. Statewide fluoridation program — Definition