Executive Director

(1) The department shall hire an executive director to provide services to the board in connection with the board's duties of: (a) prescribing curricula and standards for nursing schools and making surveys of and approving schools and courses; (b) evaluating and approving courses for affiliation of student nurses; and (c) reviewing qualifications of applicants for licensure. (2) The department shall hire as the executive director an individual who: (a) is a graduate of an approved school of nursing and who has at least a master's degree with postgraduate courses in nursing; (b) is licensed as a registered professional nurse in Montana; and (c) has experience in teaching or administration in an approved school of nursing and who has completed at least 3 years in the clinical practice of nursing.