37-8-204. Executive director. (1) The department shall hire an executive director to provide services to the board in connection with the board’s duties of:

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(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.