Section 63-10-307 - Executive director(a) The board shall consult with the division of health related boards in the department of health in appointing a person to serve as executive director of the board; however, the board is not bound by any recommendation of the division. The executive director must be licensed as a pharmacist in this state for at least five (5) consecutive years immediately preceding the appointment. Once appointed, the executive director shall operate under the supervision and control of the division of health related boards.(b) The board shall specify the executive director's duties, and the executive director is responsible for the performance of the administrative functions of the board, which may include, but are not limited to:(1) Recording and compiling the minutes of the board;(2) Supervising employees assigned by the division of health related boards to support the board;(3) Performing studies and research as the board or division directs;(4) Representing the board at functions as authorized by the board and the division; and(5) Serving as a consultant to the division in its enforcement duties on behalf of the board.(c) The board may dismiss the executive director without consulting with the division.Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 606,s 1, eff. 3/27/2024.Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 457, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Acts 1996, ch. 651, § 15; T.C.A. § 63-10-507; Acts 2007 , ch. 407, § 19.