(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the executive director shall be a physician who is a graduate of a regularly chartered and legally constituted medical school, licensed to practice medicine and surgery in all branches in the state, who has successfully completed: (a) a master's degree of public health from an accredited school of public health or from an accredited program of public health and has at least three years professional full-time experience in a senior level administrative capacity; or (b) at least one year's graduate work in an accredited school of public health and has at least five years professional full-time experience, of which at least three years have been in public health in a senior level administrative capacity.

(a) a master's degree of public health from an accredited school of public health or from an accredited program of public health and has at least three years professional full-time experience in a senior level administrative capacity; or

(b) at least one year's graduate work in an accredited school of public health and has at least five years professional full-time experience, of which at least three years have been in public health in a senior level administrative capacity.

(2) If the executive director is not a physician under Subsection (1), the executive director shall: (a) (i) have successfully completed at least a master's degree of public health or public administration from an accredited school of public health or from an accredited program of public health or public administration; and (ii) have at least five years of professional full-time experience, of which at least two years have been in public health in a senior level administrative capacity; or (b) have at least seven years of professional full-time experience in public health programs, of which at least five years have been in a senior level administrative capacity.

(a) (i) have successfully completed at least a master's degree of public health or public administration from an accredited school of public health or from an accredited program of public health or public administration; and (ii) have at least five years of professional full-time experience, of which at least two years have been in public health in a senior level administrative capacity; or

(i) have successfully completed at least a master's degree of public health or public administration from an accredited school of public health or from an accredited program of public health or public administration; and

(ii) have at least five years of professional full-time experience, of which at least two years have been in public health in a senior level administrative capacity; or

(b) have at least seven years of professional full-time experience in public health programs, of which at least five years have been in a senior level administrative capacity.

(3) An executive director shall be thoroughly informed and experienced in all aspects of public health work.

(4) If the executive director is not a physician, the deputy director of the department shall be a physician who has successfully completed at least one year's graduate work in an accredited school of public health or an accredited program of public health.