1. (a)

   1. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, from among its members, the Board shall elect a president and a secretary once every 2 years in June or as required by subsection (c) of this section.
   2. (2) The president of the Board shall be a registered nurse.

   3. (3) The president shall serve a 2-year term unless:

      1. (i) The term of the member serving as the president expires before the end of the member's term as president; or
      2. (ii) The president resigns.

2. (b) The Board shall determine:

   1. (1) The manner of election of officers; and
   2. (2) The duties of each officer.
3. (c) If a vacancy occurs under subsection (a)(3)(ii) of this section, the Board shall hold a special election to elect a president to complete the term of the vacating president within 30 days of the date of the vacancy.

Added as Health Occupations § 7-203 by Acts 1981, c. 8, § 2, eff. July 1, 1981. Renumbered as Health Occupations § 8-203 by Acts 1990, c. 6, § 11, eff. Feb. 16, 1990. Amended by Acts 1992, c. 433, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Acts 1992, c. 434, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1992; Acts 1993, c. 422, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1993; Acts 2005, c. 25, § 13, eff. April 12, 2005; Acts 2005, c. 206, § 1, eff. April 26, 2005; Acts 2017, c. 515, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 516, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.

Formerly Art. 43, § 294.