Director: Appointment and titles of Deputy Directors; classification; other employment prohibited

1. The Director shall appoint, with the consent of the Governor, the following Deputy Directors: (a) The Deputy Director of Operations, who shall oversee the operations of the Authority, including, without limitation, human resources, the training and development of staff and the management and improvement of agency processes; and (b) The Deputy Director of Health Care Financing, who shall: (1) Oversee the budgets of Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange and the Public Option; and (2) Maximize the ability of the State to leverage federal money to support programs under the jurisdiction of the Authority. 2. A Deputy Director appointed pursuant to this section: (a) Is in the unclassified service of the State, except where otherwise required by federal law; (b) Serves at the pleasure of the Director and is subject to the administrative supervision of the Director; and (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of his or her office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.