Provides that the secretary of health and each of the professional licensing and disciplinary boards and commissions shall enter into written joint operating agreements that detail the budgetary, staffing, administrative, and other licensing and disciplinary support that the department will provide each board and commission. The intent of these agreements is to provide a legal framework for ensuring that each board and commission is provided with adequate administrative and staff support from the department to effectively enable the board or commission to fulfill its statutory responsibilities.

Revises how executive directors of various licensing and disciplinary boards and commissions are employed.