Sec. 815.204. MEDICAL BOARD. (a) The board of trustees shall designate a medical board composed of three physicians.
(b) To be eligible to serve as a member of the medical board, a physician must be licensed to practice medicine in the state and be of good standing in the medical profession. A physician who is eligible to participate in the retirement system may not be a member of the medical board.
(c) The medical board shall:
(1) review all medical examinations required by this subtitle and Subtitle D;
(2) investigate essential statements and certificates made by or on behalf of a member of the retirement system in connection with an application for disability retirement; and
(3) report in writing to the executive director its conclusions and recommendations on all matters referred to it.
(d) The medical board is not subject to subpoena regarding findings it makes in assisting the executive director under this section, and its members may not be held liable for any opinions, conclusions, or recommendations made under this section.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 25.204 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 347 (S.B. 1176), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems
Subtitle B - Employees Retirement System of Texas
Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees
Section 815.201. Presiding Officer
Section 815.202. Executive Director
Section 815.203. Legal Adviser
Section 815.204. Medical Board
Section 815.205. Other Physicians
Section 815.208. Compensation of Employees; Payment of Expenses
Section 815.210. Interest in Investment Profits Prohibited
Section 815.212. Employment Practices