Sec. 16. (a) After a member of the fire department has been retired upon pension because of disability, the local board may require the retired member to again be examined by competent physicians or surgeons. After the examination, the local board shall conduct a hearing under IC 36-8-8-12.7 to determine whether the disability still exists and whether the retired member should be continued on the pension roll. However, the retired member remains upon the pension roll until placed back in active service of the department, except in cases of dismissal or resignation.
(b) If a retired member is found after the examination and hearing to be physically able to be placed back in active service of the department, considering reasonable accommodation to the extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the local board shall certify the person's name and that fact to the safety board or other appointing authority. The person shall be placed back on active duty by the appointing authority as soon as the first vacancy occurs.
(c) Time spent receiving disability benefits is considered active service for the purpose of determining retirement benefits until the member has a total of twenty (20) years of service.
(d) To the extent required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, the transcripts, reports, records, and other material compiled to determine the existence of a disability shall be:
(1) kept in separate medical files for each member; and
(2) treated as confidential medical records.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 19-1-37-17.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.57. Amended by Acts 1981, P.L.182, SEC.8; P.L.311-1989, SEC.4; P.L.4-1992, SEC.39.
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