1. The Board shall designate medical advisers to review information which has been submitted by the private physician of the member, conduct medical examinations, make recommendations and consult with the Board concerning applications for disability retirement.

2. The Board shall require a medical examination of each applicant for disability retirement. The examination must at least consist of:

(a) An examination at an applicant’s expense and by the applicant’s personal physician who shall submit a written statement to the Board describing the nature and extent of the applicant’s disability, the physician’s statement whether or not the member is disabled, and copies of any medical information necessary to support the statement; and

(b) A review of the written statement from the applicant’s physician by the Board’s medical advisers.

The member shall provide any additional information which the Board or medical advisers deem necessary and shall submit to an additional medical examination upon the request of the Board. The costs of such additional examination must be paid from the Public Employees’ Retirement Administrative Fund.

3. The Board shall consider the complete application for disability retirement and the recommendations of its staff and the medical advisers, and approve or deny the application.

4. A member may apply to the Board for one reconsideration within 45 days after the denial by the Board of the member’s application, if the member can present new evidence which was not available or the existence of which was not known to the member at the time the Board originally considered the member’s application.

[Part 22:181:1947; A 1949, 174; 1951, 269] — (NRS A 1975, 1056; 1977, 63; 1981, 454)