§ 33-135. Medical examination.

(a) The Administrator must require any employee receiving continued disability payments to undergo annual or less frequent medical examinations, or to submit a medical doctor’s certificate verifying the continuation of the disability, unless the Administrator finds that a physical examination in a specific case is unnecessary because of the nature and severity of the injury or illness. The Administrator must submit the findings of any medical examination to the Disability Review Panel. The Disability Review Panel may require the employee to submit to an additional independent medical examination. The Panel must consider the findings of the physical examination and any other information submitted by the employee or the County and recommend in writing to the Administrator whether the employee still qualifies for disability benefits. The Administrator must issue a final decision within 20 days after receiving the Panel’s recommendation. An employee may appeal the Administrator’s decision to reduce or discontinue disability pension payments to the appropriate Disability Arbitration Board under Section 33-138. (1994 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 2; 1998 L.M.C., ch. 30, § 1; , § 1.)