Nevada § 286.630 - Disability retirement allowance: Approval or denial of application; medical examination

§ 286.630. Disability retirement allowance: Approval or denial of application; medical examination

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.