a. There shall be a medical board of three physicians. The board, the commissioner of health and the commissioner of citywide administrative services shall each have power to appoint one or more but not exceeding eight physicians, who shall hold office at the pleasure of such appointing board or official. Whenever the board of trustees of the retirement system shall so direct, the functions, powers and duties of the medical board, shall be performed and exercised by one or more groups of three physicians as hereinafter prescribed. Each such group of three physicians shall function separately as the medical board and each such group may consist of any physicians appointed pursuant to this subdivision.
b. The medical board shall arrange for and shall pass upon all medical examinations required under the provisions of this title, shall investigate all essential statements and certifications by or on behalf of a member in connection with an application for disability retirement, and shall report to the board its conclusions and recommendations thereon.
(Am. 2019 N.Y. Laws Ch. 249, 9/11/2019, eff. 9/11/2019)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 1996/059.