Section 6-22-3 - Examination of member(a) The medical board or a designated entity, as determined by the executive director on behalf of the system, shall investigate, review, and evaluate all medical reports submitted to it as well as the employer's report of the accident as submitted to the disability compensation division of the department of labor and industrial relations and the member's position description submitted by or on behalf of the member's employer.(b) The applicant shall submit medical reports to the medical board or designated entity as provided in section 6-26-7, including the physician's statement. The medical board or designated entity may, at its discretion, disregard any medical reports or other records submitted:(1) More than sixty days after the application has been filed; or(2) After any longer period of time that the medical board or designated entity expressly provides for the submission of medical reports or other records. The medical board or designated entity may disregard any medical reports or other records submitted to it after it has issued its certifications and findings pursuant to section 6-22-8, except as provided in section 6-22-10. The medical board or designated entity may or may not, at its discretion, subject the member to a physical examination in arriving at its certifications and findings on all matters referred to it.
[Eff 1/9/84; am and comp NOV 26 2009] (Auth: HRS § 88-28) (Imp: HRS §§ 88-31, 88-75, 88-79, 88-85, 88-284, 88-285, 88-286, 88-334, 88-336, 88-339)