Section 38-847.03 - Uniform medical review; administrator; disability decisions; definitionsA. Within ten days after a local board receives an application for disability benefits or in the line of duty death benefits, the local board secretary shall submit the application to the administrator.B. After a local board has made a determination on the application, or the application is deemed granted pursuant to section 38-847, subsection D, paragraph 3 or section 38-893, subsection D, paragraph 2 for disability benefits or in the line of duty death benefits, the administrator or the administrator's designee shall review the findings. The administrator may contract with medical professionals to review applications under this section.C. The board of trustees or the administrator may require additional records from the local board or the employer or may require that the local board conduct a rehearing on the matter.D. If the board of trustees disagrees with the decision of the local board after a rehearing requested pursuant to subsection C of this section, the decision is subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.E. For the purposes of this section: 1. "Administrator" means the administrator appointed by the board pursuant to section 38-848.2. "Local board" means a local board formed under section 38-847, 38-847.02, 38-893 or 38-893.01.Added by L. 2021, ch. 34,s. 3, eff. 1/1/2022.