Retirement board - Authority to secure medical service and advice.
San José Municipal Code § 3.28.150
in effect3.28.150 - Retirement board - Authority to secure medical service and advice.
A. The Board may enter into contractual arrangements for such medical service and advice, and may secure and pay reasonable compensation for such independent medical examiners, as the Board deems necessary to effectuate the terms of this Chapter. Such contracts for medical services shall be entered into in the name of the Board of Administration for the Federated City Employees Retirement System. The cost of obtaining such medical services and advice, and any cost for appeals therefrom to an administrative law judge shall be administrative expenses of the Plan.
B. Effective as of June 16, 2017 with respect to applications for disability benefits under the Plan, the Board shall appoint an independent medical panel of three (3) medical experts to evaluate and approve or deny, by a majority vote, all disability applications. The Board shall establish processes and procedures by which the independent medical panel shall carry out and document its responsibilities. Once the independent medical panel is formed, responsibility for reviewing disability applications and making disability determinations will be the sole responsibility of the independent medical panel, or, if the decision of the independent medical panel is appealed, an administrative law judge. The independent medical panel may, upon its own initiative or upon request, reassess the status of a disability retirement recipient to confirm whether the recipient's disability continues. The individuals who may be appointed to such panel by the Board shall be determined as follows:
1. Individuals shall be recruited to serve on the independent medical panel by the Board using the City's established request for proposal process.
2. Each individual selected to serve on the independent medical panel shall be approved by a vote of no less than five (5) of the seven (7) members of the Board and shall serve for a four (4)-year term.
3. Individuals serving on the independent medical panel shall have experience in varying fields of medicine and shall meet the following minimum qualifications:
a. Ten (10) years of practice after completion of residency; and
b. Practicing or retired Board Certified physician; and
c. Except for prior service on the independent medical panel established under this Section 3.28.150, is not providing or has not provided medical services to the City or retirement boards; and
d. No prior experience as a Qualified Medical Evaluator.
(Prior code § 2904.1054; Ords. 25092, 29904, 30017.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT3PE_IIREPL_CH3.281975FEEMREPL_PT2AD_3.28.150REBOUTSEMESEADFetched: 11/1/2026