The medical board shall be appointed by the board of trustees and shall be composed of three physicians not members of the system. The medical board shall schedule and review all medical examinations required by the provisions of this Chapter, and shall investigate all essential statements and certificates by or on behalf of a member in connection with an application for disability retirement, and shall report in writing to the board of trustees its conclusions and recommendations upon all such applications. This Section shall be superseded in the event of the establishment of a state medical disability board.
La. Consolidated Public Retirement § 11:1825