{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-865.020","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 865.020","heading":"MEDICAL BOARD.","body":"(a) The state board shall designate a medical board composed of three physicians.\n(b) To be eligible to serve as a member of the medical board, a physician must be licensed to practice medicine in the state and be of good standing in the medical profession. A physician who is eligible to participate in the pension system may not be a member of the medical board.\n(c) The medical board shall:\n(1) investigate essential statements and certificates made by or on behalf of a member of the pension system in connection with an application for disability retirement or, as requested by the executive director, with an application for an on-duty death benefit; and\n(2) report in writing to the executive director its conclusions and recommendations on all matters referred to it.\n(d) The medical board is not subject to subpoena regarding findings it makes in assisting the executive director under this section, and its members may not be held liable for any opinions, conclusions, or recommendations made under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 697 (H.B. 2751), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.22, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","SUBTITLE H. TEXAS EMERGENCY SERVICES RETIREMENT SYSTEM","CHAPTER 865. ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.865.htm#865.020","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"eda8c9e58b2544bdeff3733945f0b0e77f248544f223ec8b7d2b751dbe217b01","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-865.019","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-865.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}