Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 864.005. Certification and Continuance of Disability

(a) A local board may require a member who is receiving a temporary disability retirement benefit to file a disability rating report every three months from a physician chosen by the local board. If a report indicates a significant improvement in condition, the local board, after notice and a hearing, may adopt an order to terminate temporary disability retirement benefit payments. The local board shall send a copy of each order adopted under this subsection to the executive director.

(b) Temporary disability benefits cease if:

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), § 38(3).

(d) If the local board has reason to believe that a ground for termination of temporary disability retirement benefits exists, the local board may set a date for a hearing on the matter. The local board, after notice and a hearing, may adopt an order terminating temporary disability retirement benefits if the local board determines that a ground for termination exists. The local board may not adopt an order under this subsection on the basis of a physician's previously submitted statement as to the likely duration of the disability if the local board determines, after a hearing, that the disability continues. The local board shall send a copy of each order adopted under this subsection to the executive director.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), § 38(3).

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), § 38(3).

(g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 1165 (H.B. 3247), § 38(3).

(h) A local board may require financial information from a person as a condition to the continued receipt of temporary disability retirement benefits, including federal income tax returns and wage earning forms. Failure to timely provide requested information is a ground for terminating benefits.