Determination of Disability

(a) In order for disability allowances to be awarded under Section 45-37A-51.225 or Section 45-37A-51.226, the board shall first have satisfactory proof thereof by certification of such disability of the participant applying for disability allowance, the certification being made by a licensed and practicing physician or surgeon. Additionally, the board shall have the power to require further certifications of such disability by other practicing physicians and surgeons and shall have the power to require such additional proof of total disability as in its judgment it may deem necessary. (Act 2006-339, p. 851, Art. VI, § 9.)