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Committee approves changes to speed disability annuity approvals at GERS
Summary
The committee voted to advance legislation to allow certain clear‑cut GERS disability annuity cases to bypass the medical review committee, shortening processing times and reducing administrative costs.
The committee voted June 23 to report favorably a bill that would streamline approval procedures for disability annuities administered by the Government Employees Retirement System (GERS).
Sponsor Senator Milton E. Potter introduced Bill 36‑0012, which would amend Title 3, Chapter 27 of the Virgin Islands Code to allow cases certified by a requisite number of GERS‑selected physicians to bypass the Committee of Medical Review. Dwayne Cowood, chairman of the GERS board of trustees, told the committee that the change would create a…
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