The director is authorized to approve duly executed applications for disability benefits on behalf of the board in order to insure timely approval of same if the medical review authority has determined that the applicant is disabled; however, all such approvals must be ratified by the educational retirement board at a subsequent meeting of the board. At the time of ratification, the director shall make available to the board, the reports of the medical examiners, the recommendations of the medical review authority, and the member's completed application along with such other information as the board may require.
N.M. Admin. Code § 2.82.6.13