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Terms Used In Utah Code 49-23-306- Beneficiary: means any person entitled to receive a payment under this title through a relationship with or designated by a member, participant, covered individual, or alternate payee of a defined contribution plan. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
- Board: means the Utah State Retirement Board established under Section 49-11-202. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Office: means the Utah State Retirement Office. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Retiree: means an individual who has qualified for an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Retirement: means the status of an individual who has become eligible, applies for, and is entitled to receive an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
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Upon retirement, a retiree may elect to have the office deduct an actuarially determined amount from the retiree’s allowance to provide a lump-sum benefit payable to a beneficiary upon the death of the retiree. |
(b) |
Upon retirement, a retiree may also elect to have an actuarially determined amount deducted from the retiree’s allowance to provide a lump-sum death benefit payable to a beneficiary upon the death of the retiree’s lawful spouse at the time of retirement. |
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The board may make rules for the administration of this lump-sum death benefit. |
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(2) |
(a) |
For a retiree who pays for a lump-sum death benefit under this section through a reduction of an allowance, benefits shall be paid in accordance with Sections 49-11-609 and 49-11-610. |
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If the retiree chooses Option Three, Four, Five, or Six, and a lump-sum death benefit is payable after the death of the retiree, the allowance shall be restored to its original amount. |
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(3) |
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A retiree may elect to cancel the lump-sum death benefit under this section. |
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The cancellation under this Subsection (3) is irrevocable. |
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Upon cancellation, the allowance shall be restored to its original amount and benefits under this section may not be paid. |
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Enacted by Chapter 266, 2010 General Session