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Rights and duties of annuitants - 24 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8508

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     § 8508.  Rights and duties of annuitants.
        (a)  Election by joint coverage annuitants.--Any annuitant
     who is a joint coverage member who was receiving an annuity
     prior to July 1, 1962 may elect to receive his annuity without
     reduction on account of social security old-age insurance
     benefits provided that he shall file such election with the
     board prior to one year following the effective date of this
     part and shall make a lump sum payment within 60 days of receipt
     of the certification of the amount due.
        (b)  Periodic earnings statements by disability annuitants.--
     It shall be the duty of an annuitant receiving a disability
     annuity while still under superannuation age to furnish a
     written statement within 30 days of the close of each year of
     all earned income during that year and information showing
     whether or not he is able to engage in a gainful occupation and
     such other information as may be required by the board. On
     failure, neglect, or refusal to furnish such information for the
     period of the preceding year, the board may refuse to make
     further payments due to disability to such annuitant until he
     has furnished such information to the satisfaction of the board.
     Should such refusal continue for six months, all of his rights
     to the disability annuity payments in excess of any annuity to
     which he is otherwise entitled shall be forfeited from the date
     of his last statement to the board. Any moneys received in
     excess of those to which he was entitled shall be deducted from
     the present value of the annuity to which he is otherwise
     entitled.
        (c)  Medical examinations of disability annuitants.--Should
     any disability annuitant refuse to submit to a medical
     examination by a physician or physicians at the request of the
     board, his payments due to disability shall be discontinued
     until the withdrawal of such refusal. Should such refusal
     continue for a period of six months, all of his rights to the
     disability annuity payments in excess of any annuity to which he
     is otherwise entitled shall be forfeited.
        (d)  Continuances of disability annuities.--In all instances,
     the member shall have the burden of establishing continued
     disability.
     (Aug. 5, 1991, P.L.183, No.23, eff. imd.; Apr. 29, 1994,
     P.L.159, No.29, eff. 60 days)

        1994 Amendment.  Act 29 amended subsec. (c).
        1991 Amendment.  Act 23 added subsec. (d).
        Cross References.  Section 8508 is referred to in section
     8344 of this title.

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