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Rights and duties of annuitants - 71 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5908

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     § 5908.  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 July 1, 1974 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 prior to the attainment of superannuation age to furnish
     a written statement within 30 days of the close of each calendar
     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 written 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; Apr. 23, 2002, P.L.272, No.38,
     eff. Jan. 1, 2003)

        2002 Amendment.  Act 38 amended subsec. (b).
        1994 Amendment.  Act 29 amended subsecs. (b) and (c).
        1991 Amendment.  Act 23 added subsec. (d).
        Cross References.  Section 5908 is referred to in section
     5704 of this title.

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