Oregon Statutes - Chapter 238 - Public Employees Retirement System - Section 238.400 - Payment upon death of retired member who dies before making election of retirement benefits.

If a person who is a member of the system, who has attained normal retirement age and who has retired from service, dies without making an election under ORS 238.305 and prior to the expiration of the time within which such an election could be made by the person, and the records of the Public Employees Retirement Board indicate that the person has designated the surviving spouse as the beneficiary under ORS 238.390 (1), such surviving spouse may, not more than 60 days after the date of the death of such deceased member, elect to receive the amount referred to in ORS 238.390 (1), or elect Option 2 or Option 3 under ORS 238.305 and designate self as the beneficiary thereunder with the same force and effect as if the election and designation had been properly made by the deceased member. [Formerly 237.167]

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