Contact a tax consultant for additional details. The same rules apply for you as for the PERS member. In some cases. If you are not the spouse of the deceased member, you are not eligible to roll over any distribution. See the appropriate tax acknowledgement form for more details.
Payment is considered to have begun when the member elected to begin retirement benefits.
The payment was originally defined for the life of the member. The law regarding total distributions has not changed. By electing a refund you will receive payment of your full member account balance, which represents your entire interest in the retirement plan. See the Account Balance Refund Request form for more information. As with a normal refund, this payment represents a total distribution from the PERS plan.