Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 5057
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 24 Sec. 5057
- 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
- Beneficiary: means any person in receipt of a pension, an annuity, a retirement allowance, or other benefit as provided by this chapter. See
- Board: means the Board of Trustees of the System provided for in section 5062 of this title to administer the System. See
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Medical Board: means the board of physicians provided for in section 5062 of this title. See
- Normal retirement date: means :
- Pension: means annual payments for life derived from contributions by the State and municipality. See
- Retirement: means withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions of this chapter. See
§ 5057. Reexamination of disability beneficiary
(a) Once each year, the Retirement Board or the Medical Board may require any disability beneficiary who has not reached his or her normal retirement date to undergo a medical examination, by a physician or physicians designated by the Medical Board, the examination to be made at the place of residence of the beneficiary or other place mutually agreed upon. In lieu of a medical examination, the Retirement Board may request current medical records or evidence to substantiate the continued disability status.
(b) Should any disability beneficiary who has not reached his or her normal retirement date refuse to submit to such medical examination or refuse to supply current medical records or other requested medical evidence, his or her allowance may be discontinued until withdrawal of such refusal, and should refusal continue for one year, all the beneficiary’s rights in and to his or her pension may be revoked by the Retirement Board. (Added 1973, No. 251 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2005, No. 197 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)