New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 2 - PUBLIC FINANCE
Chapter 80 - PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
Part 700 - NORMAL RETIREMENT
Section 2.80.700.20 - BENEFIT PAYMENT
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
The maximum annual benefit limits contained in Internal Revenue Code Section 415(b), as amended and adjusted, are incorporated herein by reference. Notwithstanding any other provision of the PERA Act and regulations, all benefits paid from the PERA trust fund shall be distributed in accordance with the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9) and the regulations under that section. In order to meet these requirements, the trust fund must be administered in accordance with the following provisions:
A. The entire interest of the member shall:
B. For the purposes of this section, "required beginning date" shall be defined in the same manner as the term "required beginning date" is defined in the Internal Revenue Code Section 401 (a)(9) and the regulations under that section.
C. The life expectancy of the member or the member's beneficiary may not be recalculated after the benefits commence.
D. If a member dies before the distribution of the member's benefits has begun, distribution to beneficiaries must begin no later than December 31 of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the member died.
E. The amounts payable to a member's beneficiary may not exceed the maximum determined under the incidental death benefit requirements of the Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(9)(G) and regulations thereunder. PERA shall adjust the percentage of the member's pension payable to a non-spouse survivor beneficiary who is more than 10 years younger than the member at the time of the member's retirement as required by 26 C.F.R. Section 1.401(a)(9)-6.