# COMAR Title 22 — State Retirement and Pension System

## Subtitle 01 — General Regulations

### Chapter 06 — Payment of Benefits

#### Regulation .05 Suspension of Payment.

*COMAR 22.01.06.05*

A. The Retirement Agency may suspend payment of a payee’s benefit of any type for reasons including, but not limited to, the following:

  (1) The payee fails to submit a properly completed electronic fund transfer sign-up form required for a monthly allowance;

  (2) The payee fails to provide a current mailing address;

  (3) The payee fails to return a properly completed verification form required to confirm receipt of a monthly allowance;

  (4) The Retirement Agency receives conflicting payment instructions;

  (5) The Retirement Agency has reason to believe the payee is a “vulnerable adult” being subject to “exploitation”, as those terms are defined by Family Law Article, §14-101, Annotated Code of Maryland;

  (6) The Retirement Agency has reason to believe the payee is no longer living; or

  (7) The Retirement Agency has reason to believe that it has received false or fraudulent information.

B. The Retirement Agency shall notify the payee at the last address on file of a suspension of payment and provide instructions on actions required to resume payment. All properly due benefits held in suspension are payable to the payee upon reinstatement of the benefits.