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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 22.01.06.05" title_num="22" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="06" heading="Suspension of Payment.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Retirement Agency may suspend payment of a payee’s benefit of any type for reasons including, but not limited to, the following:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The payee fails to submit a properly completed electronic fund transfer sign-up form required for a monthly allowance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The payee fails to provide a current mailing address;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The payee fails to return a properly completed verification form required to confirm receipt of a monthly allowance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The Retirement Agency receives conflicting payment instructions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The Retirement Agency has reason to believe the payee is no longer living; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The Retirement Agency has reason to believe that it has received false or fraudulent information.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>