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A 4-step process for Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) after a death in Nevada.
Administering agency
Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada (PERS)
Contact the Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada (PERS) toll-free at 1-866-473-7768 or at the Carson City office, (775) 687-4200. PERS handles survivor and death-benefit claims for public employees, teachers, and public-safety members.
It depends on the payment option the retiree elected. Option 1 (Unmodified Allowance) pays no beneficiary benefit. Option 2 continues the full benefit to the beneficiary for life, Option 3 continues 50%, and Options 6 and 7 pay a designated amount the member chose at retirement.
A monthly survivor benefit may be payable to a spouse or registered domestic partner, the named survivor beneficiary and additional payees, and dependent children if the member met the service requirements. Dependent children receive $400 per month until age 18, or 23 if a full-time, unmarried student.
Administering agency
Public Employees' Retirement System of Nevada (PERS)