Section 411-505-2 - Request for Reinstatement of BenefitA. Any request for reinstatement of a benefit must be written and the signature of the person entitled to the benefit notarized. The request must be filed with the Executive Director of the Maine State Retirement System.B. The effective date of the reinstatement of the benefit will be the date of receipt of a written request for reinstatement.C. The benefit to which the person is entitled will be paid only from the date of the reinstatement forward. The benefit will be increased by any cost of living increases granted during the period of suspension. No repayment or partial payment of funds will be made for that period of time that the person voluntarily suspended or reduced the benefit to which he or she was entitled.D. Upon the death of a retiree who had requested the partial or total suspension of a benefit, or at any time thereafter, his beneficiary may seek reinstatement of the benefit to which the beneficiary is entitled. The benefit, or increased benefit, will be payable as of the date of the receipt of the written request for reinstatement.94- 411 C.M.R. ch. 505, § 2