Section 5-10.2-2-14 - Transfer of benefits to financial institutions; rollover(a) Upon written authorization of a retired member or a retired member's survivor or beneficiary, each fund may satisfy a claim for benefits by directly depositing the amount of the benefits payable to the retired member's or the survivor's or beneficiary's account in any state or federal chartered financial institution (as defined in IC 28-1-1-3(1)).(b) All forms and accounting procedures for implementing subsection (a) must be approved by the state board of accounts, and any contract or agreement between a fund and a state or federal chartered financial institution (as defined in IC 28-1-1-3(1)) must be approved by the attorney general and the governor.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of the retirement fund law, to the extent required by Internal Revenue Code Section 401(a)(31), as added by the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1992 (P.L. 102-318), and any amendments and regulations related to Section 401(a)(31), each retirement fund shall allow participants and qualified beneficiaries to elect a direct rollover of eligible distributions to another eligible retirement plan.As added by Acts1979 , P.L. 35, SEC.1. Amended by P.L. 10-1993, SEC.3; P.L. 42-1993, SEC.2; P.L. 1-1994, SEC.18.