California Code, Government Code - GOV § 31452.6

(a) The board shall comply with and give effect to a revocable written authorization signed by a retired member or beneficiary of a retired member entitled to a retirement allowance or benefit under this chapter or the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013, authorizing the treasurer or other entity authorized by the board to deliver the monthly warrant, check, or electronic fund transfer, for the retirement allowance or benefit to any specified bank, savings and loan institution, or credit union to be credited to the account of the retired member or survivor of a deceased retired member. That delivery is full discharge of the liability of the board to pay a monthly retirement allowance or benefit to the retired member or survivor of a deceased retired member.

(b) Any payments directly deposited by electronic fund transfer following the date of death of a person who was entitled to receive a retirement allowance or benefit under this chapter or the California Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 shall be refunded to the retirement system.

(c) In order to obtain information from a financial institution following the death of a retired member or the beneficiary of a retired member, as provided in subdivision (o) of Section 7480, the board may certify in writing to the financial institution that the retired member or the beneficiary of a retired member has died and that transfers to the account of the retired member or beneficiary of a retired member at the financial institution from the retirement system occurred after the date of death of the retired member or the beneficiary of a retired member.

(d) For purposes of this section, “account of the retired member or survivor of a deceased retired member,” may include an account held in a living trust or an income-only trust, also known as a Miller trust, that is controlled by the retired member or survivor of a deceased retired member or that is established for the retired member's or the survivor of a deceased retired member's benefit, in order to qualify for Medi-Cal, as established pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 14000) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or comparable assistance.