§ 849.602 When representative payments will be stopped

5 CFR 849.602If an annuitant demonstrates that he or she is mentally and physically able to manage or direct the management of benefit payments, the agency will make direct payment to the annuitant. Information which the annuitant may give to the agency to support his or her request for direct payment includes, but is not limited to, the following:

5 CFR 849.602(a)(a) A physician's or other licensed health practitioner's statement regarding the annuitant's condition, or a statement by a medical officer of the institution where the annuitant is or was confined, showing that the annuitant is able to manage or direct the management of his or her funds;

5 CFR 849.602(b)(b) A certified copy of a court order restoring the annuitant's rights in a case where an annuitant was adjudged legally incompetent; or

5 CFR 849.602(c)(c) Other evidence which establishes the annuitant's ability to manage or direct the management of benefits.