Effective date of benefits — Survivors and beneficiaries

(a) The effective date of monthly benefits payable to a survivor of a deceased member under § 24-4-608 is the first day of the calendar month next following the month in which the member died.

(b) The effective date of monthly benefits payable to a beneficiary of a retirant under § 24-4-606 is the first day of the calendar month next following the month in which the retirant died.