If the monthly pension benefit payable to a member of the pension program under ORS 238A.180 is less than $200, or the monthly death benefit payable to the beneficiary of a deceased member under ORS 238A.230 is less than $200, the Public Employees Retirement Board shall convert the benefit into a lump sum that represents the actuarial equivalent of the present value of the pension or death benefit and pay that amount to the member or the deceased member's beneficiary in lieu of a pension or death benefit under ORS 238A.100 to 238A.250.
ORS 238A.195