(1) The department shall designate an obligee as a survivor beneficiary of a member under RCW 2.10.146, 41.26.460, 41.32.530, 41.32.785, 41.32.851, 41.35.220, 41.40.188, 41.40.660, 41.37.170, or 41.40.845 if the department has been served by registered or certified mail with a dissolution order as defined in RCW 41.50.500 at least thirty days prior to the member's retirement. The department's duty to comply with the dissolution order arises only if the order contains a provision that states in substantially the following form: When . ..... (the obligor) applies for retirement the department shall designate ...... (the obligee) as survivor beneficiary with a ...... survivor benefit.
The survivor benefit designated in the dissolution order must be consistent with the survivor benefit options authorized by statute or administrative rule.