- (1) On request of any party or on its own, the department may issue an order on a dispute concerning workers' compensation. Any order issued must be in writing and signed by a department employee.
(2) A party aggrieved by an order which is not subject to a more specific appellate review procedure:
- (a) may request reconsideration 30 days after the order was sent. A party who requested reconsideration may request a contested case hearing ten days after notice of the results of reconsideration are sent; or
- (b) may, in the alternative to reconsideration, request a contested case hearing within 30 days of the date the order was sent.
- (3) A party seeking judicial review of a final order of the department after a contested case hearing must file a petition with the Workers' Compensation Court within 30 days after the final order was sent.
- (4) "Sent" for purposes of this rule means mailed, delivered by personal service, or transmitted electronically if electronic service has been consented to by the party.
Authorizing statute(s): 2-4-201, 39-71-203, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 2-4-201, 39-71-203, 39-71-2401, MCA
History: NEW, 2024 MAR p. 1066, Eff. 5/11/24.