(1) Claim files must include, but need not be limited to, all of the following which exist in relation to the claim:
- (a) the department's form first report of injury and occupational disease or department-approved equivalent;
- (b) medical bills, or an electronic data record thereof;
- (c) benefit rate calculations, if applicable;
- (d) correspondence relating to the claim;
- (e) medical reports;
- (f) vocational rehabilitation reports;
- (g) payment record; and
- (h) official orders, whether those orders are from the department or a court.
- (2) Copies of insurer files must be provided to the department at no cost.
Authorizing statute(s): 39-71-203, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 39-71-225, MCA
History: NEW, 1994 MAR p. 2630, Eff. 10/1/94; AMD, 2003 MAR p. 2297, Eff. 10/17/03; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1066, Eff. 5/11/24.