1. (1) Interested parties shall file responses to the department's requests for information and questions within eight calendar days. Interested parties shall file responses to any subsequent request for information within two business days. The department's request for information or questions shall include the interested party's specific deadline to file a response.
2. (2) When a deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the filing is due the next business day. Information is filed with the department on the day it is received by the department, not the day it is sent or postmarked. This rule does not apply to the filing of a request for redetermination under ARM 24.40.833, the filing of a request for hearing under ARM 24.40.201, or the filing of weekly payment requests under ARM 24.40.813.
3. (3) Interested parties may file responses using the online portal, or by filing responses through the mail.
4. (4) The department may extend the deadlines for filing information if the interested party shows good cause for the delayed filing.

Authorizing statute(s): 39-51-301, 39-51-302, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 39-51-301, 39-51-603, 39-51-605, Title 39, chapter 51, parts 11 through 13, and 21 through 24, MCA

History: NEW, 2024 MAR p. 1458, Eff. 7/1/24; AMD, 2025 MAR, Notice No. 2025-29, Eff. 7/1/25.