- (1) An interested party may request redetermination of a department determination by submitting a request for redetermination to the department. The request for redetermination must include additional information the party wishes the department to consider.
- (2) The deadline for an interested party to file a request for redetermination is within 10 days of the date of the department’s determination. If an interested party’s deadline to file a request for redetermination falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is extended to the next business day.
- (3) The day the interested party files the request for redetermination with the department is the appeal date. A request for redetermination is filed with the department on the day it is requested via the online portal, requested via phone, postmarked for mail delivery, or delivered to the department in person. If no postmark is available to determine the appeal date, the date on the request for redetermination is the appeal date. If no postmark or date is available for the request for redetermination, the department shall consider one day before receipt of the request for redetermination as the appeal date.
- (4) The department may extend an interested party’s deadline for filing a request for redetermination if the interested party shows good cause for the delayed filing.
- (5) The department shall provide any additional relevant information to all interested parties and allow the interested parties to review, respond, and submit rebuttal evidence, if any, within eight days of the department's request for rebuttal.
- (6) The department shall provide notice of the redetermination to all interested parties.
- (7) An interested party who disagrees with the department’s redetermination may file a request for hearing pursuant to ARM 24.40.201.
Authorizing statute(s): 39-51-301, 39-51-302, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 39-51-605, 39-51-2402, MCA
History: NEW, 2024 MAR p. 1458, Eff. 7/1/24; AMD, 2025 MAR, Notice No. 2025-29, Eff. 7/1/25.