- (1) Section 15-1-211, MCA, requires a uniform dispute review procedure and the establishment of a dispute resolution office within the department.
- (2) A primary objective of the dispute resolution procedure is to make resolving a dispute with the department as accessible as possible to parties appearing before the department.
- (3) The department's dispute review procedure applies to all matters administered by the department except those exempted by 15-1-211, MCA, or other applicable law. Liquor matters and marijuana matters are handled pursuant to the Montana Administrative Procedure Act and are not subject to the department's dispute review procedure.
- (4) A final agency decision must be issued within 180 days from the date the notice of referral to ODR is received as provided for in 15-1-211, MCA, unless extended by mutual consent of the parties.
- (5) Section 69-8-414, MCA, requires the department to issue a final agency decision for uniform systems benefits matters within 60 days from the date the matter is submitted to ODR, rather than the 180 days provided for in 15-1-211, MCA.
Authorizing statute(s): 15-1-201, 15-1-211, 16-12-112, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 15-1-211, 16-12-109, 16-12-112, 69-8-414, MCA
History: NEW, 1999 MAR p. 2900, Eff. 12/17/99; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 3048, Eff. 11/1/02; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 1072, Eff. 6/18/16; AMD, 2018 MAR p. 652, Eff. 3/31/18; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 1712, Eff. 8/27/22.