Montana § 39-71-520 - Time Limit To Appeal To Mediation -- Petitioning Workers' Compensation Court -- Failure To Settle Or Petition

§ 39-71-520. Time Limit To Appeal To Mediation -- Petitioning Workers' Compensation Court -- Failure To Settle Or Petition

Time limit to appeal to mediation -- petitioning workers' compensation court -- failure to settle or petition. (1) A dispute concerning uninsured employers' fund benefits must be appealed to mediation within 90 days from the date of the determination by the department or the determination is considered final. (2) (a) If the parties fail to reach a settlement through the mediation process, any party who disagrees with the department's determination may file a petition before the workers' compensation court. (b) A party's petition must be filed within 60 days of the mailing of the mediator's report provided for in 39-71-2411 unless the parties stipulate in writing to a longer time period for filing the petition. (c) If a settlement is not reached through mediation and a petition is not filed within 60 days of the mailing of the mediator's report, the determination by the department is final. (d) A mediator's report is not a determination by the department for the purposes of this section. A determination by the department is final if an appeal to mediation described in subsection (1) or a petition described in subsection (2)(a) is not filed within the required time period.