Montana Title 39. Labor § 39-71-2410. Limitations on mediation proceedings

(1) Except as may be necessary for the workers' compensation court to rule on issues arising under 39-71-2401(4)(c) or 39-71-2411(8)(c), mediation proceedings must be:

(2) All communications, verbal or written, from the parties to the mediator and any information and evidence presented to the mediator during the proceeding are confidential.

(3) A mediator's files and records are closed to all persons but the parties.

(5) Subsections (1) through (4) do not prohibit a mediator from issuing a report and the parties and the mediator may be required to attend a conference before the workers' compensation court as set forth in 39-71-2411.