Montana Title 39. Labor § 39-71-520. Time limit to appeal to mediation--petitioning workers' compensation court--failure to settle or petition

(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.