24.29.3114    SUBMISSION OF MEDICAL RECORDS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION - EFFECT OF FAILURE TO SUBMIT MEDICAL RECORDS OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(1)  The parties have 14 days from the date the petition is filed in which to deliver to the department the medical records and any additional information the party wants considered in the medical review. 

(a) The medical records and additional information must be delivered to the department in the manner and to an address as specified by the instructions.

(b) Any medical records or other information submitted by a party which have not previously been provided to the other party, must be sent to that other party at the same time the records or other information are delivered to the department.

(2) Medical records or additional information that are not timely delivered to the department will not be considered during the medical review.

(3) When the petition is filed, the department will direct the insurer to deliver to the department the medical records contained in the insurer's claim file.

History: 39-71-203, MCA; IMP, 39-71-717, MCA; NEW, 2016 MAR p. 204, Eff. 2/6/16; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 1210, Eff. 9/25/21.