(1) A party wishing to reopen medical benefits terminated by operation of law must submit a petition for reopening to the department on the form provided by the department. Petition forms are available online at the department's web site, or upon request from the department's Employment Relations Division, P.O. Box 8011, Helena, MT 59604-8011.

(2) A petition cannot be accepted unless all of the fields in the form, other than those identified as being "optional," have been filled out.