(1) A claim for benefits becomes inactive if, for any two consecutive weeks within the benefit year, any of the following occur in any combination:

(a) the claimant does not file a continued claim; or

(b) the claimant does file a continued claim, but:

(i) indicates that the claimant does not wish to claim benefits; or

(ii) reports hours of work equal to or greater than 40; or

(iii) reports earnings equal to or greater than twice the claimant's weekly benefit amount.

(2) To reactivate an inactive claim, the claimant must call the claims processing center during the center's published business hours and request that the claim be reactivated. A reactivated claim is effective on the first day of the calendar week in which the claimant reactivates the claim. A claimant may request that the department backdate the claim to an earlier effective date. If the department finds that the claimant had good cause for the delay in reactivating the claim, the claim will be backdated.

(3) When reactivating a claim, a claimant must provide information concerning any separation from insured work as provided in ARM 24.11.451.