{"data":{"id":"us-mt/39-71-2408","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"39-71-2408","heading":"Mandatory, nonbinding mediation.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided, in a dispute arising under this chapter, the insurer and claimant shall mediate any issue concerning benefits and the mediator shall issue a report following the mediation process recommending a solution to the dispute before either party may file a petition in the workers' compensation court.\n(2) The resolution recommended by the mediator is without administrative or judicial authority and is not binding on the parties.","path":["TITLE 39. LABOR","CHAPTER 71. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","Part 24. Mediation"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0710/part_0240/section_0080/0390-0710-0240-0080.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:44Z","sha256":"b8d45e08508d82c1daa82aafa51af5f9804e55987da384ad039e112431282a95","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/39-71-2407","next":"us-mt/39-71-2409"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}