Labor Department Revises Adopted Medical Reopening Rules

The Montana Department of Labor and Industry revised rules adopted last month to create a system for injured workers to petition to reopen medical benefits five years after the date of injury. Revisions filed with the Secretary of State on March 28 would eliminate language the department said it inadvertently failed to delete as part of the rulemaking process that started in November. The sentence the department says it forgot to delete requires the medical review panel reviewing an application to reopen benefits to include in its decision an explanation of the “nature or type of medic...