Montana § 3-9-112 Increase In Award For Unreasonable Delay Or Refusal To Pay

Montana Statutes

§ 3-9-112 — Increase In Award For Unreasonable Delay Or Refusal To Pay

Montana § 3-9-112

Title 3JUDICIARY, COURTS

Ch. 9WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT

Part 1Workers' Compensation Judge

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 3-9-112 (2026).

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3-9-112 . Increase in award for unreasonable delay or refusal to pay.

(1)The workers' compensation judge may increase by 20% the full amount of benefits due a claimant during the period of delay or refusal to pay, when:

(a)the insurer agrees to pay benefits but unreasonably delays or refuses to make the agreed-upon payments to the claimant; or

(b)prior or subsequent to the issuance of an order by the workers' compensation judge granting a claimant benefits, the insurer unreasonably delays or refuses to make the payments.

(2)The question of unreasonable delay or refusal shall be determined by the workers' compensation judge, and such a finding constitutes good cause to rescind, alter, or amend any order, decision, or award previously made in the cause for the purpose of making the incre

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3-9-112 . Increase in award for unreasonable delay or refusal to pay. (1) The workers' compensation judge may increase by 20% the full amount of benefits due a claimant during the period of delay or refusal to pay, when:
(a) the insurer agrees to pay benefits but unreasonably delays or refuses to make the agreed-upon payments to the claimant; or
(b) prior or subsequent to the issuance of an order by the workers' compensation judge granting a claimant benefits, the insurer unreasonably delays or refuses to make the payments.
(2) The question of unreasonable delay or refusal shall be determined by the workers' compensation judge, and such a finding constitutes good cause to rescind, alter, or amend any order, decision, or award previously made in the cause for the purpose of making the increase provided herein.
(3) A finding of unreasonableness under this section does not constitute a finding that the insurer acted in bad faith or violated the unfair trade practices provisions of Title 33, chapter 18.

Legislative History

En. 92-849 by Sec. 3, Ch. 537, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 92-849; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 63, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 61, Ch. 464, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 174, L. 1991; Sec. 39-71-2907, MCA 2023; redes. 3-9-112 by Sec. 8, Ch. 688, L. 2025.