Montana
For Montana, waiting period (days) is 4 days or 32 hours, whichever is less; retroactive trigger (days) is 21 days; how days are counted is The worker must be totally disabled and unable to work. Compensation may not be paid for the first 32 hours or 4 days of loss of wages, whichever is less. A worker is eligible for compensation starting with the 5th day; statute or rule citation is Mont. Code Ann. § 39-71-736, recorded from its source on 2026-08-17.
- State
- Montana our reading
- Waiting period (days)
- 4 days or 32 hours, whichever is less
- Retroactive trigger (days)
- 21 days
- How days are counted
- The worker must be totally disabled and unable to work. Compensation may not be paid for the first 32 hours or 4 days of loss of wages, whichever is less. A worker is eligible for compensation starting with the 5th day. verified
- Statute or rule citation
- Mont. Code Ann. § 39-71-736 our reading
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What the source says
compensation may not be paid for the first 32 hours or 4 days of loss of wages, whichever is less, that the worker is totally disabled and unable to work because of an injury. A worker is eligible for compensation starting with the 5th day.
— mca.legmt.gov, retrieved 2026-08-17
Source
- mca.legmt.govhttps://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0390/chapter_0710/part_0070/section_0360/0390-0710-0070-0360.html