ARM 24.11.445. INACTIVE CLAIMS--REACTIVATING A CLAIM

(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) claimant does not file a weekly payment request; or (b) claimant files a weekly payment request, but: (i) indicates that the claimant does not wish to claim benefits; (ii) reports hours of work equal to or greater than 40; (iii) reports hours of work equal to or greater than the claimant's established customary hours; or (iv) reports earnings equal to or greater than twice the claimant's weekly benefit amount. (2) To reactivate an inactive claim, the claimant must: (a) call the claims processing center during the center's published business hours and request that the claim be reactivated; or (b) access the department's Internet claim system. (3) A reactivated claim is effective on the Sunday 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. The department may backdate a claim when the department determines that the claimant had good cause for the delay in reactivating the claim. (4) When reactivating a claim, a claimant must provide information concerning any separation from insured work as provided in ARM 24.11.451.