The Director shall determine if reconsideration of a decision or a hearing is necessary. The claimant may also request reconsideration of a decision or may request a hearing.
(a) Review: - (i) If the claimant is dissatisfied with the decision of the compensation award, denial of award, or amount of award, with the exception of an emergency award, the claimant may request reconsideration within 30 days of the date of the written notification of the decision to make or deny an award. The request shall be in writing, shall state the reasons why the claimant disagrees with the decision, and provide additional information for review. If the claimant fails to request reconsideration of the decision by the Director within thirty days, the decision of the Division then becomes final.
- (ii) If the claimant does request reconsideration and is dissatisfied with the Director's decision, the claimant may request an appeals hearing. There shall be a request made within 30 days of the hearing to the division director.
- (iii) The Director may appoint an appeals committee to conduct a reconsideration, pre-hearing conferences, hearing conferences, and any other hearings necessary under this act.
- (iv) Interested persons may be notified within 10 days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice shall include:
- (A) time, place, and nature of the proceedings.
- (vi) In any proceeding under this act the burden of proof is upon the claimant to prove by a preponderance of the evidence the requirements of the act have been met.
- (vi) Any decision made by the appeals committee shall be the final decision.
015-3 Wyo. Code R. § 3-15