7552 – Health Care Arbitration Proceedings.
§ 7552. Health care arbitration proceedings. (a) Proceedings pursuant to this article shall be commenced and conducted in accordance with article seventy-five of this chapter, except as otherwise provided by this article, and in accordance with rules promulgated by the arbitration administrator and approved by the superintendent of financial services. (b) The standards of duty, […]
7553 – Costs of the Proceeding.
§ 7553. Costs of the proceeding. The administrative expense of arbitrations shall be paid from the arbitration administration fund established pursuant to section five thousand six hundred three of the insurance law.
7554 – Selection of Arbitrators.
§ 7554. Selection of arbitrators. (a) An arbitration under this article shall be heard by a panel of three arbitrators. The chairperson of the panel shall be an attorney who shall be appointed to serve in such capacity on a full-time basis for a fixed term. The chairperson shall have jurisdiction over prehearing procedures. Qualifications […]
7555 – Screening for Bias; Communication With Arbitrator Candidates.
§ 7555. Screening for bias; communication with arbitrator candidates. (a) Prior to inclusion on a list of proposed associate arbitrators, the arbitration administrator shall make an appropriate initial screening for bias and shall require associate arbitrator candidates for a particular case to complete a current personal disclosure statement under oath. In addition to other relevant […]
7556 – Demand for Arbitration; Minors; Consolidation of Proceedings.
§ 7556. Demand for arbitration; minors; consolidation of proceedings. (a) Any person subject to an arbitration agreement may seek to compel arbitration, pursuant to section seventy-five hundred three or section thirty hundred forty-five of this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section twelve hundred nine of this chapter, a minor child and a person judicially […]
7557 – Reparation Offers; Denials of Liability.
§ 7557. Reparation offers; denials of liability. All communications incidental to settlement made orally or in writing by any party shall not be disclosed to the arbitration panel, unless all parties consent to such disclosure.