New York Civil Practice Law & Rules Article 75-A - HEALTH CARE ARBITRATION

• 7550 - Definitions.
  As used in this article: (a) "Arbitration administrator" means an entity designated by the superintendent of financial services to administer the arbitration of disputes pursuant...
• 7551 - Applicability.
  The provisions of this article shall apply to all claims for damages because of injury or death resulting from health care or treatment rendered or...
• 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...
• 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
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 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...
• 7558 - Depositions and Discovery; Rules of the Arbitration Administrator; Adjournments.
  (a) After the appointment of the panel of arbitrators and notwithstanding inconsistent provisions of sections four hundred eight and three thousand one hundred two of...
• 7559 - Hearing; Evidence; Record; Neutral Experts.
  (a) An arbitration hearing shall be informal and the rules of evidence shall be those applicable to arbitrations conducted pursuant to article seventy-five of this...
• 7560 - Subpoenas.
  The chairperson of the panel and any attorney of record in the proceeding has the power to issue subpoenas, in accordance with section seventy-five hundred...
• 7561 - Use of Depositions; Enforcement of Discovery Procedures.
  (a) On application of a party to the arbitration, the chairperson may permit the deposition of a witness to be used as evidence, in accordance...
• 7562 - Witnesses' Fees and Mileage; Arbitrators' Fees and Expenses.
  (a) Except for the parties to the arbitration and their agents, officers, and employees, all witnesses appearing pursuant to subpoena are entitled to receive fees...
• 7563 - Briefs; Award; Decision.
  (a) The panel may order that written briefs be submitted within thirty days after the close of hearings. In written briefs each party may summarize...
• 7564 - Form of Decision; Costs Upon Frivolous Claims and Counterclaims.
  (a) The decision in the arbitration proceeding shall be in the form required by sections seven thousand five hundred seven and four thousand two hundred...
• 7565 - Modification and Judicial Review of Decision.
  A decision of a panel of arbitrators shall be binding on all parties, unless modified or vacated pursuant to section seven thousand five hundred nine...

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