New York Public Health Law Section 4906 - Waiver.

  4906.  Waiver.  1.  Any  agreement  which purports to waive, limit,
  disclaim, or in any way diminish the rights set forth in  this  article,
  except as provided pursuant to section four thousand nine hundred ten of
  this article shall be void as contrary to public policy.
2.  Notwithstanding  subdivision  one  of this section, in lieu of the
  external appeal process as set forth in this article, a health care plan
  and a facility licensed pursuant to article twenty-eight of this chapter
  may agree to an alternative  dispute  resolution  mechanism  to  resolve
  disputes otherwise subject to this article.

Last modified: February 3, 2019