§ 7552 — Health care arbitration proceedings

§ 7552. Health care arbitration proceedings. (a) Proceedings pursuant\nto this article shall be commenced and conducted in accordance with\narticle seventy-five of this chapter, except as otherwise provided by\nthis article, and in accordance with rules promulgated by the\narbitration administrator and approved by the superintendent of\nfinancial services.\n (b) The standards of duty, practice, or care to be applied to a\nphysician, dentist, hospital, health maintenance organization or other\nhealth care provider in the arbitration shall be the same standards as\nwould be applied in a comparable medical or dental malpractice action.\n (c) Damages shall be determined in accordance with provisions of law\napplicable to medical and dental malpractice actions. Attorney\ncontingency fee agreements shall be valid and subject to provisions of\nlaw applicable to medical and dental malpractice actions.\n