N.Y. Civil Practice Law & Rules § 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, practice, or care to be applied to a

physician, dentist, hospital, health maintenance organization or other

health care provider in the arbitration shall be the same standards as

would be applied in a comparable medical or dental malpractice action.

(c) Damages shall be determined in accordance with provisions of law

applicable to medical and dental malpractice actions. Attorney

contingency fee agreements shall be valid and subject to provisions of

law applicable to medical and dental malpractice actions.