N.Y. Financial Services Law § 601: Dispute resolution process established

§ 601. Dispute resolution process established. The superintendent

shall establish a dispute resolution process by which a dispute for a

bill for emergency services or a surprise bill may be resolved. The

superintendent shall have the power to grant and revoke certifications

of independent dispute resolution entities to conduct the dispute

resolution process. The superintendent shall promulgate regulations

establishing standards for the dispute resolution process, including a

process for certifying and selecting independent dispute resolution

entities. An independent dispute resolution entity shall use licensed

physicians in active practice in the same or similar specialty as the

physician providing the service that is subject to the dispute

resolution process of this article for disputes that involve physician

services. To the extent practicable, the physician shall be licensed in

this state. Disputes shall be submitted to an independent dispute

resolution entity within three years of the date the health care plan

made the original payment on the claim that is the subject of the

dispute.