N.Y. Insurance Law § 4315: Arbitration; judicial review

§ 4315. Arbitration; judicial review. (a) Any dispute arising between

a hospital service corporation or health service corporation subject to

the provisions of this article and any hospital with which such

corporation has a contract for hospitalization may, pursuant to an

agreement to that effect in the contract or by subsequent mutual

agreement of the parties, be submitted to the commissioner of health for

his decision with respect thereto. Any such decision, pursuant to the

terms of such submission, shall have the effect of an arbitration award

under the provisions of the civil practice law and rules.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, all orders

of the superintendent and all final orders or decisions of the

commissioner of health made under the provisions of this article shall

be subject to judicial review as provided in section three hundred eight

of the financial services law.