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Senate amends medical arbitration law, makes single arbitrator default unless parties agree otherwise
Summary
Senate Bill 245 — removing mandatory arbitration and clarifying arbitration procedures — was amended on the floor to make a single arbitrator the default unless parties agree to a three‑member panel; the Gladwell amendment was adopted after extended debate about access, cost, and fairness.
Senators on Feb. 23 debated and amended SB245, a bill amending medical dispute resolution rules to eliminate mandatory arbitration and clarify procedures for mediation and arbitrator selection.
Sponsor Senator Blackcomb described SB245 as removing mandatory arbitration and allowing mediation before arbitration, permitting either a single arbitrator or a three‑member panel. Senator Gladwell moved Amendment No. 3 to change the bill’s…
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