The Rules

AAA® Revises Arbitration Rules & Mediation Procedures for Healthcare Payor Providers

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2022  /PRNewswire/ -- The American Arbitration Association® (AAA) announces that significant revisions have been made to the AAA Healthcare Payor Provider Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Arbitration Association (AAA) announces that significant revisions have been made to the AAA Healthcare Payor Provider Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures.
  • The 2022 amendments to the AAA Healthcare Payor Provider Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures ("the Rules") involve:
    Confer & MeetThis rule expands the preliminary hearing and scheduling order encouraging parties to meet to review exchange of information and data in advance of the preliminary hearing.
  • ConsolidationThe AAA has enacted a rule to consolidate existing arbitrations or the joinder of additional parties, similar to what it incorporated into the recent updates to the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures.
  • To read a more detailed explanation of the 2022 amendments to the AAA Healthcare Payor Provider Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures, please visit https://go.adr.org/2022-healthcare-rules-update.html .

AAA® Updates Commercial Arbitration Rules & Mediation Procedures to Uphold AAA Standards

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Monday, September 12, 2022

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (AAA-ICDR®) announces that significant amendments have been made to the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures.

Key Points: 
  • Process Improvements Standardize Longstanding AAA Practices, and Revise Rules to Generate Further Efficiencies and Reflect Advances in Technology
    NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Arbitration Association-International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) announces that significant amendments have been made to the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures.
  • The 2022 amendments to the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures ("the Rules") involve:
    ConsolidationThe AAA has instituted its first-ever commercial rule to consolidate existing arbitrations or the joinder of additional parties.
  • ConfidentialityThe reinforcement of the longstanding requirements in the AAA Code of Ethics for Arbitrators, by including a commitment by AAA Staff and arbitrators to the confidentiality of arbitration in the Commercial Arbitration Rules.
  • To read a more detailed explanation of the 2022 amendments to the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures, click here .