New measure would outlaw admissions arbitration agreements
Friday, April 11th, 2008.
New York, NY – A new Senate bill would do away with increasingly popular pre-dispute arbitration agreements for nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The bill was introduced by Sens. Herb Kohl (D-WI), the chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, and Mel Martinez (R-FL) on Wednesday.
The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act is an amendment to the Federal Arbitration Act of 1925. Originally designed as a way to allow businesses to bypass judge and jury trials to settle disputes, the Federal Arbitration Act is now also used by many nursing homes to avert costly trials if charges of neglect, abuse or wrongful death are brought against them.
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