(a) Any disability insurance policy that includes terms that require binding arbitration to settle disputes and that restrict, or provide for a waiver of, the right to a jury trial shall include, in clear and understandable language, a disclosure that meets all of the following conditions:
(1) The disclosure shall clearly state whether the plan uses binding arbitration to settle disputes, including specifically whether the plan uses binding arbitration to settle claims of medical malpractice.
(2) The disclosure shall appear as a separate article in the agreement issued to the employer group or individual subscriber and shall be prominently displayed on the enrollment form signed by each subscriber or enrollee.
(3) In any disability insurance policy, the disclosure required by this section shall be displayed immediately before the signature line provided for the representative of the group contracting with a disability insurer and immediately before the signature line provided for the individual enrolling in the policy.
(b) Any disability insurance policy that includes a term that requires the parties to submit to binding arbitration in case of a medical malpractice claim or dispute shall, for those cases or disputes for which the total amount of damages claimed is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or less, provide for selection by the parties of a single neutral arbitrator who shall have no jurisdiction to award more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). If the parties are unable to agree on the selection of a single neutral arbitrator, the method provided in Section 1281.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be utilized.
The provision shall not be subject to waiver by the policy.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 653, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1995.)
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