A. Upon receipt of a request for an alternative informal dispute resolution from a facility, the State Department of Health shall assign the matter to an impartial decision-making panel.
B. The Department shall:
1. Schedule a time and date for a meeting; and
2. Inform the parties of the time and date of the alternative informal dispute resolution.
C. If the request for an alternative informal dispute resolution includes a request by the facility for a meeting at which the facility may appear before the decision-making panel, the Department shall:
1. Arrange for facilities appropriate for conducting the meeting; and
2. Inform the parties of the location of the meeting.
D. Each party shall submit to the impartial decision-making panel all documentary evidence that the party believes has a bearing on or relevance to the deficiencies in dispute by the date specified by the Department.
E. 1. If the request for an alternative informal dispute resolution does not include a request by the facility for a meeting at which the facility may appear before the impartial decision-making panel, or upon agreement of the facility and the Department, the impartial decision-making panel may conduct the meeting by telephone conference call or by a review of documentary evidence submitted by the parties.
2.a.If the alternative informal dispute resolution is conducted by record review, the impartial decision-making panel may request, and the facility shall provide, a written statement setting forth the facility’s position on accepting, rejecting, or modifying each deficiency in dispute.
Added by Laws 2007, c. 347, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2007.