Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Section 171.6 - Jurisdiction of arbitration panels(a) The arbitration panels shall have jurisdiction to hear and decide any claim brought against a health care provider by a patient or his representative for loss or damages resulting from the furnishing of medical services which were or which should have been provided. The arbitration panels shall also have jurisdiction to hear and decide any claim asserted against a nonhealth care provider who is made a party defendant with a health care provider.(b) The arbitration panels shall have jurisdiction over any claim:(1) Commenced before the arbitration panels by a plaintiff, subject to the consent of all parties under § 171.7 (relating to election of jurisdiction).(2) Referred to the arbitration panels by a court of common pleas or pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 7362, following which the procedures established by the act and this chapter shall control the proceedings before the arbitration panels.The provisions of this § 171.6 adopted January 23, 1981, effective 1/24/1981, 11 Pa.B. 407.