Sec. 242.253.  ARBITRATION PROCEDURES.  (a)  The arbitration shall be conducted by an arbitrator.
(b)  The arbitration and the appointment of the arbitrator shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted by the chief administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings.  Before adopting rules under this subsection, the chief administrative law judge shall consult with the department and shall consider appropriate rules developed by any nationally recognized association that performs arbitration services.
(c)  The party that elects arbitration shall pay the cost of the arbitration.  The total fees and expenses paid for an arbitrator for a day may not exceed $500.
(d)  The State Office of Administrative Hearings may designate a nationally recognized association that performs arbitration services to conduct arbitrations under this subchapter and may, after consultation with the department, contract with that association for the arbitrations.
(e)  On request by the department, the attorney general may represent the department in the arbitration.
Redesignated from Health and Safety Code, Subchapter J, Chapter 242 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(26), eff. September 1, 2011.