All parties must agree to arbitration and complete and sign DWC Form044, Election to Engage in Arbitration. There is a deadline.Senate Bill 1264, passed during the 2019 legislative session, outlines arbitration and mediation processes for certain billing disputes. Arbitration is an alternative form of dispute resolution that may be used to privately settle an insurance dispute, in lieu of filing a public lawsuit. A party may request arbitration after 20 days from the date an out-of-network provider receives the initial payment for a health benefit claim. When you sign a contract that contains an arbitration clause, you agree to arbitrate disputes arising out of the contract with the other party to the contract. Under AAA rules, parties to AAA cases agree that the arbitration award can be entered as a judgment in any federal or state court with jurisdiction. One of the four insurance contracts included an arbitration clause. If you are representing yourself and you are the person completing the Civil Case.