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Show WedThursFri, May 19-21, 2004 The Park Record B-11 Urn 4 V - 1 - Sadie Woolstenhulnw, left, and Ashlee Page, right, of Oakley dance to the music of Grand Junction in front of Ken's Kash in Oakley. The festivities were part of the official launch of Park City IceWater, a bottled water product that takes advantage of Oakley's discovery dis-covery of a prehistoric water source. Many residents of Oakley have invested in the new company. Ken's Kash, the small grocery gro-cery store located in Oakley, will be the only place to sell the water for the rest of the month. GRAYSON WESTPARK RECORD Arbitration can no longer be a forced issue Law restoring patients' right to choose goes into effect; education campaign launched A coalition of five nonprofit organizations has launched an education campaign to assist citizens citi-zens in preserving their rights to due process in medical malpractice disputes. The campaign .was launched May 3, the date a new state law went into effect that says healthcare providers can no longer refuse service to patients who do not choose, to sign a binding arbitration arbi-tration agreement before seeing a doctor. Despite the new law, the coalition coali-tion is concerned that patients do not know their rights and may not be told that they have no obligation obliga-tion to sign arbitration agreements. agree-ments. "Arbitration sometimes can be a good way to resolve a dispute," said Utah Trial Lawyers Association President, Doug Mortensen. "But it should be a resolution res-olution method agreed upon after a problem has arisen. Then both parties know what they are giving up and their choice to go that route is truly voluntary. Pressuring patients to sign away significant rights before anything goes wrong fosters distrust and undermines free choice. Even the American Arbitration Association has recognized recog-nized that predisputed contracts to arbitrate patient injury claims generally gen-erally result in unfairness to patients." The education campaign will teach patients about arbitration, the pitfalls of signing away their rights before something goes wrong, and how patients can preserve pre-serve their rights to pursue justice. Patients will also learn how to revoke arbitration agreements they have already signed. The coalition strongly believes patients should know the problems with arbitration before they sign away their rights. The key issues include: 1) The cards can be stacked against patients in arbitration proceedings. pro-ceedings. This has resulted in many deserving patients losing their claims. !) Signing a binding arbitration arbitra-tion agreement forfeits your right to appeal, even if a clear error is made. 3) Arbitration can be expensive. You'll be required to pay half of the three arbitrators' fees, which could run between $150 and $400 per hour. More than 5,000 Utah seniors will receive a brochure about arbitration agreements, which will also be distributed dis-tributed outside of various healthcare health-care facilities and other locations around the state. The campaign will also feature a radio spot and website, www.knowbeforeyousign.com. HAVE WE GOT A SPACE FOR YOU! 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Summer Drjr Camp for Full Summer Campers, Weekly Ccsspen and Daily Drop-Ins Adwnture Camp Skateboard Camp Tenuis Camp Soccer Camp Summer Di Camp Prt-rtrrtsTioa: May 26, 5 - 7 pm, and June 3, 7 -9 am tt Park Gty Racquet Club J 50 discount when prc-registered fijr full utmaiw. Optional Day Camp activities include skateboard, swim, tennis, & an lessons. FrccSGift Bring this jours V tar w' 01 our awwoelSnr camp and receive a free gift bpinKtafMl1S.aM ' ID Volunteers will be surveying patients through the month of May to learn their experiences with arbitration arbi-tration agreements and determine whether or not patients are being told they have the choice not to sign. The campaign is sponsored by AARP Utah, the Utah Citizens Alliance, AFL-CIO Utah, Patients Against Mandatory ' Medical Arbitration and the Utah Trial Lawyers Association. 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