A regulatory initiative in Washington and a court case in Albany could shed light on whether nursing home patients in New York may sue, or must submit to arbitration, on claims of substandard care or dangerous conditions at their facilities.

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new rules on nursing home patients’ rights, including a section barring federally funded nursing homes from forcing disputes into mandatory binding arbitration.

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