(a) The Office of Administrative Hearings shall notify the arbitrator of selection as arbitrator. On notice of selection, the prospective Arbitrator, including one selected by the Superior Court, shall disclose to the Office of Administrative Hearings any circumstances likely to prevent a prompt hearing and decision or to create a presumption of bias. The disclosures shall satisfy the requirements of Standards 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 (except subdivision (d)), and 11; Standard 2 (a) through (c), and (h) through (l); and Standard 7 except for subdivision (b)(12) of the Ethics Standards for Neutral Arbitrators in Contractual Arbitration, Cal. Rules of Court, Appendix, Div. VI (Amended effective January 1, 2003). For purposes of disclosure under these standards the following definitions apply:

(b) Upon disclosure, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall advise the Parties of the information in writing. The prospective Arbitrator shall be disqualified by the Office of Administrative Hearings if an objection is made to the Office of Administrative Hearings by Petitioner or Respondent within ten days from the date of receipt of the information. If neither Petitioner or Respondent objects within the time specified, the prospective Arbitrator shall be deemed acceptable.

(c) After appointment, an arbitrator has a continuing duty to make any disclosures required in subdivision (a) to the Office of Administrative Hearings. Upon disclosure, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall advise the Parties of the information and their right to object. If neither Petitioner or Respondent objects within the time specified, the Arbitrator shall continue to be deemed acceptable. In addition, a party who becomes aware that an arbitrator has made a material misrepresentation or material omission in his/her disclosures, may within 15 days of becoming aware of the misrepresentation or omission, object to the Office of Administrative Hearings, clearly describing the material misrepresentation or material omission and how and when he/she became aware of it. If a timely objection is made to the Office of Administrative Hearings by the Petitioner or Respondent and the Office of Administrative Hearings determines good cause for disqualification exists, the arbitrator shall be disqualified.