Can a patient sign an arbitration agreement that binds his or her heirs in a wrongful death action?

Patients who sign arbitration agreements can bind their heirs in wrongful death actions. (Ruiz v. Podolsky (2010) 50 Cal.4th 838, 849.) For example, an arbitration agreement that reads, " '[T]his agreement binds all parties whose claims may arise out of or relate to treatment or service provided by the physician including any spouse or heirs of the patient and any children, whether born or unborn, at the time of the occurrence giving rise to the claim,' " is effective in binding the patient's heirs. (Id. at pp. 841-842, 849, 854.)