Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 187 - Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission › Rule 187.00.09-002 - Requirements for the Certification of Mediator for Arkansas Circuit Courts

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR INCLUSION ON THE ROSTER OF
			 CERTIFIED MEDIATORS FOR CIRCUIT COURTS
A.
Scope of Requirement
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All mediators on the Roster of Certified Mediators for Circuit
			 Courts shall be qualified pursuant to these Requirements. Persons included on
			 this Roster are eligible to serve as compensated mediators in and for circuit
			 courts pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. '
			 16-7-104(3).
			 The Roster will indicate in which divisions of circuit court the mediator is
			 qualified to serve, depending on the mediator=s qualifications as set forth in
			 part C below.
B.
Procedures for Inclusion on the Roster of Certified Mediators
1. A mediator seeking certification shall
		  make application on a form to be provided by the Commission.
2. The application for certification shall be
		  accompanied by a $75 application fee.
3. The application shall contain or be
		  accompanied by the following:
a. Statement of
		  educational background;
b. Evidence
		  of successful completion of the appropriate mediation training for the
		  Roster;
c. Statement of
		  experience/areas of expertise;
d.
		  Statement of adherence to the
Arkansas Alternative Dispute Resolution
		  Commission=s Requirements for the Conduct of Mediation and Mediators
;
		  and
e. Statement certifying
		  accuracy of information contained in the application and a statement of
		  adherence in which the applicant agrees to submit to the jurisdiction of
		  Arkansas Courts and the ADR Commission.
4. Application for certification shall be
		  acted upon by the Coordinator of the Commission.
Any applicant denied certification shall have the right to
			 request reconsideration of such a denial by the Commission.
5. Applicants may request a waiver of one or
		  more requirements. Such waiver is to be made in writing and addressed to the
		  Coordinator of the Commission. The Commission, at its discretion, may waive any
		  of the certification requirements set forth in Section C of these
		  standards.
6. Notification of
		  certification shall be made by letter and shall indicate in which categories
		  the person is certified: Domestic Relations matters, Juvenile matters, and/or
		  Civil and Probate matters. A letter denying certification, or certification as
		  to one class of case, shall state the grounds for the denial and make reference
		  to the right of the applicant to request reconsideration of the denial. Such
		  request by the applicant must be in writing and addressed to the Coordinator of
		  the Commission and must be made within 30 days of receipt of notification of
		  denial. Within 15 days of the reconsideration, the Commission shall render a
		  final decision.
7. An applicant
		  denied certification may reapply six months after the date of denial.
8. In order to maintain certification, each
		  mediator must renew annually on a form supplied by the Commission which must be
		  accompanied by a $75 renewal fee. The renewal fee is set by the Commission
		  annually. Recertification applications must be received by the Commission
		  office by August 31st of each year. The date for
		  renewal will be September 1st of each
		  year.
9. Applicants who reside
		  outside the state of Arkansas must agree to submit to the jurisdiction of
		  Arkansas courts and designate an agent of service in Arkansas.