12:20:01:06Procedure

for mediation. The following procedure applies upon receipt of a request for mediation: (1) The director shall determine whether a mediator is available and evaluate the request; (2) Within 3 business days after receiving the request, the director shall mail a notice of a request for mediation to all parties; (3) Mailing of the notice of request for mediation to the respondent begins the 42-day mediation period as provided in SDCL 54-13-12; (4) A respondent receiving a notice of a request for mediation must answer in writing to the director within 10 days after the notice was postmarked; (5) If an answer is not received by the director within the 10-day period, the director shall notify the requester that the respondent refused mediation.

Source: 15 SDR 20, effective August 7, 1988; 30 SDR 204, effective June 28, 2004; 41 SDR 93, effective December 2, 2014.