UTCR 12.060

To become an approved general civil mediator, an individual must establish, to the

satisfaction of the determining authority, that the individual meets or exceeds all the

following qualifications and will continue to meet ongoing requirements as described:

(1) Training. An applicant must have completed training, including all the following:

(a) The basic mediation curriculum described in UTCR 12.100, or substantially

similar training; and

(b) Court-system training in UTCR 12.130, or substantially similar training or

education.

(2) Experience. An applicant must have:

(a) Observed three actual mediations; and

(b) Participated as a mediator or co-mediator in at least three cases that have

been or will be filed in court, observed by a person qualified as a general civil

mediation supervisor under this section and performed to the supervisor’s

satisfaction.

(3) Continuing Education

(a) During the first two calendar years beginning January 1 of the year after the

mediator’s approval by the determining authority, general civil mediators must

complete at least 12 hours of continuing education as follows:

(i) If the approved mediator’s basic mediation training was 36 hours or

more, 12 hours of continuing education as described in UTCR 12.140.

(ii) If the approved mediator’s basic mediation training was between 30 and

36 hours, then one additional hour of continuing education for every hour

of training fewer than 36 (i.e., if basic mediation training was 30 hours,

then 18 hours of continuing education; if the basic mediation training

was 32 hours, then 16 hours of continuing education).

(b) Thereafter, as an ongoing obligation, an approved general civil mediator must

complete 12 hours of continuing education requirements every two calendar

years as described in UTCR 12.140.

(4) Conduct. An applicant and, as an ongoing obligation, an approved general civil

mediator must subscribe to the mediator ethics in UTCR 12.040.

(5) Public information. An applicant and, as an ongoing obligation, an approved

general civil mediator must comply with requirements to provide and maintain

information as provided in UTCR 12.050.

(6) Supervision. A qualified general civil mediation supervisor is an individual who

has:

(a) Met the qualifications of a general civil mediator as defined in this section;

and

(b) Mediated at least 35 cases to conclusion or completed at least 350 hours of

mediation experience beyond the experience required of an approved general

civil mediator in this section.