Any program for mediation under the Choice in Mediation Act shall make provision for a procedure whereby parties to a dispute or the administrator of the program may make complaints about the mediation process and/or the conduct of the mediator. Any such procedure shall include due process prior to removal of a mediator from a list of qualified mediators or "decertification" of a mediator.
§ 1837.Feedback On Process Or Mediator - Due Process Prior to Removal Or Decertification of Mediator
Chapter 38A: Choice in Mediation Act · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified August 3, 2026
In one sentenceRequires every Choice in Mediation Act program to give parties and administrators a way to complain about the mediation process or the mediator's conduct, and to provide the mediator due process before removal from a list or decertification.
Full Text of § 1837
Amendment History
Added by Laws 2002, HB 1939, c. 468, §17, eff. 11/1/2002.
Plain-English Summary
Section 1837 gives disputants and program administrators a voice after the fact. Every program for mediation under the Choice in Mediation Act has to provide a procedure letting parties to a dispute, or the program's administrator, complain about the mediation process or the mediator's conduct. Any such procedure has to include due process before a mediator is removed from a list of qualified mediators or "decertified."
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I file a complaint if I'm unhappy with how my mediation went?
Yes -- every program must provide a way for parties, or the program's administrator, to complain about the mediation process or the mediator's conduct.
Can a mediator lose their spot on a list without any process?
No -- any procedure for removing a mediator from a qualified list, or decertifying them, has to include due process.
Can I complain about the mediation process itself, not just the mediator personally?
Yes -- the required procedure must cover complaints about "the mediation process and/or the conduct of the mediator," not just the mediator alone.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
Title 12 of the Oklahoma Statutes, enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature.
Last verified August 3, 2026.
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Also known as: how to complain about a mediator oklahomamediator decertification due process oklahoma12 O.S. § 1837