RSA 490-E:2: Duties.

The office of mediation and arbitration shall:

I. Guide the development of alternative dispute resolution programs;

II. Promote alternative dispute resolution solutions;

III. Serve as an alternative dispute resolution resource to courts;

IV. Support the administration of alternative dispute resolution programs in all courts; and

V. Facilitate voluntary pre-suit mediation or arbitration services, in accordance with rules adopted by the supreme court, as an option in cases which would otherwise be filed in the trial courts.