Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 12-1832: Mediation as an alternative dispute resolution process or

on an ad hoc basis.

Any county, municipality, accredited law school, school

district, board, commission, department, or agency of this state or

its political subdivisions is hereby authorized to establish

programs for the purpose of providing mediation as an alternative

dispute resolution process or for referring disputes to mediation on

an ad hoc basis. For the purposes of the Choice in Mediation Act,

“mediation” means a process in which an impartial person, the

mediator, facilitates communication between disputing parties to

promote settlement of disputes, whether before or in the process of

litigation or administrative proceedings.