{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-79-120","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 15-79-120","heading":"Mediation and arbitration.","body":"At any time before a medical malpractice action is brought to trial, the parties shall participate in mediation governed by procedures established in the South Carolina Circuit Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules in effect at the time for the State or any portion of the State. Parties may also agree to participate in binding arbitration, nonbinding arbitration, early neutral evaluation, or other forms of alternative dispute resolution.","path":["Title 15 - CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 79 Medical Malpractice Actions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t15c079.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:43:39Z","sha256":"13fd6b1f79a6752c4de0f4d3dd941b27fe19190371f598e2e6805d67e53ed8dc","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-79-110","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-15-79-125"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}