In this chapter:

1. I. "Board" means the board of family mediator certification established by RSA 328-C:4.
2. II. "Certified family mediator" means a person certified under the provisions of this chapter to act as a family mediator.
3. III. "Certified family mediator training program" means a program that has been certified under this chapter to provide the instructional training required for certified family mediators.
4. IV. "Contracted supervisor" means a supervisor who has contracted with the court to participate in court-referred mediation.
5. V. "Family mediation" means a process by which an impartial third person or persons, with the consent of the parties, assists and enables the parties to a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities case to work together to reach a mutually satisfactory settlement of the issues involved in such case.
6. VI. "Family mediator" means an impartial third person who, with the consent of the parties to a divorce or parental rights and responsibilities case, assists and enables the parties to work together to reach a mutually satisfactory settlement of the issues in a dispute.
7. VII. "Qualified intern" means a person authorized under the provisions of this chapter to participate in mediation under the direct supervision of a certified family mediator.
8. VIII. "Supervisor" means a person who has been a certified family mediator for at least two years, has mediated at least thirty-six divorce cases, and commits to comply with RSA 328-C:5, VI.

Source. 1989, 268:1. 1992, 207:2. 2005, 250:2. 2009, 21:4, 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. 2022, 220:1, eff. Aug. 16, 2022.