12- 180 C.M.R. ch. 13, § 4
The mediator's fee and necessary expenses must be shared equally by the parties. The mediator's fee is established by 26 M.R.S.A §965(2)(C). In order to initiate mediation, a party must first file a mediation request form with the Board, pursuant to the filing requirements of Chapter 10, section 7. The party must also provide by mail or hand delivery to the Board's office a payment of $750, the party's share of the estimated costs of mediation services. Upon receiving a request for mediation and the accompanying payment, the executive director shall appoint a mediator from the Panel of Mediators and shall bill the other party $750 for its share of the estimated costs of mediation services. The executive director shall bill or reimburse the parties for any difference between the estimated costs that were collected and the actual costs of providing the services.
12- 180 C.M.R. ch. 13, § 4