The parties may request mediation by the proper submission of a Form 21, Form 50, Form 51, or the response to the Form 21, indicating a request for mediation. Except as provided in section 67-1802 A, either party may object to mediation by the proper submission of the Form 21, Form 50, or the response to the Form 21. If the parties do not agree to mediation, pursuant to this section, then the case shall be set by the Judicial Department in the normal course of the docket scheduling.
S.C. Code Regs. § 67-1803