Time and Place of Arbitration Hearing

Within thirty

(30)days after the parties have exchanged their lists of witnesses and provided each other with the documents that the parties intend to introduce as evidence at the arbitration hearing, the arbitrators shall meet at a place designated by the chairperson and conduct a pre-arbitration conference for the purpose of deciding upon a date and place for the arbitration hearing, and for the purpose of deciding whether additional discovery should be permitted pursuant to § 10121 of this chapter. The arbitrators, or a majority of them, shall agree upon a date and place for the arbitration hearing. The arbitration hearing shall be conducted within ninety

(90)days after the pre-arbitration conference between the arbitrators and the parties unless agreed otherwise by the parties. Oral notice to the parties at the prearbitration conference of the date, time and location of the arbitration hearing shall be deemed sufficient.