https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/title_52.htm

This act, which was passed during the 2010 General Assembly session and went into effect July 1, 2010, requires civil actions brought to recover damages for medical negligence to be referred to mandatory mediation. Parties may also agree to have their dispute referred to another alternative dispute resolution process. The first mediation session will be conducted by the presiding judge or, at the discretion of the presiding judge, another superior court judge, a senior judge or a judge trial referee. If the parties do not settle at the first session and agree to continue mediation, further sessions will be mediated by an attorney. The legislation also addresses the timeline for referral and conducting mediation sessions, and instructs the Superior Court to establish rules for the mediation program.