These rules provide guidelines for local compulsory arbitration programs. Each local court may determine which cases are eligible for arbitration. The court must maintain a list of qualified arbitrators. The rules also outline procedures for scheduling and conducting hearings, filing award decisions and appealing arbitral awards.
Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure No. 1300: Compulsory Arbitration
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. March 16, 1981; amended November 2, 2007http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/231/chapter1300/chap1300toc.html