All RIMA Members have received a Pocket Edition of the Mediators Code of Conduct which spell out the nine standards adopted by the by the American Arbitration Association(AAA), the American Bar Association (ABA), the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) and the Rhode Island Mediators Association for the conduct of Mediators. 

Spelled out are Standards for:

STANDARD I. SELF-DETERMINATION
STANDARD II. IMPARTIALITY
STANDARD III. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
STANDARD IV. COMPETENCE
STANDARD V. CONFIDENTIALITY
STANDARD VI. QUALITY OF THE PROCESS
STANDARD VII. ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION
STANDARD VIII. FEES AND OTHER CHARGES
STANDARD IX. ADVANCEMENT OF MEDIATION PRACTICE