(a) The division shall assign an arbitrator to a pending case not later than the 30th day after the date on which the election for arbitration is filed with the division.

(b) When an arbitrator has been assigned to a case under Subsection (a), the parties shall be notified immediately.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 265, § 3.170, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.