# Medical malpractice · Arizona — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Medical malpractice · Arizona, limitation period is two years; when the clock starts is after the cause of action accrues; section is 12-542; how the statute describes it is causes of action for medical malpractice as defined in section 12-561, recorded from its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Medical malpractice _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Arizona
- **Limitation period:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** causes of action for medical malpractice as defined in section 12-561 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the cause of action accrues _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 12-542 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 12-542. Injury to person; injury when death ensues; injury to property; conversion of property; forcible entry and forcible detainer; two year limitation Except as provided in section 12-551 there shall be commenced and prosecuted within two years after the cause of action accrues, and not afterward, the following actions: 1. For injuries done to the person of another including causes of action for medical malpractice as defined in section 12-561.

## Source

- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/12/00542.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).