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

For Medical malpractice · Idaho, limitation period is two (2) years; section is 5-219; how the statute describes it is An action to recover damages for professional malpractice, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Medical malpractice _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Idaho _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** two (2) years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action to recover damages for professional malpractice _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 5-219 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 5-219. Actions against officers, for penalties, on bonds, and for professional malpractice or for personal injuries. Within two (2) years: 1. An action against a sheriff, coroner or constable, upon the liability incurred by the doing of an act in his official capacity, and in virtue of his office, or by the omission of an official duty, including the nonpayment of money collected upon an execution. 2. An action upon a statute for a penalty or forfeiture, where the action is given to an individual, or to an individual and the state, except when the statute imposing it prescribes a different limitation. 3. An action upon a statute or upon an undertaking in a criminal action for a forfeiture or penalty to a county or to the people of the state. 4. An action to recover damages for professional malpractice, or for an injury to the person, or for the death of one caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another, including any such action arising from breach of an implied warranty or implied covenant;

## Source

- https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title5/T5CH2/SECT5-219/

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/).