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

For Medical malpractice · Oregon, limitation period is two years; when the clock starts is from the date when the injury is first discovered or in the exercise of reasonable care should have been discovered; how the statute describes it is An action to recover damages for injuries to the person arising from any medical, surgical or dental treatment, omission or operation, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Medical malpractice _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Oregon _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action to recover damages for injuries to the person arising from any medical, surgical or dental treatment, omission or operation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** from the date when the injury is first discovered or in the exercise of reasonable care should have been discovered _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> (4) An action to recover damages for injuries to the person arising from any medical, surgical or dental treatment, omission or operation shall be commenced within two years from the date when the injury is first discovered or in the exercise of reasonable care should have been discovered.

## Source

- https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors012.html

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
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