# Noneconomic damages · Alaska — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

For Noneconomic damages · Alaska, state is Alaska; type of cap is Noneconomic damages; cap amount is $250,000; currently effective amount is $250,000; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Alaska _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** $250,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Currently effective amount:** $250,000 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Alaska Statutes section 09.55.549. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Alaska $250,000 cap on non- economic damages; $400,000 cap on non- economic damages for wrongful death or severe permanent physical impairment that is more than 70% disabling. Alaska Statutes section 09.55.549.

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-02-27.
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