# Noneconomic damages · California — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state For Noneconomic damages · California, state is California; type of cap is Noneconomic damages; cap amount is three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000); constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31. - **State:** California _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Type of cap:** Noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Cap amount:** three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Inflation adjustment:** an incremental increase over the next 10 years to $750k and a 2.0% annual inflationary adjustment after that _(per ama-assn.org, not stated by the source above)_ ## What the source says > (b) In any action for injury that does not involve wrongful death against one or more health care providers or health care institutions based on professional negligence, the following limitations shall apply: (1) Civil liability for damages for noneconomic losses against one or more health care providers, collectively, shall not exceed three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000), regardless of the number of health care providers ## Sources disagree More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from. ### Cap amount leginfo.legislature.ca.gov says cap amount is **three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000)**, as of 2026-08-31. > (b) In any action for injury that does not involve wrongful death against one or more health care providers or health care institutions based on professional negligence, the following limitations shall apply: (1) Civil liability for damages for noneconomic losses against one or more health care providers, collectively, shall not exceed three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000), regardless of the number of health care providers Source: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=3333.2 ama-assn.org says cap amount is **$350k starting January 1, 2023**, as of 2026-08-31. > California In 2022, California enacted AB 35. Noneconomic damages in cases not involving a patient death are capped at $350k starting January 1, 2023, with an incremental increase over the next 10 years to $750k and a 2.0% annual inflationary adjustment after that. As of Jan.1, 2025, the cap is $430k. Cases involving a patient death will have a limit of $500k on the effective date of January 1, 2023, with an incremental increase over the next 10 years to $1 million and a 2.0% annual inflationary adjustment thereafter. As of Jan. 1, 2025, this cap is $600k. Cal. Civ. Code 333.2. Source: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf ## Source - https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=3333.2 - https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-02-27. Part of [Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state](https://referencesource.org/state-medical-malpractice-damages-caps/).