# Wrongful death noneconomic damages · Colorado — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

For Wrongful death noneconomic damages · Colorado, state is Colorado; type of cap is Wrongful death noneconomic damages; cap amount is $1.575 million over the course of 5 years; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Colorado _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Wrongful death noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** $1.575 million over the course of 5 years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inflation adjustment:** Beginning January 1, 2025, the cap on medical malpractice wrongful death damages limitation to $1.575 million over the course of 5 years. Thereafter, the cap is adjusted biennially for inflation. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> $300,000. Starting Jan. 1, 2025, the bill incrementally increases the noneconomic damages limitation to $875,000 over the course of 5 years. Thereafter, the cap is adjusted biennially for inflation. Colorado Revised Statutes § 13- 80-102.5. Beginning January 1, 2025, the cap on medical malpractice wrongful death damages limitation to $1.575 million over the course of 5 years. Thereafter, the cap is adjusted biennially for inflation.

## 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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