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

For Noneconomic damages · Massachusetts, state is Massachusetts; type of cap is Noneconomic damages; cap amount is $500,000; currently effective amount is $500,000; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Massachusetts _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** $500,000 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Currently effective amount:** $500,000 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 231, section 60H. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Massachusetts $500,000 cap on non- economic damages, with exceptions for proof of substantial disfigurement or permanent loss or impairment of a bodily function, or other special circumstances which warrant a finding that imposition of such limitation would deprive the plaintiff of just compensation for the injuries sustained. Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 231, section 60H.

## Source

- 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/).