# Noneconomic damages · North Carolina — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

For Noneconomic damages · North Carolina, state is North Carolina; type of cap is Noneconomic damages; cap amount is $500,000 noneconomic damages cap for all claims brought by all parties arising out of the same professional services; inflation adjustment is This cap is indexed every three years for inflation starting on January 1, 2014; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** North Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** $500,000 noneconomic damages cap for all claims brought by all parties arising out of the same professional services. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inflation adjustment:** This cap is indexed every three years for inflation starting on January 1, 2014. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> North Carolina In 2011, North Carolina enacted a $500,000 noneconomic damages cap for all claims brought by all parties arising out of the same professional services. This cap is indexed every three years for inflation starting on January 1, 2014. ($656,730 in 2023).

## 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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