# Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages · Ohio — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

For Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages · Ohio, state is Ohio; type of cap is Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages; cap amount is five hundred thousand dollars for each plaintiff or one million dollars for each occurrence; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Ohio _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** five hundred thousand dollars for each plaintiff or one million dollars for each occurrence _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Ohio Revised Code § 2323.43. _(per ama-assn.org, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> (3) The amount recoverable for noneconomic loss in a civil action under this section may exceed the amount described in division (A)(2) of this section but shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars for each plaintiff or one million dollars for each occurrence if the noneconomic losses of the plaintiff are for either of the following: (a) Permanent and substantial physical deformity, loss of use of a limb, or loss of a bodily organ system; (b) Permanent physical functional injury that permanently prevents the injured person from being able to independently care for self and perform life sustaining activities.

## 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

codes.ohio.gov says cap amount is **five hundred thousand dollars for each plaintiff or one million dollars for each occurrence**, as of 2026-08-31.

> (3) The amount recoverable for noneconomic loss in a civil action under this section may exceed the amount described in division (A)(2) of this section but shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars for each plaintiff or one million dollars for each occurrence if the noneconomic losses of the plaintiff are for either of the following: (a) Permanent and substantial physical deformity, loss of use of a limb, or loss of a bodily organ system; (b) Permanent physical functional injury that permanently prevents the injured person from being able to independently care for self and perform life sustaining activities.

Source: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2323.43

ama-assn.org says cap amount is **$500,000 per plaintiff or $1 million for multiple plaintiffs**, as of 2026-08-31.

> For catastrophic injuries the maximum may increase to $500,000 per plaintiff or $1 million for multiple plaintiffs. Ohio Revised Code § 2323.43.

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


## Source

- https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2323.43
- 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/).