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

For Noneconomic damages · Ohio, state is Ohio; type of cap is Noneconomic damages; cap amount is the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an amount that is equal to three times the plaintiff's economic loss, as determined by the trier of fact, to a maximum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for each plaintiff or a maximum of five hundred thousand 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:** Noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an amount that is equal to three times the plaintiff's economic loss, as determined by the trier of fact, to a maximum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for each plaintiff or a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars for each occurrence _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(3) of this section, the amount of compensatory damages that represents damages for noneconomic loss that is recoverable in a civil action under this section to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property shall not exceed the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an amount that is equal to three times the plaintiff's economic loss, as determined by the trier of fact, to a maximum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for each plaintiff or a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars for each occurrence.

## 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 **the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an amount that is equal to three times the plaintiff's economic loss, as determined by the trier of fact, to a maximum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for each plaintiff or a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars for each occurrence**, as of 2026-08-31.

> (2) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(3) of this section, the amount of compensatory damages that represents damages for noneconomic loss that is recoverable in a civil action under this section to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property shall not exceed the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an amount that is equal to three times the plaintiff's economic loss, as determined by the trier of fact, to a maximum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for each plaintiff or a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars for each occurrence.

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

ama-assn.org says cap amount is **the greater of $250,000; or three times economic damages up to a maximum of $350,000 per plaintiff**, as of 2026-08-31.

> Ohio Cap on non-economic damages of the greater of $250,000; or three times economic damages up to a maximum of $350,000 per plaintiff

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.
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