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

For Noneconomic damages · Pennsylvania, state is Pennsylvania; type of cap is Noneconomic damages; cap amount is Constitution prohibits caps on non-economic damages; currently effective amount is No cap; constitutional status is Constitutional provision bars caps, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Pennsylvania _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** Constitution prohibits caps on non-economic damages. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Currently effective amount:** No cap _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Constitutional status:** Constitutional provision bars caps _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Pennsylvania Constitution prohibits caps on non-economic damages. Punitive damages are capped at 2 times actual damages.

## 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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