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

For Noneconomic damages · South Carolina, state is South Carolina; type of cap is Noneconomic damages; cap amount is An award for non-economic damages against two or more health care providers or institutions cannot exceed $1.05 million with a single provider or institution not liable for more than $350,000; inflation adjustment is These caps are adjusted annually for inflation based on the CPI; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** South Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** An award for non-economic damages against two or more health care providers or institutions cannot exceed $1.05 million with a single provider or institution not liable for more than $350,000. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inflation adjustment:** These caps are adjusted annually for inflation based on the CPI. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** South Carolina 15-32-200 et seq. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> a judgment against a single health care provider or institution. An award for non- economic damages against two or more health care providers or institutions cannot exceed $1.05 million with a single provider or institution not liable for more than $350,000. These caps are adjusted annually for inflation based on the CPI. In 2024 the $350,000 cap was adjusted to $564,168 and the $1.05 cap to $1,692,503. South Carolina 15-32-200 et seq.

## 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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