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

For Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages · Tennessee, state is Tennessee; type of cap is Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages; cap amount is $1 million in cases of catastrophic loss or injury; currently effective amount is $1 million; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Tennessee _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** $1 million in cases of catastrophic loss or injury _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Currently effective amount:** $1 million _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Tennessee $750,000 cap for non- economic damages for all injuries and occurrences in an action, including health care liability actions. The limit on non-economic damages applies regardless of if the action is based on a single act or omission or on a series of acts or omissions. The cap shall include actions by the plaintiff as well as derivative (%), in which case recovery for any damages barred claims by a spouse or child of the claimant, including loss of consortium. The limit on compensation for non- economic damages may increase to $1 million in cases of catastrophic loss or injury

## 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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