# Total damages · Virginia — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

For Total damages · Virginia, state is Virginia; type of cap is Total damages; cap amount is $2.65 million cap on total damages; inflation adjustment is Cap will increase by $50,000 per year starting until the increases stop at $3 million for claims after July 1, 2031; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Total damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** $2.65 million cap on total damages. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inflation adjustment:** Cap will increase by $50,000 per year starting until the increases stop at $3 million for claims after July 1, 2031. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Virginia Code § 8.01-581.15. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Virginia Beginning July 1, 2024, $2.65 million cap on total damages. Cap will increase by $50,000 per year starting until the increases stop at $3 million for claims after July 1, 2031. Virginia Code § 8.01- 581.15.

## 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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