Bill > SB493

This bill eliminates the cap on the recovery in medical malpractice actions against health care providers where the act or acts of malpractice occurred on or after July 1, 2024 and were against a patient age 10 or younger. The existing law imposes a cap on the total amount recoverable for any injury or death of a patient in medical malpractice cases, with the cap increasing annually. The bill creates an exception to this cap for cases involving patients 10 years old or younger, allowing for full recovery without the cap.