Bill > H700

This bill allows patients or their personal representatives to file medical malpractice or wrongful death lawsuits that would have otherwise been time-barred, specifically for incidents occurring on or after March 1, 2020. The legislation creates a temporary legal pathway for civil actions related to medical injuries or deaths, with two key restrictions: the injuries cannot be directly caused by contracting COVID-19 (defined as the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus), and the legal action must be brought within one year of the bill becoming law. The bill effectively revives civil claims that would have been blocked by existing statutes of limitation, providing a window of opportunity for patients or their families to seek legal recourse for medical incidents that occurred during the specified time period. The new legal provision will automatically expire one year after the act becomes law, making it a time-limited exception to standard medical malpractice and wrongful death legal procedures.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H700