California Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act

"MICRA"

The MICRA statutes are contained in the following California code sections:

Limit of $250,000 for general damages (pain and suffering)

Periodic payment of special damages (the costs of medical care, special needs, and lost earnings)

Limits on attorneys fees

90-day letter filing requirement

Code of Civil Procedure 340.5

Limited time deadlines by which to file a medical malpractice lawsuit

The use of government agencies and plaintiff's health insurance to pay for medical mistakes

Code of Civil Procedure 425.13

Prerequisites to making a claim for punitive damages

These statutes are accesible at the hyper-links above, and at the home page submenu for "MICRA"

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