{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-41a.035","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 41A.035","heading":"Limitation on amount of award for noneconomic damages; publication of amount of limitation by Nevada Supreme Court.","body":"1. In an action for injury or death against a provider of health care based upon professional negligence, the injured plaintiff may recover noneconomic damages, but the amount of noneconomic damages awarded in such an action must not exceed $350,000, regardless of the number of plaintiffs, defendants or theories upon which liability may be based.\n2. The maximum amount of noneconomic damages set forth in subsection 1 must be increased by $80,000 on January 1 of each year beginning on January 1, 2024, and ending on January 1, 2028, when the amount reaches $750,000.\n3. Beginning on January 1, 2029, the maximum amount of noneconomic damages set forth in subsection 1, as adjusted by subsection 2, must be increased on January 1 of each year by 2.1 percent, rounded to the nearest dollar.\n4. The Nevada Supreme Court shall, on or before January 1 of each year, publish on its Internet website the maximum amount of noneconomic damages that may be awarded in an action for injury or death against a provider of health care based upon professional negligence in each year for the following 20 years.","path":["TITLE 3 — REMEDIES; SPECIAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 41A - ACTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-041A.html#NRS041ASec035","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:30Z","sha256":"bdfdf6a1b695c6d7b057ee8e951800032dcdb0d5678ebb2a293bed7dfc133efd","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-41a.017","next":"us-nv/nrs-41a.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}