HF 2040: Relating to damage awards against health care providers, and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to damage awards against health care providers. Current law does not include the loss of dependent or child care due to the death or severe injury to a spouse or parent who is the primary caregiver as noneconomic damages when determining damage awards against a health care provider. The bill strikes this limitation on noneconomic damages. Current law provides a limit of $250,000 that may be recovered in any civil action for noneconomic damages for personal injury or death against a health care provider unless there is a substantial or permanent loss or impairment of a bodily function, substantial disfigurement, loss of pregnancy, or death.

In plain words

1. January 14, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee