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Missouri Medical Malpractice & Sovereign Immunity Caps, Medical Records Copy Charges, & Mileage Rates
mid-2015
Medmal, non-economic damages cap:
http://insurance.mo.gov/industry/medmal.htm
catastrophic injury or death cap (as of 8.28.15):
RSMo. § 538.210
†See S.B.239 (effective August 28, 2015)
2015
$400,000†
$700,000†
2014
**
**
per person:
all claims:
$409,123
$2,727,489
$403,139
$2,687,594
Medical record copy charges***:
paper search fee:
http://www.dhss.mo.gov/ProtectingThePublic/FeesMedicalRecords.html
paper per page fee:
RSMo. § 191.227; H.B 351 (2013)
paper off-site fee:
maximum fee for records furnished electronically:
effective date:
$23.94
$0.55
$22.41
$104.91
2.1.15
$23.38
$0.54
$21.89
$102.46
2.1.14
Federal witness fees & mileage:
rate:
http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/100715
effective date:
28 USC § 1821
(Federal court witness fees are $40 plus mileage equal to federal employee mileage rate per GSA)
$0.575
1.1.15
$0.56
1.1.14
Mileage rate for federal tax deduction
http://www.irs.gov/
See IRS Publication 463: Travel, Entertainment & Gift Expenses
$0.575
1.1.15
$0.56
1.1.14
$0.37
1.1.15
$0.37
1.1.14
Sovereign Immunity cap:
http://insurance.mo.gov/industry/sovimmunity.php
RSMo. § 537.610
rate:
effective date:
State witness fees & mileage:
rate:
http://content.oa.mo.gov/accounting/state-employees/travel-portal-information/mileage
effective date:
RSMo. § 491.280
(state court witness fees are $25 per day plus mileage per §33.095)
RSMo. § 33.095
(state mileage allowance)
RSMo. § 491.130
(civil cases, if witness travels more than 40 miles, tender mileage plus one day attendance fee)
RSMo. § 545.350
(tender of fees not necessary in criminal case)
Updated: May 11, 2015
*Estimated by MATA for claims filed before 8.28.05, see H.B. 393 (2005)
**No caps per Watts v. Cox, 376 S.W.3d 633 (Mo. 2012)
***HIPAA may allow for lower fee for records at patient's request, see 42 CFR 164.524, http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/hipaa/faq/right_to_access_medical
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2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
mid-2008
2008
2007
2006
**
$350,000
$350,000
$648,000*
$350,000
$639,000*
$350,000
$628,000 est.
$350,000
$608,000
$350,000
$597,000
$350,000
$398,638
$2,657,587
$392,734
$2,618,230
$381,759
$2,545,062
$376,378
$2,509,186
$378,814
$2,525,423
$362,849
$2,418,992
$355,396
$2,369,306
$345,499
$2,303,326
$22.82
$0.53
$21.36
$22.01
$0.52
$20.61
$21.36
$0.50
$20.65
$0.49
$20.02
$0.47
$19.31
$0.46
$18.49
$0.44
$17.77
$0.42
2.1.13
2.1.12
2.1.11
2.1.10
2.1.09
2.1.08
2.1.07
2.1.06
$0.565
1.1.13
$0.555
4.17.12
$0.51
1.1.11
$0.50
1.1.10
$0.55
1.1.09
$0.585
8.1.08
$0.505
3.19.08
$0.485
2.1.07
$0.445
1.1.06
$0.565
1.1.13
$0.555
1.1.12
$0.51
1.1.11
$0.50
1.1.10
$0.55
1.1.09
$0.585
7.1.08
$0.505
1.1.08
$0.485
1.1.07
$0.445
1.1.06
$0.37
1.1.13
$0.37
1.1.12
$0.37
1.1.11
see website
...
$0.50
Jul-Dec FY10
$0.475
7.1.08
$0.455
7.1.07
$0.415
7.1.06
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mid-2005
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
$579,000
$565,000
$557,000
$547,000
$540,000
$528,000
$517,000
$335,118
$2,234,121
$328,011
$2,186,741
$321,798
$2,145,322
$316,656
$2,111,043
$311,913
$2,079,420
$305,021
$2,033,473
$300,000
$2,000,000
$17.05
$0.40
$16.33
$0.38
$15.70
$0.37
$15.00
$0.35
2.1.05
2.1.04
2.1.03
$0.485
9.1.05
$0.405
2.4.05
$0.375
1.1.04
$0.360
1.1.03
$0.365
1.21.02
$0.345
1.22.01
$0.325
1.14.00
$0.310
4.1.99
$0.485
9.1.05
$0.405
1.1.05
$0.375
1.1.04
$0.360
1.1.03
$0.365
1.1.02
$0.345
1.1.01
$0.325
1.1.00
$0.375
7.1.05
$0.345
7.1.04
$0.330
7.1.03
$350,000
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