Statute of limitations for medical malpractice decreased, collection of judgment against personal income or assets limited, and damages for medical malpractice claims limited.

This bill reduces the time limit for filing medical malpractice lawsuits in Minnesota from four years to two years, directly affecting patients seeking to sue healthcare providers for negligence. It also restricts how much money plaintiffs can collect from a provider's personal income or assets, allowing such collection only if the provider acted willfully or maliciously or failed to carry at least $1 million in insurance. Additionally, the bill caps noneconomic damages for pain and suffering at $500,000 and limits economic damages to the actual medical expenses paid or owed by the patient. These changes would take effect on August 1, 2025, and apply to cases filed on or after that date.