Pennsylvania Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations
Professional-negligence timing is specialized
Identify the provider, dates of care, alleged departure from the professional standard, discovery of harm, and any death or minor issue. Then check Pennsylvania law for limitation, repose, notice, screening, affidavit, panel, or expert provisions.
Classify the event, potential defendants, and claim type before calculating time. For matters connected to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Allentown, also confirm the correct court and any local filing rule.
Request a complete record set
- Chart, orders, progress notes, test results, imaging, pathology, medication, and discharge material
- Consent, referral, billing, portal messages, telephone notes, and facility records
- A dated chronology that distinguishes the care date, symptom date, diagnosis date, and discovery of possible harm
Questions for qualified counsel
- Does Pennsylvania require a certificate, affidavit, panel, notice, or expert review?
- Which discovery and repose rules may apply?
- Are there different rules for a child, public facility, death, or continued treatment?
Check the official Pennsylvania sources
For a professional-negligence concern in Pennsylvania, check the specialized statute and every pre-suit or expert-screening requirement.
- Pennsylvania judiciary — Use the Pennsylvania judiciary for civil rules, filing instructions, forms, and any procedure specific to professional-negligence cases.
- Pennsylvania legislature or official code — Use the Pennsylvania legislature or code portal for discovery, repose, notice, expert, minor, and death-related provisions.
- Pennsylvania insurance regulator — Use the Pennsylvania insurance regulator for licensed-insurer and consumer-complaint information; it does not decide malpractice liability.
Links checked August 29, 2026. Confirm the current text, effective date, and any local rule before relying on a deadline or procedure.