Oklahoma: rules and deadlines at a glance

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Malpractice rules · Small claims limits · Small estate limits · Debt time limits · Shared fault rules · Medicaid expansion · ACA marketplace · Claim deadlines · Estate and inheritance tax

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Filing deadlines (statute of limitations)

Medical malpractice	2 years
Wrongful death	2 years from death

Malpractice rules Single detailed source

Damage cap	No cap (struck down in 2019)
Expert affidavit or certificate	Statute required an affidavit, but courts have struck it down
Before you sue	None required

Small claims limits Single detailed source

Dollar limit	$10,000
Filing fee	$45 up to $5,000; higher above
Lawyers	Allowed

Small estate limits Single detailed source

Small estate limit	$200,000 summary administration; $150,000 simplified proceeding
Wait after death	None
Real estate	Yes

Debt time limits

Credit cards / open accounts	3 years
Written contracts	5 years
Promissory notes	6 years

Shared fault rules

Rule	Modified comparative negligence (51% bar)
When you are barred	Barred if you are 51% or more at fault

Medicaid expansion Single detailed source

Expanded?	Yes
Since	July 1, 2021 (ballot measure, 2020)

ACA marketplace

Marketplace type	Federal marketplace
Where to enroll	HealthCare.gov

Claim deadlines

Acknowledge	30 days (unless paid sooner)
Accept or deny	60 days after proof of loss (property and casualty)
Pay	Written offer or rejection within 60 days of proof of loss

Estate and inheritance tax

Estate tax	No state estate tax
Inheritance tax	No inheritance tax