Utah: 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 from discovery
Wrongful death	2 years

Malpractice rules Single detailed source

Damage cap	$450,000 noneconomic
Expert affidavit or certificate	Certificate of compliance from the prelitigation panel
Before you sue	90-day notice of intent and mandatory prelitigation panel review

Small claims limits Single detailed source

Dollar limit	$20,000 ($25,000 from Jan. 1, 2030)
Filing fee	$60, $100 or $185
Lawyers	Allowed

Small estate limits Single detailed source

Small estate limit	$100,000
Wait after death	30 days
Real estate	No

Debt time limits

Credit cards / open accounts	4 or 6 (courts have not settled it)
Written contracts	6 years
Promissory notes	6 years

Shared fault rules

Rule	Modified comparative negligence (50% bar)
When you are barred	Barred if you are 50% or more at fault

Medicaid expansion Single detailed source

Expanded?	Yes
Since	Jan. 1, 2020 (ballot measure, 2018)

ACA marketplace

Marketplace type	Federal marketplace
Where to enroll	HealthCare.gov

Claim deadlines

Acknowledge	15 days
Accept or deny	30 days after complete proof of loss
Pay	30 days after written proof of covered loss and amount

Estate and inheritance tax

Estate tax	No state estate tax
Inheritance tax	No inheritance tax