Portland Medical Malpractice Deadline Calculator

Enter the date you discovered (or should have discovered) the harm to see the deadline that generally applies under Oregon law.

Date the harm was discovered

Please select a valid date that isn't in the future.

Type of claim

Private provider or hospital

Doctor, clinic, or private hospital

Wrongful death (private provider)

A patient died from the negligence

Public hospital or provider

OHSU, a county hospital, or public clinic

Wrongful death (public hospital)

Patient died; provider is a public body

Patient was a minor

Under 18 at the time of treatment

Minor's date of birth

Date of the treatment, omission, or operation at issue

Please select the treatment date.

Filing deadline

Not yet calculated

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Disclaimer: This calculator provides general deadline estimates only and is not legal advice. Medical malpractice deadlines run from when the harm was discovered (or reasonably should have been discovered), which is often later than the date of the actual treatment, and a separate outer deadline (statute of repose) can bar a claim regardless of discovery. Public hospitals and providers (such as OHSU or a county hospital) follow entirely different, generally shorter notice rules than private providers. This calculator applies to Oregon cases only; Washington injury claims generally carry a three-year deadline instead (RCW 4.16.080). Always verify deadlines with a licensed Oregon attorney.