Missouri Medical Malpractice & Sovereign Immunity Caps, 
Medical Records Copy Charges, & Mileage Rates
    2008 2007 2006 mid-2005 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999  
  Medmal, non-economic damages cap: filed bef. 8.28.05: $628,000* $608,000 $597,000 ….. $579,000 $565,000 $557,000 $547,000 $540,000 $528,000 $517,000  
DOI webpage on medmal caps filed aft. 8.28.05: $350,000 $350,000 $350,000 $350,000
    RSMo. § 538.210     *estimated          
  Sovereign Immunity cap: per person: $369,849 $355,396 $345,499 ….. $335,118 $328,011 $321,798 $316,656 $311,913 $305,021 $300,000  
DOI webpage on sovereign immunity caps all claims: $2,418,992 $2,369,306 $2,303,326 ….. $2,234,121 $2,186,741 $2,145,322 $2,111,043 $2,079,420 $2,033,473 $2,000,000
    RSMo. § 537.610            
  Medical record copy charges: search fee: $19.31 $18.49 $17.77 ….. $17.05 $16.33 $15.70 $15.00      
DHSS webpage on medical record fees per page fee: $0.46 $0.44 $0.42 ….. $0.40 $0.38 $0.37 $0.35
    RSMo. § 191.227   effective date: 2.1.08 2.1.07 2.1.06   2.1.05 2.1.04 2.1.03      
  Federal witness fees & mileage: rate: $0.505 $0.485 $0.445 $0.485 $0.405 $0.375 $0.360 $0.365 $0.345 $0.325 $0.310  
GSA webpage on mileage rates effective date: 3.19.08 2.1.07 1.1.06 9.1.05 2.4.05 1.1.04 1.1.03 1.21.02 1.22.01 1.14.00 4.1.99
    28 USC § 1821 (Federal court witness fees are $40 plus mileage equal to federal employee mileage rate per GSA)        
  Mileage rate for federal tax deduction rate: $0.505 $0.485 $0.445 $0.485 $0.405 $0.375 $0.360 $0.365 $0.345 $0.325  
IRS webpage on mileage rates effective date: 1.1.08 1.1.07 1.1.06 9.1.05 1.1.05 1.1.04 1.1.03 1.1.02 1.1.01 1.1.00
  IRS Publ. 463: Travel, Entertainment & Gift Expenses        
  State witness fees & mileage: rate: $0.475 $0.455 $0.415 ….. $0.375 $0.345 $0.330          
OA webpage on mileage rates effective date: 7.1.08 7.1.07 7.1.06 ….. 7.1.05 7.1.04 7.1.03
  RSMo. § 491.280 (state court witness fees are $25 per day plus mileage per §33.095)        
RSMo. § 33.095 (state mileage allowance)
  RSMo. § 491.130 (civil cases, if witness travels more than 40 miles, tender mileage plus one day attendance fee)        
RSMo. § 545.350 (tender of fees not necessary in criminal case)
           
Updated:  April 4, 2008