Table 1.

Status of the “loss of chance” medical malpractice doctrine in the United States

Status	No.	Jurisdictions
Adopted	31	Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Utah
Rejected	15	Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Maine, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont
Deferred	4	Arkansas, Colorado, Rhode Island, Virginia
Not yet addressed	6	American Samoa, California, Georgia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands

The status of the LOC doctrine in each of the 50 states, District of Columbia, and territories as of November 11, 2019.