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Any minor who is ten years of age or older on or before July 1, 1987, shall have no less than two years from that date within which to commence such an action.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":277557,"text":"Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 8.01-229 A and except as provided in subsection C of \u00a7 8.01-243, any cause of action accruing on or after July 1, 1987, on behalf of a person who was a minor at the time the cause of action accrued for personal injury or death against a health care provider pursuant to Chapter 21.1 (\u00a7 8.01-581.1 et seq.) shall be commenced within two years of the date of the last act or omission giving rise to the cause of action except that if the minor was less than eight years of age at the time of the occurrence of the malpractice, he shall have until his tenth birthday to commence an action. 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This law was first created in 1987. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 294 and 645 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1987 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64704,"section_number":"8.01-229","catch_line":"Suspension or tolling of statute of limitations; effect of disabilities; effect of death; injunction; prevention of service by defendant; dismissal, nonsuit or abatement; devise for payment of debts; new promises; debts proved in creditors' suits","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-229\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":64704,"section_number":"8.01-229","catch_line":"Suspension or tolling of statute of limitations; effect of disabilities; effect of death; injunction; prevention of service by defendant; dismissal, nonsuit or abatement; devise for payment of debts; new promises; debts proved in creditors' suits","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-229\/"},{"id":61676,"section_number":"8.01-243","catch_line":"Personal action for injury to person or property generally; extension in actions for malpractice against health care provider","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-243\/"},{"id":79489,"section_number":"8.01-581.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-581.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":281203,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77377,"identifier":"8.01-243.1","token":"8.01\/4\/3\/8.01-243.1","url":"\/8.01-243.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-243.1\/","token":"8.01\/4\/3\/8.01-243.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Actions for medical malpractice; minors","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-243.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 8.01-229<\/a> A and except as provided in subsection C of \u00a7 8.01-243<\/a>, any cause of action<\/span> accruing on or after July 1, 1987, on behalf of a person<\/span> who was a minor<\/span> at the time the cause of action<\/span> accrued for personal injury or death against a health care provider pursuant to Chapter 21.1 (\u00a7 8.01-581.1<\/a> et seq.) shall be commenced within two years of the date of the last act or omission giving rise to the cause of action<\/span> except that if the minor<\/span> was less than eight years of age at the time of the occurrence of the malpractice, he shall have until his tenth birthday to commence an action. Any minor<\/span> who is ten years of age or older on or before July 1, 1987, shall have no less than two years from that date within which to commence such an action.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTIONS FOR MEDICAL MALPRACTICE; MINORS (\u00a7 8.01-243.1)\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of \u00a7 8.01-229 A and except as provided in\nsubsection C of \u00a7 8.01-243, any cause of action accruing on or after July 1,\n1987, on behalf of a person who was a minor at the time the cause of action\naccrued for personal injury or death against a health care provider pursuant to\nChapter 21.1 (\u00a7 8.01-581.1 et seq.) shall be commenced within two years of the\ndate of the last act or omission giving rise to the cause of action except that\nif the minor was less than eight years of age at the time of the occurrence of\nthe malpractice, he shall have until his tenth birthday to commence an action.\nAny minor who is ten years of age or older on or before July 1, 1987, shall have\nno less than two years from that date within which to commence such an action.\n\nHISTORY: 1987, cc. 294, 645.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}