Medical malpractice in Kentucky
Last checked Aug 15, 2026 · LawyerUnc editorial. Educational only, not legal advice.
Elements
1
Provider-patient relationship
The defendant undertook to treat the patient.
2
Standard of care
What a reasonably careful similar provider would have done under similar circumstances.
3
Breach
The care fell below that standard.
4
Causation and injury
The breach more likely than not caused a compensable injury, not merely a bad outcome.
Burden of proof
Preponderance of the evidence, usually with expert testimony on the standard of care.
A Kentucky fact pattern
Medical malpractice in kentucky.
Statute of limitations
1 years
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 413.140(1)(e)
One year from when the injury was discovered or should have been discovered.
- That is still a one-year clock. Discovery moves the start. It does not give a second year after you already knew.