Time limits to sue on medical debt by state

The state time limits (statutes of limitations) to sue on a debt, by kind of agreement.

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State	Written contract	Open account	Oral agreement	Medical-specific
Alabama	6 years	3 years	See the state page	See the state page
Alaska	3 years	3 years	3 years	See the state page
Arizona	6 years	3 years	3 years	See the state page
Arkansas	5 years	3 years	3 years	2 years
California	4 years	4 years	2 years	See the state page
Colorado	6 years	6 years	See the state page	See the state page
Connecticut	6 years	6 years	3 years	See the state page
Delaware	3 years	3 years	3 years	See the state page
District of Columbia	3 years	3 years	3 years	See the state page
Florida	5 years	4 years	4 years	3 years
Georgia Not covered yet: Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire, Consumer Services · GeorgiaLegalAid.org (legal aid and legal information) · LawHelp.org · No Surprises Help Desk (CMS) 1-800-985-3059	—	—	—	—
Hawaii	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
Idaho	5 years	See the state page	4 years	See the state page
Illinois	10 years	See the state page	5 years	See the state page
Indiana	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
Iowa	10 years	5 years	5 years	See the state page
Kansas	5 years	See the state page	3 years	See the state page
Kentucky	10 years	See the state page	5 years	See the state page
Louisiana	10 years	3 years	See the state page	See the state page
Maine	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
Maryland	3 years	3 years	3 years	See the state page
Massachusetts	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
Michigan	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
Minnesota	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
Mississippi	See the state page	See the state page	See the state page	See the state page
Missouri	10 years	5 years	5 years	See the state page
Montana	6 years	5 years	5 years	See the state page
Nebraska	5 years	See the state page	4 years	See the state page
Nevada	6 years	4 years	4 years	4 years
New Hampshire Not covered yet: 603 Legal Aid · LawHelp.org · No Surprises Help Desk (CMS) 1-800-985-3059	—	—	—	—
New Jersey	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
New Mexico	6 years	4 years	4 years	See the state page
New York	6 years	See the state page	6 years	3 years
North Carolina	3 years	3 years	3 years	See the state page
North Dakota	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
Ohio	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
Oklahoma	5 years	See the state page	3 years	See the state page
Oregon	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
Pennsylvania	4 years	4 years	4 years	See the state page
Rhode Island	10 years	10 years	10 years	See the state page
South Carolina	3 years	3 years	3 years	See the state page
South Dakota	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
Tennessee Not covered yet: Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance, Consumer Insurance Services · Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance consumer help (Tennessee's Consumer Assistance Program) · LawHelp.org · No Surprises Help Desk (CMS) 1-800-985-3059	—	—	—	—
Texas	4 years	4 years	See the state page	See the state page
Utah	6 years	4 years	4 years	See the state page
Vermont	6 years	6 years	6 years	See the state page
Virginia	5 years	3 years	3 years	3 years
Washington	6 years	6 years	3 years	See the state page
West Virginia	10 years	5 years	5 years	See the state page
Wisconsin Not covered yet: Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) · Legal Action of Wisconsin · LawHelp.org · No Surprises Help Desk (CMS) 1-800-985-3059	—	—	—	—
Wyoming	10 years	8 years	8 years	See the state page