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Dr Bob treats Tommy who's DOB is 8/1/97 on June 1,2000 The statue of limitions for medical malpractice in the state is question is three years The age of adulthood is 18 in this state When can Tommy;s records be destroyed
I said August 1, 2015
It depends on State law. The statue of limitations does NOT run when the kid is a minor, it starts when he attains the legal age (18 here). A further complication is when Tommy is not mentally competent when he attains the legal age. State law is pretty specific on these matters, and it varies.
http://library.findlaw.com/1998/Jan/1/127216.html
To determine when Tommy's records can be destroyed, we need to calculate the expiration of the statute of limitations for medical malpractice and consider the age of adulthood in the state.
Given that the medical malpractice statute of limitations in the state is three years, we need to calculate the date three years from the date of the alleged incident or treatment. In this case, the treatment occurred on June 1, 2000. So, adding three years to that date, we get June 1, 2003.
Next, we consider the age of adulthood in the state, which is 18. To calculate the date Tommy turns 18, we need to add 18 years to his date of birth, which is August 1, 1997. Adding 18 years to this date gives us August 1, 2015.
To determine when Tommy's records can be destroyed, we need to consider both dates we calculated previously. Since the later of the two dates is the determining factor, Tommy's records can be destroyed on August 1, 2015.