Persons
entitled to claim
(a) a person who has been diagnosed positive
for Hepatitis C resulting from the use of Human
Immunoglobulin Anti-D within the State,
(b) a
person who has been diagnosed positive for
Hepatitis C as a result of receiving a blood
transfusion or blood product within the State,
(c) children or any
spouse, of a person referred to in paragraph (a)
or a person referred to in paragraph (b), who
have themselves been diagnosed positive for
Hepatitis C,
(d) any person who is
responsible for the care of a person referred to
in paragraph (a), (b) or (c), and who has
incurred or will incur financial loss or
expenses as a direct result of providing such
care arising from the person being cared for
having contracted Hepatitis C,
(e) where a person
referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) has
died as a result of having contracted Hepatitis
C or where Hepatitis C was a significant
contributory factor to the cause of death, any
dependant of such person,
(f) a person who has
been diagnosed positive for HIV as a result of
receiving a relevant product within the State,
(g) children or any
spouse of a person referred to in paragraph (f)
who have themselves been diagnosed positive for
HIV
(h) any person who is
married to a person referred to in paragraph
(a), (b) or (f), or who has been living with a
person referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (f)
for a continuous period of not less than three years,
in respect of loss of consortium of the person,
including impairment of sexual relations with
the person, arising from the risk of
transmission of Hepatitis C or HIV,
(i) any person who is
responsible for the care of a person referred to
in paragraph (f) or (g) and who has incurred or
will incur financial loss or expenses as a
direct result of providing such care arising
from the person being cared for having
contracted HIV,
(j) where a person
referred to in paragraph (f) or (g) has died as
a result of having contracted HIV or where HIV
was a significant contributory factor to the
cause of death, any dependant of such person.
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