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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§300ff–88 Definitions

Title 42 › CHAPTER 6A — PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER XXIV — HIV HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROGRAM › Part E — General Provisions › § 300ff–88

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines terms used in the subchapter. It gives simple meanings for words used in the rules. AIDS means acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Co-occurring conditions means other health problems a person with HIV may have, whether or not they have AIDS or the problems come from HIV. Counseling means help given by someone trained to provide it. Family-centered care means a system of services for infants, children, women, and families with HIV/AIDS that is run as a partnership of parents, professionals, and the community and is coordinated, culturally sensitive, and community-based. Families with HIV/AIDS means families with one or more members who have HIV/AIDS. HIV means infection with the human immunodeficiency virus. HIV/AIDS means HIV and also includes AIDS and any condition caused by AIDS. “Living cases of HIV/AIDS” equals the number of living non-AIDS HIV cases plus living AIDS cases. Non-AIDS means a person has HIV but not AIDS. Human immunodeficiency virus is the agent that causes AIDS. Official poverty line means the poverty line set by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and updated by the Secretary under section 9902(2) of this title. Person covers individuals and many kinds of organizations and legal entities. State means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the territories. Territory means American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. Youth with HIV means people age 13 through 24 who have HIV/AIDS.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §300ff–88

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For purposes of this subchapter:
(1)AIDS
The term “AIDS” means acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
(2)Co-occurring conditions
The term “co-occurring conditions” means one or more adverse health conditions in an individual with HIV/AIDS, without regard to whether the individual has AIDS and without regard to whether the conditions arise from HIV.
(3)Counseling
The term “counseling” means such counseling provided by an individual trained to provide such counseling.
(4)Family-centered care
The term “family-centered care” means the system of services described in this subchapter that is targeted specifically to the special needs of infants, children, women and families. Family-centered care shall be based on a partnership between parents, professionals, and the community designed to ensure an integrated, coordinated, culturally sensitive, and community-based continuum of care for children, women, and families with HIV/AIDS.
(5)Families with HIV/AIDS
The term “families with HIV/AIDS” means families in which one or more members have HIV/AIDS.
(6)HIV
The term “HIV” means infection with the human immunodeficiency virus.
(7)HIV/AIDS
(A)In general
The term “HIV/AIDS” means HIV, and includes AIDS and any condition arising from AIDS.
(B)Counting of cases
The term “living cases of HIV/AIDS”, with respect to the counting of cases in a geographic area during a period of time, means the sum of— (i)
(ii)the number of living cases of AIDS in the area.
(C)Non-AIDS cases
The term “non-AIDS”, with respect to a case of HIV, means that the individual involved has HIV but does not have AIDS.
(8)Human immunodeficiency virus
The term “human immunodeficiency virus” means the etiologic agent for AIDS.
(9)Official poverty line
The term “official poverty line” means the poverty line established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and revised by the Secretary in accordance with section 9902(2) of this title.
(10)Person
The term “person” includes one or more individuals, governments (including the Federal Government and the governments of the States), governmental agencies, political subdivisions, labor unions, partnerships, associations, corporations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, receivers, trustees, and trustees in cases under title 11.
(11)State
(A)In general
The term “State” means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and each of the territories.
(B)Territories
The term “territory” means each of American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau.
(12)Youth with HIV
The term “youth with HIV” means individuals who are 13 through 24 years old and who have HIV/AIDS.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 300ff–88, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, § 2688, as added Pub. L. 101–381, title IV, § 411(a), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 627, provided rules of

Construction

for former subpart II of this part, prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 109–415. Prior section 300ff–89 and 300ff–90 were omitted in the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 109–415. section 300ff–89, act
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, § 2689, as added Pub. L. 101–381, title IV, § 411(a), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 628, related to injunctions regarding violations of former subpart II of this part. section 300ff–90, act
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, § 2690, as added Pub. L. 101–381, title IV, § 411(a), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 628, related to applicability of former subpart II of this part.

Amendments

2009—Pub. L. 111–87, § 2(a)(1), (3)(A), repealed Pub. L. 109–415, § 703, and revived the provisions of this section as in effect on Sept. 30, 2009. See 2006 Amendment note and

Effective Date

of 2009 Amendment; Revival of Section note below. 2006—Pub. L. 109–415, § 703, which directed repeal of this section effective Oct. 1, 2009, was itself repealed by Pub. L. 111–87, § 2(a)(1), effective Sept. 30, 2009.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2009 Amendment; Revival of SectionFor provisions that repeal by section 2(a)(1) of Pub. L. 111–87 of section 703 of Pub. L. 109–415 be effective Sept. 30, 2009, and that the provisions of this section as in effect on Sept. 30, 2009, be revived, see section 2(a)(2), (3)(A) of Pub. L. 111–87, set out as a note under section 300ff–11 of this title.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 300ff–88

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110