The Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Act of 1998 mandated a $100,000 payment to any individual infected with HIV who had any blood-clotting disorder and was treated with blood-clotting agents between July 1, 1982 and December 31, 1987.⁽¹⁾ 

Also covered were:

	The lawful current or former spouse of such an individual covered by this act
	Children who acquired HIV infection from a parent covered by this act.

Footnote

(1) Richard Sorian and Jennifer Kates. 2000. "The State of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in America." April.  Kaiser Family Foundation. Capitol Hill Briefing Series of HIV/AIDS. Available in adobe acrobat.

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