§300ff–76. Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter:

(1) Counseling

The term "counseling" means such counseling provided by an individual trained to provide such counseling.

(2) Designated officer of emergency response employees

The term "designated officer of emergency response employees" means an individual designated under section 300ff–86 of this title by the public health officer of the State involved.

(3) Emergency

The term "emergency" means an emergency involving injury or illness.

(4) Emergency response employees

The term "emergency response employees" means firefighters, law enforcement officers, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, funeral-service practitioners, and other individuals (including employees of legally organized and recognized volunteer organizations, without regard to whether such employees receive nominal compensation) who, in the course of professional duties, respond to emergencies in the geographic area involved.

(5) Employer of emergency response employees

The term "employer of emergency response employees" means an organization that, in the course of professional duties, responds to emergencies in the geographic area involved.

(6) Exposed

The term "exposed", with respect to HIV disease or any other infectious disease, means to be in circumstances in which there is a significant risk of becoming infected with the etiologic agent for the disease involved.

(7) Families with HIV disease

The term "families with HIV disease" means families in which one or more members have HIV disease.

(8) HIV

The term "HIV" means infection with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

(9) HIV disease

The term "HIV disease" means infection with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and includes any condition arising from such syndrome.

(10) 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.

(11) 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.

(12) State

The term "State", except as otherwise specifically provided, means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title XXVI, §2676, as added Pub. L. 101–381, title IV, §401, Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 620 ; amended Pub. L. 104–146, §12(a), (c)(8), May 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1373 , 1374.)

Amendments

1996-Par. (2). Pub. L. 104–146, §12(c)(8)(A), substituted "section 300ff–86 of this title by the" for "section" and all that followed through "by the".

Par. (4). Pub. L. 104–146, §12(a), inserted "funeral-service practitioners," after "emergency medical technicians,".

Par. (10). Pub. L. 104–146, §12(c)(8)(B), substituted "section 9902(2)" for "section 9902(a)".

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 104–146 effective Oct. 1, 1996, see section 13 of Pub. L. 104–146, set out as a note under section 300ff–11 of this title.