On November 12, 1998, the President signed into law the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief
Fund Act of 1998, P.L. 105-369.
This Act provides for a single payment of $100,000 from the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief
Fund to:
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Certain individuals with a blood-clotting disorder who may have contracted an HIV
infection from a blood transfusion, and
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Certain current and former spouses of these individuals who also contracted an HIV
infection, and
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Certain children of these individuals who also contracted an HIV infection, and
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Certain surviving spouses, children, and parents of the above persons.
The Act provides for exclusion of payments from the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund
for SSI eligibility/payment purposes and for Medicaid purposes. The Act also provides
for exclusion of certain private payments as described in SI 00830.755B.