Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 16 > Part 10 - AIDS Education and Prevention

• AIDS: means acquired immune deficiency syndrome as further defined by the department in accordance with standards promulgated by the U. See Montana Code 50-16-1003
• Antiretroviral prophylaxis: means a specific drug regime preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV infections. See Montana Code 50-16-1003
• Contact: means a person who has been exposed to the test subject in a manner, voluntary or involuntary, that may allow HIV transmission in accordance with modes of transmission recognized by the U. See Montana Code 50-16-1003
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-16-1003
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• Health care provider: means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state or who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of another state to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession. See Montana Code 50-16-1003
• HIV: means the human immunodeficiency virus, identified as the causative agent of AIDS, and all HIV and HIV-related viruses that damage the cellular branch of the human immune or neurological systems and leave the infected person immunodeficient or neurologically impaired. See Montana Code 50-16-1003
• HIV diagnostic test: means a test approved by the federal food and drug administration, including but not limited to an enzyme immunoassay and a western blot, that is designed to detect the presence of HIV or antibodies to HIV. See Montana Code 50-16-1003
• HIV-related condition: means a chronic disease resulting from infection with HIV, including but not limited to AIDS and asymptomatic seropositivity for HIV. See Montana Code 50-16-1003
• Person: means an individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Montana Code 50-16-1003
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Writing: includes printing. See Montana Code 1-1-203