§ 369-K — Definitions

§ 369-k. Definitions. As used in this section:\n 1. "Health insurance" shall mean insurance or an employee benefit plan\nagainst sickness, ailment or bodily injury of the employee and, if\ncovered, his or her dependents, other than (i) insurance or an employee\nbenefit plan providing disability benefits; or (ii) medical assistance\nbenefits received under title eleven of this article.\n 2. "Health insurance costs" means the premiums or contributions paid\nfor health insurance by or on behalf of a person with AIDS.\n 3. "Household" means the person with AIDS and all other persons\nresiding in the same dwelling for whom such person would be responsible\npursuant to section one hundred one of this chapter, or for whom such\nperson has assumed responsibility.\n 4. "Persons with AIDS" means persons who are diagnosed as having\nacquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or who have human\nimmunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related illness, as defined in regulation\nby the state department of health.\n 5. "Poverty line" means the federal income official poverty line (as\ndefined and annually revised by the federal office of management and\nbudget).\n 6. "Program" means the health insurance continuation program for\npersons with AIDS established by section three hundred sixty-nine-l of\nthis article.\n