# The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025, Paragraph 4: Neurological conditions resulting in long-term severe neurocognitive impairment


(1) A person (“P”) is to be treated as having a neurological condition resulting in long-term severe neurocognitive impairment if—
(a) P has HIV,
(b) P has been diagnosed with any of the following conditions—
(i) HIV brain disease or cerebrovascular disease resulting in dementia or behavioural disorder;
(ii) a legacy opportunistic central nervous system infection secondary to advanced HIV disease resulting in dementia or behavioural disorder,
(c) HIV infection is the main underlying cause or a significant contributing factor to that condition, and
(d) P has been assessed as needing at least level 2 care as a result of that condition.
(2) P is also to be treated as having a neurological condition resulting in long-term severe neurocognitive impairment if—
(a) P has an infection of Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C (or both) of severity level 4 and has been diagnosed with chronic hepatic encephalopathy in association with decompensated cirrhosis for a period of at least 4 years, and
(b) P has been assessed as needing at least level 2 care as a result of that condition.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348268843/schedule/2/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-infected-blood-compensation-scheme-regulations-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-4
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