# The Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025, Regulation 28: Severe health conditions

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) For the purposes of this Section—
(a) a person has a severe health condition if they have any of the conditions mentioned in sub-paragraph (b);
(b) subject to paragraph (2), a person—
(i) has severe sight impairment if they are to be treated as such in accordance with paragraph 2 of Schedule 2;
(ii) has a neurological condition resulting in long-term severe physical disability if they are to be treated as such in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 2;
(iii) has a neurological condition resulting in long-term severe neurocognitive impairment if they are to be treated as such in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 2;
(iv) has a severe psychiatric condition if they are to be treated as such in accordance with paragraph 5 of Schedule 2;
(v) has end-stage kidney disease requiring renal replacement therapy if they are to be treated as such in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 2;
(vi) has a Hepatitis-associated condition resulting in long-term severe disability if they are to be treated as such in accordance with paragraph 7 of Schedule 2;
(vii) has a qualifying chronic Hepatitis-associated condition if they are to be treated as such in accordance with paragraph 8 of Schedule 2.
(2) For the purposes of this Section, an eligible infected person (“P”) has a severe health condition in each year of the severe health condition period.
(3) The severe health condition period in relation to P is the period which—
(a) begins with—
(i) in relation to end-stage kidney disease requiring renal replacement therapy, the year in which the course of that therapy exceeded 3 months;
(ia) in relation to a qualifying chronic Hepatitis-associated condition, 1st January 2017;
(ii) in relation to any other severe health condition, the year in which P was first diagnosed with the severe health condition, and
(b) ends with the earlier of—
(i) where P had end-stage kidney disease requiring renal replacement therapy and before the date of the application P had received a successful kidney transplant which obviated the need for renal replacement therapy, the year in which P received that treatment,
(ii) if P is deceased on the date of the application, the year in which P died, or
(iii) if P is not deceased on the date of the application, the year in which P attained, or is expected to attain, the age of their healthy life expectancy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/404/regulation/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infected-blood-compensation-scheme-regulations-2025/regulation-28/enacted
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