Section 148-100-1 - Definitions:A. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) - An acquired illness of the immune system which reduces the body's ability to fight special types of infections and cancers. The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the specific AIDS retrovirus which has been identified as destroying the body's immune system. Specific diseases must be present for persons infected with HIV to be diagnosed officially as having AIDS. In general. the diseases include unusual forms of bacterial. fungal and viral infections as well as rare cancers.B. AZT. AZT means azidothymidine, brand name Retrovir, an experimental drug that has been found effective in stopping the growth of the HIV agent in AIDS patients.C. Low Income Individuals. Low income individuals means those persons whose gross income does not exceed 200 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines.10-148 C.M.R. ch. 100, § 1