title: Blood or blood products: Minister's decision to deny application to Extraordinary Assistance Plan upheld.
abstract: In April 2002, the Federal Court of Canada decided the federal Minister of Health does not have the authority to award compensation under the Extraordinary Assistance Plan unless an independent medical review board finds that the applicant was infected with HIV as a result of the receipt of blood or blood products in Canada between 1978 and 1989.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D065227:Transfusion Reaction