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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 13

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 55 Chapter 13 Determining Disability, Incapacity, and Blindness

• Acute schizophrenic reaction that is expected to respond to psychotherapy and medication. • Mental retardation with an I.Q. of 65 or less, as documented with psychological testing. C.7 ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) This must be documented by physical examination and laboratory findings. The following are examples of AIDS that would result in a presumptive medical approval: • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive and diagnosed by a physician as having AIDS based on the patient's having a disease indicative of AIDS or a T-helper/inducer lymphocyte (T-cell CD4) count under 400. • Some common indicator diseases are pneumocystis carinii, Kaposi’s sarcoma, bacterial infections, HIV encephalopathy, and lymphoma of the brain.

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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 13

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 55 Chapter 13 Determining Disability, Incapacity, and Blindness

• Acute schizophrenic reaction that is expected to respond to psychotherapy and medication. • Mental retardation with an I.Q. of 65 or less, as documented with psychological testing. C.7 ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) This must be documented by physical examination and laboratory findings. The following are examples of AIDS that would result in a presumptive medical approval: • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive and diagnosed by a physician as having AIDS based on the patient's having a disease indicative of AIDS or a T-helper/inducer lymphocyte (T-cell CD4) count under 400. • Some common indicator diseases are pneumocystis carinii, Kaposi’s sarcoma, bacterial infections, HIV encephalopathy, and lymphoma of the brain.