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A State-by-State Guide to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program

A State-by-State Guide to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program

Don’t have deep pockets? The federally created, state-managed AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) can help people pay for their HIV medications. The programs provide prescription medication to uninsured or underinsured people with HIV or AIDS. The requirements vary by state, but typically you have to be a resident, have HIV, and earn less than a certain amount per year, calculated as a percentage of the federal poverty level.

Below is a guide to ADAP income requirements, whether there is a waiting list to join, how many people are on it as of April (if available), and contact information. Each state’s Maximum Qualifying Income (MQI) to be in ADAP is shown as a percentage of the federal poverty level as well as the dollar amount for a one-person household (in the 48 contiguous states the federal poverty level for one person is $11,490; add $4,020 per family member).

ALABAMA
Website: adph.org/aids
Phone: (334) 206-5364
MQI: 250% or $28,725; Waiting List: Yes, 27

ALASKA
Website: bit.ly/AKadap
(907) 263-2050
MQI: 300% or $43,050; Waiting List:  No

ARIZONA
Website: bit.ly/AZadap
Phone: (800) 334-1540
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

ARKANSAS
Website: bit.ly/ARadap
Phone: (501) 661-2408
MQI: 200% or $22,980; Waiting List:  Yes

CALIFORNIA
Website: bit.ly/CAadap
Phone: (916) 449-5900
MQI: less than $50,000; Waiting List:  No

COLORADO
Website: bit.ly/COadap
Phone: (303) 692-2748
MQI: 400% or $45,960; Waiting List:  No

CONNECTICUT
Website: bit.ly/CTadap
Phone: (800) 233-2503
MQI: 400% or $45,960; Waiting List:  No

DELAWARE
Website: bit.ly/DEadap
Phone: (302) 744-1050
MQI: 500% or $57,450; Waiting List:  No

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Website: bit.ly/DCadap
Phone: (202) 671-4900
MQI: 500% or $57,450; Waiting List:  No

FLORIDA
Website: floridaADAP.org
Phone: (800) 352-2437
MQI: 400% or $45,960; Waiting List:  Yes,  22

GEORGIA
Website: bit.ly/georgiaADAP
Phone: (404) 657-3100
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

HAWAII
Website: bit.ly/hawaiiADAP
Phone: (808) 733-9360
MQI:  400% or $52,920; Waiting List:  No

IDAHO
Website: safesex.idaho.gov
Phone: (208) 334-6527
MQI: 200% or $22,980; Waiting List:  Yes, 14

ILLINOIS
Website: bit.ly/illinoisADAP
Phone: (217) 524-5983
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

INDIANA
Website: bit.ly/indianaADAP
Phone: (866) 588-4948
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

IOWA
Website: bit.ly/iowaADAP
Phone: (515) 281-4775
MQI: 200% or $22,980; Waiting List: No

KANSAS
Website: bit.ly/kansasADAP
Phone: (785) 368-8218
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

KENTUCKY
Website: bit.ly/kentuckyADAP
Phone: (866) 510-0005
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

LOUISIANA
Website: hiv.dhh.louisiana.gov
Phone: (504) 568-7474
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  Yes

MAINE
Website: bit.ly/MEadap
Phone: (207) 287-3747
MQI: $55,850, add $3,960 per dependent; Waiting List: No

MARYLAND
Website: bit.ly/MDadap
Phone: (800) 205-6308
MQI: 500% or $57,450; Waiting List:  No

MASSACHUSETTS
Website: bit.ly/MAadap
Phone: (800) 228-2714
MQI: 500% or $57,450; Waiting List:  No

MICHIGAN
Website: michigan.gov/dap
Phone: (888) 826-6565
MQI: 450% or $51,705; Waiting List:  No

MINNESOTA
Website: bit.ly/minnesotaADAP
Phone: (800) 657-3761
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

MISSISSIPPI
Website: bit.ly/mississippiADAP
Phone: (601) 362-4356
MQI: 400% or $45,960; Waiting List:  No

MISSOURI
Website: bit.ly/missouriADAP
Phone: (573) 751-6439
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

MONTANA
Website: bit.ly/montanaADAP
Phone: (406) 444-4744
MQI: 330% or $37,917; Waiting List:  No

NEBRASKA
Website: bit.ly/NEadap
Phone: (402) 559-4673
MQI: 200% or $22,980; Waiting List:  No

NEVADA
Website: bit.ly/nevadaADAP
Phone: (775) 684-3499
MQI: 400% or $45,960; Waiting List:  No

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Website: bit.ly/NHadap
Phone: (603) 271-4502
MQI: 500% or $57,450; Waiting List:  No

NEW JERSEY
Website: bit.ly/newjerseyADAP
Phone: (877) 613-4533
MQI: 500% or $57,450; Waiting List:  No

NEW MEXICO
Website: bit.ly/newmexicoADAP
Phone: (505) 827-2433  
MQI: 400% or $45,960; Waiting List:  No

NEW YORK
Website: bit.ly/newyorkADAP
Phone: (800) 542-2437
MQI: 435% or $49,981; Waiting List:  No

NORTH CAROLINA
Website: bit.ly/NCadap
Phone: (877) 466-2232
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

NORTH DAKOTA
Website: ndhealth.gov/HIV
Phone: (701) 328-1059
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

OHIO
Website: bit.ly/OHadap
Phone: (866) 777-4775
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List: No

OKLAHOMA
Website: bit.ly/OKADAP
Phone: (405) 271-4636
MQI: 200% or $22,980;  Waiting List:  No

OREGON
Website: bit.ly/oregonADAP
Phone: (800) 805-2313
MQI: 200% or $22,980;  Waiting List:  No

PENNSYLVANIA
Website: bit.ly/PennADAP
Phone: (800) 922-9384
MQI: 337% or $38,721; Waiting List:  No   

RHODE ISLAND
Website: bit.ly/RIadap
Phone: (401) 222-2320
MQI: 400% or $45,960; Waiting List:  No

SOUTH CAROLINA
Website: scdhec.gov/adap
Phone: (803) 831-7806
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

SOUTH DAKOTA
Website: bit.ly/SDadap
Phone: (605) 773-3737
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

TENNESSEE
Website: bit.ly/TNadap
Phone: (615) 532-2392
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

TEXAS
Website: bit.ly/texasADAP
Phone: (800) 255-1090
MQI: 200% or $22,980; Waiting List:  No

UTAH
Website: bit.ly/utahADAP
Phone: (801) 538-6197
MQI: 250% or $28,725; Waiting List:  No

VERMONT
Website: bit.ly/vermontADAP
Phone: (802) 951-4005
MQI: 500% or $57,540; Waiting List: No

VIRGINIA
Website: bit.ly/virginiaADAP
Phone: (866) 392-1309
MQI: 400% or $45,960; Waiting List:  No

WASHINGTON
Website: bit.ly/WAadap
Phone: (360) 236-3426
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

WEST VIRGINIA
Website: bit.ly/WestVAADAP
Phone: (304) 232-6822
MQI: 400% or $45,960; Waiting List:  No

WISCONSIN
Website: bit.ly/WIadap
Phone: (800) 991-5532
MQI: 300% or $34,470; Waiting List:  No

WYOMING
Website: bit.ly/WYadap
Phone: (307) 777-5856
MQI: $38,300-$45,500, based on county; Waiting List:  No

ADAP also covers  Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Pacific Island Territories. Visit https://bit.ly/ADAPfacts for more information.

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