Resources

Clinical Resources for HIV

Clinical Trials

Confidentiality

  • New York State Confidentiality
    1-800-962-5065
  • Legal Action Center
    (212) 243-1313

Day Treatment Programs

  • New York State Department of Health
    Division of HIV Health Care
    Chronic Care Unit
    (518) 474-8162

Designated AIDS Centers

  • New York State Department of Health
    Division of HIV Health Care
    (518) 486-1383

Domestic Violence Services

  • New York State Domestic Violence Hotline
    1-800-942-6906 (English)
    1-800-818-0656 (TTY)
    1-800-942-6908 (Spanish)
    1-800-780-7660 (TTY)
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline
    1-800-799-7233

Drug Treatment

  • New York State Office of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
    1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) (available 24 hours a day)
  • LIFENET
    1-800-543-3638 (New York City only, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. LIFENET also offers confidential help with depression and other mental health problems.)

Educational Materials about HIV/AIDS

For an order form listing free HIV/AIDS education and prevention materials for consumers, New York State residents and organizations:

New York State Department of Health
(518) 474-9866
hivpubs@health.state.ny.us

General Information about HIV/AIDS

New York State Department of Health
HIV/AIDS Hotline

  • 1-800-541-AIDS (2437) - English
    1-800-233-SIDA (7432) - Spanish
  • TDD Information Line:
    • 1-800-369-2437
    • Voice callers can use the New York Relay System: 711 or 1-800-421-1220 (ask the operator for 1-800-541-2437)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  • 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) (English/Spanish)
    24 hours/day

HIV Counseling and Testing

  • New York State Department of Health
    HIV/AIDS Hotline (see above)
  • HIV Counseling Hotline
    1-800-872-2777
    Monday - Friday, 4pm - 8pm
    Saturday - Sunday, 10am - 6pm
  • Additional HIV Testing information

HIV Testing

New York State HIV/AIDS Hotline (see above). For HIV information, referrals, or information on how to get a free HIV test without having to give your name and without waiting for an appointment, call the Anonymous HIV Counseling & Testing Program closest to the county you live in:

  • Albany Regional
    • 1-800-962-5065
  • Buffalo Regional
    • 1-800-962-5064
  • Long Island (Suffolk/Nassau) Regional
    • 1-800-462-6786
    Lower Hudson Valley Regional
    • 1-800-828-0064
  • Rochester Regional
    • 1-800-962-5063 (TDD 1-585-423-8120)
  • Syracuse Regional
    • 1-800-562-9423
  • Additional HIV Testing information

Home Care

  • New York State Department of Health
    Division of HIV Health Care
    Chronic Care Unit
    (518) 474-8162

Human Rights/Discrimination

  • New York State Division of Human Rights
    1-888-392-3644
  • New York City Commission on Human Rights
    (212) 306-7500

Incarcerated Persons

  • NYS Prison HIV Hotline
    (716) 854-5469
    Monday - Friday, 12-8pm; Saturday - Sunday, 10am - 6pm; collect calls are accepted from inmates in NYS Correctional Facilities.

Insurance Regulations

  • New York State Insurance Department
    1-800-342-3736

Medical Care

Needle/Syringe Exchange

Newborn Regulations and Testing

Nursing Facilities

  • New York State AIDS Institute
    Chronic Care Section
    (518) 474-8162

Partner/Spousal Notification

Sexual Abuse

  • For general information on the NYSDOH protocol for the management of sexual abuse victims, call:
    • NYSDOH Rape Crisis Program.
      (518) 478-1526

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Special Needs Plans (SNPs)

Training Information for HIV/AIDS