Resources

Clinical Resources for HIV

New York State Department of Health
AIDS Institute
HIV Clinical Guidelines Program

Clinical Trials

AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA)
(212) 924-3934
treatmented@acria.org

AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
1-800-TRIALS-A

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
1-800-621-HOPE

Drug Treatment

New York State Office of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services (OASAS)
1-877-8HOPENY (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

New York City Department of Health

1-800-825-5448

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

1-800-342-2437 (English)
1-800-344-7432 (Spanish)
Monday - Friday, 8am - 2 am

New York State Department of Health
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 1-800-541-2737)

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

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
  • Lower Hudson Valley Regional
    • 1-800-828-0064
  • Rochester Regional
    • 1-800-962-5063
  • Long Island (Suffolk/Nassau) Regional
    • 1-800-462-6786
  • Syracuse Regional
    • 1-800-562-9423

The HIV Counseling and Testing Directory is also available online. To order a print copy of the directory, please call (518) 402-6814 or via e-mail at ctdirhiv@health.state.ny.us

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

U.S. Department of Education - Office for Civil Rights
1-800-368-1019

Incarcerated Persons

NYS Prison HIV Hotline
(718) 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

HIV Uninsured Care Program
1-800-542-2437
(518) 459-0121 (TDD)

AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
1-800-542-2437

Needle/Syringe Exchange

ESAP (Expanded Syringe Access Demonstration Program)
New York State Department of Health
HIV/AIDS Hotline
1-800-541-AIDS (2437) - English
1-800-233-SIDA (7432) - Spanish

Newborn Regulations and Testing

Regulations and guidance on DNA PCR Testing
(518) 869-4568

Specimen tracking
(518) 474-4543

HIV antibody test interpretation
(518) 474-2163

PCR test interpretation
(518) 869-4568

New York State HIV/AIDS Hotline (toll-free)
Call the Hotline for more information about HIV and AIDS; to find HIV testing sites, syringe exchange programs, and pharmacies that sell syringes without a prescription through the ESAP program; and to access services near you.
1-800-541-AIDS (2437) - English
1-800-233-SIDA (7432) - Spanish

New York State Department of Health
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 1-800-541-2737)

New York State Department of Health online

Nursing Facilities

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

Partner/Spousal Notification

Statewide, call the New York State HIV/AIDS Hotline (see above)

In New York City, call CNAP
(2120 693-1419 or,
toll-free 1-888-792-1711

Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP)

NYS Department of Health
(212) 417-4536
Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm
(917) 453-0488
Evenings and Weekends

Sexual Abuse

For general information on the NYSDOH protocol for the management of sexual abuse victims, call the NYSDOH Rape Crisis Program.
(518) 474-3664

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

For STD information and testing sites near you, call:

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) National STD Hotline
1-800-227-8922 (English)
1-800-344-7432 (Spanish)

New York State Department of Health
Bureau of STD Control
(518) 474-3598

NYC Department of Health
STD Education Office
(212) 427-5120

Special Needs Plans (SNPs)

New York Medicaid CHOICE HelpLine
1-800-505-5678
1-888-329-1541 TTY/TDD

Training Information for HIV/AIDS

General HIV/AIDS training information and calendar of events
(518) 474-3045

Clinical HIV/AIDS education (clinicians only)
(518) 473-8815