ADAP in Arizona — AIDS Drug Assistance Program eligibility and enrollment
The number
Arizona AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) supports 4,100 people living with HIV in Arizona, with an income cap at 400% of the federal poverty line.
Ryan White Part B
Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of HIV Services
State ADAP
Arizona AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)
Income cap 400% FPL
State PrEP-DAP
Not operated; federal Ready Set PrEP applies
Arizona AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) eligibility + enrollment
Arizona AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) serves 4,100 people, with an income eligibility cap at 400% of the federal poverty line. In Arizona that means your gross annual income can be up to $61,004 for a household of one (at 2025 HHS poverty guidelines) and you still qualify. ADAP is the 'payer of last resort' for HIV medications: it covers people with no insurance, fills the gap for people on Medicare Part D, and pays co-pays for people on commercial insurance.
What ADAP covers: all FDA-approved antiretroviral medications on the state formulary (every ADAP covers the WHO-recommended first-line regimens), plus many opportunistic-infection prophylaxis drugs, lab work in states where the ADAP pays for labs directly, and in some states hepatitis B and C treatment. Arizona AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)'s formulary is published on the state health department website and is updated at least annually.
How to enroll: a case manager at a Ryan White Part B or Part C clinic completes the application with you. You'll need proof of HIV diagnosis (a lab report or physician letter), proof of Arizona residency, proof of income (pay stubs, tax return, benefit letter), and documentation of insurance status. Decisions typically return within two weeks; medications are dispensed through participating pharmacies at no cost once you're enrolled. Recertification is annual.
The state HIV info line is 1-602-364-3610; the case-management team can match you to the nearest Ryan White clinic for same-week intake. Long-time Black residents name Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS and Petersen HIV Clinic at Banner University Medical Center Tucson as the local institutions that show up consistently — both are listed below.
Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS. The Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS in Phoenix is the state's largest HIV service organization, operating the Parson's Clinic for primary care, the King Pharmacy for ADAP fulfillment, and a free rapid-testing program at three valley locations.
Petersen HIV Clinic at Banner University Medical Center Tucson. The Petersen HIV Clinic at Banner UMC Tucson is southern Arizona's Ryan White Part C grantee, covering Pima, Cochise, Santa Cruz, and Yuma counties with full primary-HIV care and the University of Arizona's HIV fellowship training.
For Black families in Arizona
Of the 19,400 people living with HIV in Arizona, a disproportionate share are Black residents — 16% of the new diagnoses each year, same proportion or higher of the cumulative prevalence. ADAP is what keeps many of those residents virally suppressed, because the alternative — paying retail for daily antiretrovirals — would run roughly $30,000-$40,000 a year. If your income has you worried about whether you qualify, call the state HIV line first. Ryan White case managers know the eligibility rules better than most insurance navigators and will pull you through the application rather than bouncing you to paperwork.
Named HIV testing + PrEP sites in Arizona
Southwest Center for HIV/AIDS — Parsons Clinic
Phoenix, AZ • 1-602-307-5330
Petersen HIV Clinic — Banner University Medical Center Tucson
Tucson, AZ • 1-520-694-7224
Maricopa County Department of Public Health STD Clinic
Phoenix, AZ • 1-602-506-1678
Aunt Rita's Foundation Mobile Testing
Phoenix, AZ • 1-480-674-8874
Native Health Phoenix Medical Clinic
Phoenix, AZ • 1-602-279-5262
Pima County Health Department — Abrams Public Health Center
Tucson, AZ • 1-520-724-7900
El Rio Health Congress Street Clinic HIV Services
Tucson, AZ • 1-520-670-3909
Where to get help in Arizona
- Arizona HIV info line: 1-602-364-3610 — staff can find the nearest free testing site, schedule PrEP, or help enroll you in ADAP.
- Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of HIV Services landing page: https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/hiv/.
- Federally Qualified Health Centers in Arizona: every FQHC offers sliding-scale HIV testing and has certified application counselors on staff. See our FQHC directory for the state at /clinics/az/.
- State health data for Arizona: for state-level HIV mortality, maternal health, and life-expectancy context by race, see /health/arizona/.
- Arizona Medicaid: Medicaid is the largest single payer of HIV care in most states. See /medicaid/arizona/ for eligibility + enrollment.
- NASTAD ADAP Monitoring Project: nastad.org/adap-monitoring-project — the current national ADAP eligibility + formulary reference.
References & primary sources
- Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of HIV Services: https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/hiv/.
- CDC HIV Surveillance Report 2022: cdc.gov/hiv/library/reports/hiv-surveillance.html. Source for state-level new diagnoses and race-stratified counts.
- HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grantee list: ryanwhite.hrsa.gov/grants/part-b.
- NASTAD ADAP Monitoring Project 2024 Annual Report: nastad.org/adap-monitoring-project. Source for ADAP income cap + enrollment + PrEP-DAP data.
- AIDSVu state profile: aidsvu.org/state/arizona/.
- Kaiser Family Foundation, The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program fact sheet: kff.org/global-health-policy/fact-sheet/the-ryan-white-hivaids-program.
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