ADAP in Connecticut — AIDS Drug Assistance Program eligibility and enrollment
The number
Connecticut AIDS Drug Assistance Program (CADAP) supports 2,100 people living with HIV in Connecticut, with an income cap at 500% of the federal poverty line.
Ryan White Part B
Connecticut Department of Public Health, TB, HIV, STD, & Viral Hepatitis Section
State ADAP
Connecticut AIDS Drug Assistance Program (CADAP)
Income cap 500% FPL
State PrEP-DAP
Connecticut PrEP Drug Assistance Program (CT PrEP-DAP)
Connecticut AIDS Drug Assistance Program (CADAP) eligibility + enrollment
Connecticut AIDS Drug Assistance Program (CADAP) serves 2,100 people, with an income eligibility cap at 500% of the federal poverty line. In Connecticut that means your gross annual income can be up to $76,255 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. Connecticut AIDS Drug Assistance Program (CADAP)'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 Connecticut 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 1-860-509-7801; the case-management team can match you to the nearest Ryan White clinic for same-week intake. Long-time Black residents name Yale New Haven Hospital Nathan Smith Clinic and Hartford HealthCare Hispanic Health Council as the local institutions that show up consistently — both are listed below.
Yale New Haven Hospital Nathan Smith Clinic. The Nathan Smith Clinic at Yale New Haven Hospital is the largest Ryan White Part C clinic in Connecticut, serving New Haven, Bridgeport, and Waterbury with a combined population of over 2,400 patients and the state's only HIV pediatric-to-adult transition program.
Hartford HealthCare Hispanic Health Council. The Hispanic Health Council in Hartford runs the Part B contracted case management for the North-Central HIV Health Service Planning Region and has co-located PrEP navigation with Community Health Services on Albany Avenue since 2020.
For Black families in Connecticut
Of the 10,100 people living with HIV in Connecticut, a disproportionate share are Black residents — 39% 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 Connecticut
Nathan Smith Clinic — Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT • 1-203-688-2437
Hispanic Health Council — Hartford HIV Testing
Hartford, CT • 1-860-527-0856
Liberation Programs — Stamford
Stamford, CT • 1-203-359-5881
AIDS Connecticut (ACT) — New Haven
New Haven, CT • 1-860-247-2437
Community Health Services — Albany Ave Clinic
Hartford, CT • 1-860-808-1960
Where to get help in Connecticut
- Connecticut HIV info line: 1-860-509-7801 — staff can find the nearest free testing site, schedule PrEP, or help enroll you in ADAP.
- Connecticut Department of Public Health, TB, HIV, STD, & Viral Hepatitis Section landing page: https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/HIV--AIDS/HIV-AIDS.
- Federally Qualified Health Centers in Connecticut: every FQHC offers sliding-scale HIV testing and has certified application counselors on staff. See our FQHC directory for the state at /clinics/ct/.
- State health data for Connecticut: for state-level HIV mortality, maternal health, and life-expectancy context by race, see /health/connecticut/.
- Connecticut Medicaid: Medicaid is the largest single payer of HIV care in most states. See /medicaid/connecticut/ for eligibility + enrollment.
- NASTAD ADAP Monitoring Project: nastad.org/adap-monitoring-project — the current national ADAP eligibility + formulary reference.
References & primary sources
- Connecticut Department of Public Health, TB, HIV, STD, & Viral Hepatitis Section: https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/HIV--AIDS/HIV-AIDS.
- 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/connecticut/.
- 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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