ADAP in Minnesota — AIDS Drug Assistance Program eligibility and enrollment
The number
Minnesota Program HH (ADAP) supports 1,800 people living with HIV in Minnesota, with an income cap at 300% of the federal poverty line.
Ryan White Part B
Minnesota Department of Health, STD, HIV, and TB Section
State ADAP
Minnesota Program HH (ADAP)
Income cap 300% FPL
State PrEP-DAP
Not operated; federal Ready Set PrEP applies
Minnesota Program HH (ADAP) eligibility + enrollment
Minnesota Program HH (ADAP) serves 1,800 people, with an income eligibility cap at 300% of the federal poverty line. In Minnesota that means your gross annual income can be up to $45,753 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. Minnesota Program HH (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 Minnesota 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 1-877-676-5414; the case-management team can match you to the nearest Ryan White clinic for same-week intake. Long-time Black residents name Red Door Clinic (Hennepin Healthcare) and JustUs Health as the local institutions that show up consistently — both are listed below.
Red Door Clinic (Hennepin Healthcare). The Red Door Clinic in Minneapolis is the state's highest-volume HIV and STI testing service, operating out of Hennepin Healthcare's Fifth Street facility with a walk-in rapid-testing model open to anyone regardless of insurance or immigration status.
JustUs Health. JustUs Health in St. Paul is Minnesota's Ryan White Part B case-management contractor and the state's largest HIV service organization, with dedicated programming for African-born and African-American Minnesotans including the Men of Color Engaged, Supported, and Achieving (MCESA) program.
For Black families in Minnesota
Of the 9,500 people living with HIV in Minnesota, a disproportionate share are Black residents — 36% 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 Minnesota
Red Door Clinic — Hennepin Healthcare
Minneapolis, MN • 1-612-873-7788
JustUs Health — St. Paul
St. Paul, MN • 1-612-373-2437
Family Tree Clinic — Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN • 1-612-473-0800
Minneapolis Health Department — Neighborhood Involvement Program
Minneapolis, MN • 1-612-673-2301
Where to get help in Minnesota
- Minnesota HIV info line: 1-877-676-5414 — staff can find the nearest free testing site, schedule PrEP, or help enroll you in ADAP.
- Minnesota Department of Health, STD, HIV, and TB Section landing page: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/hiv/.
- Federally Qualified Health Centers in Minnesota: every FQHC offers sliding-scale HIV testing and has certified application counselors on staff. See our FQHC directory for the state at /clinics/mn/.
- State health data for Minnesota: for state-level HIV mortality, maternal health, and life-expectancy context by race, see /health/minnesota/.
- Minnesota Medicaid: Medicaid is the largest single payer of HIV care in most states. See /medicaid/minnesota/ for eligibility + enrollment.
- NASTAD ADAP Monitoring Project: nastad.org/adap-monitoring-project — the current national ADAP eligibility + formulary reference.
References & primary sources
- Minnesota Department of Health, STD, HIV, and TB Section: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/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/minnesota/.
- 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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