ADAP in Nevada — AIDS Drug Assistance Program eligibility and enrollment
The number
Nevada AIDS Drug Assistance Program (NV-ADAP) supports 3,100 people living with HIV in Nevada, with an income cap at 400% of the federal poverty line.
Ryan White Part B
Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, HIV Program
State ADAP
Nevada AIDS Drug Assistance Program (NV-ADAP)
Income cap 400% FPL
State PrEP-DAP
Nevada PrEP Drug Assistance Program
Nevada AIDS Drug Assistance Program (NV-ADAP) eligibility + enrollment
Nevada AIDS Drug Assistance Program (NV-ADAP) serves 3,100 people, with an income eligibility cap at 400% of the federal poverty line. In Nevada 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. Nevada AIDS Drug Assistance Program (NV-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 Nevada 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 1-775-684-4200; the case-management team can match you to the nearest Ryan White clinic for same-week intake. Long-time Black residents name Huntridge Family Clinic (Southern Nevada Health District) and Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) as the local institutions that show up consistently — both are listed below.
Huntridge Family Clinic (Southern Nevada Health District). The Huntridge Family Clinic in Las Vegas is Nevada's largest Ryan White Part A FQHC, serving more than 2,700 people living with HIV; Huntridge operates the HOPES Clinic's Nuestra Familia program for Spanish-speaking patients and a dedicated Black health equity initiative.
Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN). AFAN in Las Vegas is Nevada's oldest HIV service organization, operating Ryan White Part B case management across Clark County and the state's primary AIDS Walk fundraiser, with a peer-navigation team specifically serving Black men who have sex with men.
For Black families in Nevada
Of the 12,900 people living with HIV in Nevada, a disproportionate share are Black residents — 35% 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 Nevada
Huntridge Family Clinic — Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV • 1-702-259-3600
Aid for AIDS of Nevada (AFAN) — Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV • 1-702-382-2326
Northern Nevada HOPES — Reno
Reno, NV • 1-775-786-4673
The Center LGBTQ+ Community Center of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV • 1-702-733-9800
Where to get help in Nevada
- Nevada HIV info line: 1-775-684-4200 — staff can find the nearest free testing site, schedule PrEP, or help enroll you in ADAP.
- Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, HIV Program landing page: https://dpbh.nv.gov/Programs/HIV/dta/Home/.
- Federally Qualified Health Centers in Nevada: every FQHC offers sliding-scale HIV testing and has certified application counselors on staff. See our FQHC directory for the state at /clinics/nv/.
- State health data for Nevada: for state-level HIV mortality, maternal health, and life-expectancy context by race, see /health/nevada/.
- Nevada Medicaid: Medicaid is the largest single payer of HIV care in most states. See /medicaid/nevada/ for eligibility + enrollment.
- NASTAD ADAP Monitoring Project: nastad.org/adap-monitoring-project — the current national ADAP eligibility + formulary reference.
References & primary sources
- Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health, HIV Program: https://dpbh.nv.gov/Programs/HIV/dta/Home/.
- 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/nevada/.
- 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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