ADAP in Utah — AIDS Drug Assistance Program eligibility and enrollment
The number
Utah Ryan White Part B Drug Assistance Program supports 1,000 people living with HIV in Utah, with an income cap at 400% of the federal poverty line.
Ryan White Part B
Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Epidemiology
State ADAP
Utah Ryan White Part B Drug Assistance Program
Income cap 400% FPL
State PrEP-DAP
Not operated; federal Ready Set PrEP applies
Utah Ryan White Part B Drug Assistance Program eligibility + enrollment
Utah Ryan White Part B Drug Assistance Program serves 1,000 people, with an income eligibility cap at 400% of the federal poverty line. In Utah 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. Utah Ryan White Part B Drug Assistance Program'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 Utah 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 1-801-538-6191; the case-management team can match you to the nearest Ryan White clinic for same-week intake. Long-time Black residents name University of Utah Clinic 1A and Utah AIDS Foundation as the local institutions that show up consistently — both are listed below.
University of Utah Clinic 1A. Clinic 1A at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City is Utah's largest Ryan White Part C grantee, serving about 2,100 people living with HIV statewide, with a telehealth outreach clinic serving St. George, Moab, and Price on a rotating basis.
Utah AIDS Foundation. The Utah AIDS Foundation in Salt Lake City is the Ryan White Part B case-management contractor for Utah and operates the state's only walk-in rapid-HIV-testing program with evening hours, serving the Wasatch Front through its Sugar House office.
For Black families in Utah
Of the 3,200 people living with HIV in Utah, a disproportionate share are Black residents — 10% 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 Utah
Where to get help in Utah
- Utah HIV info line: 1-801-538-6191 — staff can find the nearest free testing site, schedule PrEP, or help enroll you in ADAP.
- Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Epidemiology landing page: https://epi.utah.gov/hiv/.
- Federally Qualified Health Centers in Utah: every FQHC offers sliding-scale HIV testing and has certified application counselors on staff. See our FQHC directory for the state at /clinics/ut/.
- State health data for Utah: for state-level HIV mortality, maternal health, and life-expectancy context by race, see /health/utah/.
- Utah Medicaid: Medicaid is the largest single payer of HIV care in most states. See /medicaid/utah/ for eligibility + enrollment.
- NASTAD ADAP Monitoring Project: nastad.org/adap-monitoring-project — the current national ADAP eligibility + formulary reference.
References & primary sources
- Utah Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Epidemiology: https://epi.utah.gov/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/utah/.
- 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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