HIV testing in Alaska, where to get tested, free options, what to expect
The number
30 new HIV diagnoses in Alaska in 2022, 17% among Black residents, all preventable with timely testing and linkage to PrEP.
Ryan White Part B
Alaska Section of HIV/STD Program
State ADAP
Alaska AIDS Drug Assistance Program
Income cap 300% FPL
State PrEP-DAP
Not operated; federal Ready Set PrEP applies
Where to get tested in Alaska
760 people are living with HIV in Alaska, and 17% of new diagnoses in 2022 were among Black residents. Getting tested is the first step, the CDC recommends at least one HIV test for every adult 13-64, and annual testing for anyone sexually active with more than one partner or injecting drugs. Rapid tests return results in about 20 minutes from a fingerstick; laboratory tests take a few days but catch infections sooner after exposure (as early as 10 days with a nucleic-acid test).
Where to test for free in Alaska: every county health department runs an STI / HIV testing clinic, and Alaska Section of HIV/STD Program contracts with community-based organizations to operate walk-in rapid testing with evening and Saturday hours. No ID or insurance is required at these sites. Confidentiality is protected, state law requires public-health HIV testing results to stay out of your medical record unless you authorize release, and anonymous testing (no name collected) is available at most community sites.
What to expect: a pre-test conversation about risk and what a positive result would mean, the test itself (either fingerstick or blood draw), and post-test counseling. If the rapid test is reactive, the counselor draws blood for a confirmatory Western blot or antigen/antibody test. If you're positive, you'll be linked to a Ryan White Part C clinic for same-week HIV primary care and ADAP enrollment if you qualify by income.
The Alaska HIV info line is 1-907-269-8000; staff can point you to the nearest free testing site, schedule PrEP, and help you navigate insurance or no-insurance options. Long-time Black residents name Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A's) and Identity Alaska Health Clinic as the local institutions that show up consistently, both are listed below.
Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A's). Four A's in Anchorage is the state's oldest HIV service organization and the primary Ryan White Part B case-management contractor, with offices in Anchorage, Juneau, Fairbanks, and Ketchikan serving the full state footprint.
Identity Alaska Health Clinic. Identity Alaska's health clinic runs Anchorage's highest-volume PrEP and rapid-testing service for LGBTQ+ Alaskans, operating out of the organization's South Midtown office with evening walk-in hours.
For Black families in Alaska
In Alaska, 17% of new 2022 HIV diagnoses were among Black residents. That figure reflects unequal access to testing more than underlying risk: a Black person in Alaska waits longer for an HIV diagnosis on average than a white peer, and late diagnoses translate directly into later treatment starts and worse outcomes. The community organizations listed below, particularly those flagged as Black-community anchors on the directory, operate rapid-testing sites specifically designed to close that wait-time gap.
Named HIV testing + PrEP sites in Alaska
Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association (Four A's) Anchorage
Anchorage, AK • 1-907-263-2050
Four A's Juneau Office
Juneau, AK • 1-907-586-6089
Identity Alaska Health Clinic
Anchorage, AK • 1-907-929-4528
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center
Anchorage, AK • 1-907-743-7200
Interior Community Health Center HIV/STI Clinic
Fairbanks, AK • 1-907-455-4567
Where to get help in Alaska
- Alaska HIV info line: 1-907-269-8000, staff can find the nearest free testing site, schedule PrEP, or help enroll you in ADAP.
- Alaska Section of HIV/STD Program landing page: https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/hivstd/Pages/default.aspx.
- Federally Qualified Health Centers in Alaska: every FQHC offers sliding-scale HIV testing and has certified application counselors on staff. See our FQHC directory for the state at /clinics/ak/.
- State health data for Alaska: for state-level HIV mortality, maternal health, and life-expectancy context by race, see /health/alaska/.
- Alaska Medicaid: Medicaid is the largest single payer of HIV care in most states. See /medicaid/alaska/ for eligibility + enrollment.
- CDC NPIN testing-site finder: gettested.cdc.gov accepts a zip code and returns every free + low-cost HIV testing site within 50 miles.
References & primary sources
- Alaska Section of HIV/STD Program: https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/hivstd/Pages/default.aspx.
- 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/alaska/.
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