How do I access HIV testing in Vermont?

750 people were living with diagnosed HIV in Vermont at the end of 2024, and 27% of people 13 and older newly diagnosed that year were Black (our arithmetic from CDC's counts), according to CDC's provisional 2024 data. CDC says everyone 13 to 64 should be tested for HIV at least once, and people with certain risk factors more often. Most HIV tests are free or low cost. Find HIV testing near you. For help in your state: Vermont's HIV program, or call 802-863-7240.

HIV testing Vermont

HIV testing in Vermont: where to get tested and free options

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750 people were living with diagnosed HIV in Vermont at the end of 2024, and 27% of people 13 and older newly diagnosed that year were Black (our arithmetic from CDC's counts), according to CDC's provisional 2024 data.

Primary source: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv-data/nhss/hiv-diagnoses-deaths-prevalence.html

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Vermont Department of Health, HIV/AIDS/STD/Hepatitis Program

State ADAP

Vermont Medication Assistance Program (VMAP)

State PrEP program

None we could confirm; almost all health plans must cover PrEP at no charge

Call 802-863-7240, Vermont HIV info line

Where to get tested in Vermont

CDC says everyone 13 to 64 should be tested for HIV at least once, and people with certain risk factors more often. Most HIV tests are free or low cost. Find HIV testing near you.

For help in your state: Vermont's HIV program, or call 802-863-7240.

For Black families in Vermont

HIV Comprehensive Care Clinics at University of Vermont Health. University of Vermont Health runs HIV Comprehensive Care Clinics in Burlington, Brattleboro, Rutland and St. Johnsbury, with the main office at the Infectious Disease Program at UVM Medical Center. The clinics offer HIV testing and treatment, PrEP, primary care, sexual health and mental health care, and medical case managers who help with VMAP enrollment. Call 802-847-4594, option 3, to establish care; no referral is needed.

Vermont CARES. Vermont CARES has worked with Vermonters affected by HIV since 1985, with offices in Burlington, Rutland, Barre and St. Johnsbury. Its HIV case managers help clients stay in medical care and apply for insurance and benefits, with limited emergency help for housing, utilities and rides to HIV appointments. It also runs syringe service programs and brings harm reduction supplies to people who cannot reach an office.

Named HIV testing + PrEP sites in Vermont

UVM Medical Center Comprehensive Care Clinic

Burlington, VT • 1-802-847-0000

Sliding scale

Vermont CARES — Burlington

Burlington, VT • 1-802-863-2437

Rapid test Free

Where to get help in Vermont

Find HIV testing near you (CDC)
Vermont HIV program, 802-863-7240
Community health centers in Vermont: /clinics/vt/
Medicaid in Vermont: /medicaid/vermont/
Health profile for Black residents of Vermont: /health/vermont/

References & primary sources

Data refreshed: October 26, 2026

Every program above tests free or at low cost. If you would rather test at home, a self-pay kit is a private option:

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Get care in Vermont

Reading about HIV testing is the first step. These are the places in Vermont that actually test, prescribe, and cover it.

All 64 community health centers in Vermont Federally qualified health centers test for HIV, prescribe PrEP, and charge on a sliding scale. No insurance required. 2 Black clinicians in Vermont Filter by specialty and insurance to find someone taking new patients. Medicaid in Vermont Medicaid pays for PrEP, HIV testing, and treatment. Check whether you qualify and how to apply.