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Topics: HIV Tests  |  Medical & Pharmacy Services  |  Specialty Clinic
HIV/AIDS Education  |  Surveillance  |  Additional Resources

SCHD offers comprehensive services for people living with HIV/AIDS and education/information for health care providers and other professionals.  Some HIV/AIDS services, including testing, are also available through our mobile medical unit, Health in Motion.

HIV Tests  (*Se habla español)

Anonymous and confidential tests for HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) are free and available to anyone. (A $20 donation is requested but not required to receive testing). English and Spanish are spoken at these clinics.  Counseling for follow-up treatment is available.

Locations offering HIV testing: 

For more information on confidential HIV tests:

  • Sarasota - (941) 861-2919

Medical & Pharmacy Services

Primary medical care and on-site laboratory services are available for HIV-positive individuals.  These include Women's Health and Children's Health clinics.

SCHD's Pharmacy can fill prescriptions for Medicaid, Ryan White, and Florida ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Program) clients. 

For more information on HIV/AIDS medical care:

  • Sarasota - (941) 861-2919
  • Venice - (941) 861-3380
  • North Port - (941) 548-0100

Specialty Clinic

The Specialty Clinic links eligible clients with health care, psychosocial care, and other services in a timely and coordinated manner.  HIV/AIDS services offered include Ryan White (Title II), AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), case management, and others.  The clinic is located at the South County Community Clinic in Venice. 

Specialty Clinic case manager activities include:

  • Assessment of a client's needs and personal support systems
  • Development of a service plan
  • Coordination of services to start plan
  • Monitoring and periodic reevaluation of plan, including revision when necessary

For more Specialty Clinic information:  (941) 861-3380

HIV/AIDS Education

HIV/AIDS Education services at SCHD include:

Surveillance

The purpose of the HIV/AIDS surveillance program is to promote the ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, evaluation, and dissemination of epidemiologic data.  These data are used to plan, implement, and evaluate HIV/AIDS programs and interventions.  Surveillance in Florida identifies HIV-related conditions at various points along the spectrum of the disease from reporting of HIV infection in otherwise asymptomatic people, to death certificate review for HIV/AIDS-related mortality.

Florida state law requires health care providers to report to the SCHD HIV/AIDS Surveillance Office any patient diagnosed with any of the following conditions:

  • Western Blot positive or qualitative PCR positive tests done after July 1, 1997.
  • Any CD4 tests with values below 200 or 14%
  • Any of the 26 AIDS-defining opportunistic infections defined by the CDC

For more information on HIV/AIDS Surveillance:  (941) 861-2873

Additional Resources

  • HANS (HIV/AIDS Network of Sarasota)
  • National AIDS Hotline:  (800) 342-2437
  • Florida AIDS Hotline: (800) 352-2437
    Spanish - (800) 545-7432
    Haitian Creole - (800) 243-7101
    TDD - (888) 503-7118

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