Where can I go to get tested for HIV?

Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness STD Specialty Clinic offers HIV testing by blood draw and counseling.  The clinic also offers treatment for many STDs at a deeply discounted rates.  Confidential blood draw HIV testing is available at $20.00.  Anonymous blood draw HIV testing is available at no charge. 

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The Specialty Clinic
850 Barret Avenue, Suite 301 (on the corner of Barret Avenue and Breckinridge Street)

Louisville, KY 40204

(502) 574-6699

Specialty Clinic HIV Testing Hours*:

Monday 9:30am - 6:00pm
*Exams are conducted from: 10am - 5pm
*Syphilis and HIV Testing 9:30am - 5:30pm
*Test Results Counseling 9:30am - 6:00pm

Tues.- Fri.
8:00am - 4:00pm
*Exams are conducted from 8:00am - 3:00pm
*Syphilis and HIV Testing 8:00am - 3:30pm
*Test results counseling 8:00am- 4:00pm

No appointment is necessary as this is a walk-in clinic. Please eat before you come in. Results come back in about two weeks. Results will not be given over the phone and you may call ahead to make sure your results are in. Please bring you HIV Test Card to get your results. A valid picture ID and signed release is required to receive a printed copy of your test results. HIV Test results are not valid after three months. 

HIV Antibody counseling and testing is also available at:

• Health Centers
  • Dixie, (502) 937-7377
  • Iroquois, (502) 366-4747
  • Middletown, (502) 245-1074
  • East Broadway, (502) 593-1981
  • Newburg, (502) 458-0778
  • Park Duvalle, (502) 584-2992

• Southeastern Indiana Testing Site (Jeffersonville), (812) 288-2706

• Lexington-Fayette County Health Dept., (859) 288-2437

If the locations above are not nearby, visit: www.hivtest.org for additional locations.  Remember HIV testing is offered at all local health departments!

OraQuick

Rapid HIV testing is offers preliminary results in about 20 minutes. Read more on OraQuick testing click here. 

Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness HIV Prevention Services and Volunteers of America's STOP Program offer OraQuick on a limited basis primarily for outreach purposes to reach high risk targeted populations.  We offer OraQuick at various venues during the year throughout the community. 

Students of University of Louisville can access testing for all STD's with University Health Services (a.k.a. "Student Health").  To schedule an appointment call (502) 852-6479 for the Belknap Campus or to reach the Health Science Campus call (502) 852-6446.

Free OraQuick Rapid HIV Testing with no needles is offered by no appointment necessary. 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
UofL Belknap Campus: 3rd Tuesday of each month
UofL Health Science Campus: 4th Tuesday of each month