STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE

Ground Floor, Health Sciences Center
P.O. Box 9247
Morgantown, WV 26506
293-2311

$10.00 co-payment covers test, pre-test and post-test counseling; done by appointment only. Confidential (your name accompanies the blood sample, but is protected information). Results (available in 2 weeks) must be given in person (never by phone).

MONONGALIA COUNTY HEALTH DEPT.

453 VanVoorhis Road
Morgantown, WV 26505
598-5100 (Monday through Friday)

Free. Confidential or anonymous. (Anonymous means number assigned to the blood sample and it cannot be traced to you. Confidential means name accompanies blood sample, but is protected information like other parts of your medical record.) By appointment only. Pre-test and post-test counseling required. Results, available in 2 weeks, must be given in person (never by phone). Strictly voluntary whether you choose to give results to anyone else, including your doctor.

TIPS: When calling for appointment, you do not have to give your name. The Health Department is located below the Medical Center PRT Station.

MORGANTOWN HEALTH RIGHT CLINIC

341 Spruce Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
292-8234 (Monday through Friday)

Free. Confidential or anonymous. (Anonymous means number is assigned to blood sample and it cannot be traced to you. Confidential means name accompanies blood sample, but is protected information like other parts of your medical record.) By appointment only. Pre-test and post-test counseling required. Results, available in 2 weeks, must be given in person (never by phone).

TIPS: When calling for appointment you do not have to give your name. Ask to speak to Laura Jones, Carol Renner, or Jessie Blaney about HIV testing.

PITT MEN'S STUDY

P.O. Box 7319
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412-624-2008 (Tuesday through Saturday)
1-800-987-1963

Free to those who join the research project, which is associated with the University of Pittsburgh's Grad School of Public Health. Extremely confidential. By appointment only. Pre-test and post-test counseling required. Results available in 2 weeks. Pitt Men's Study is a longitudinal study open only to men who have sex with other men.

PITTSBURGH AIDS TASK FORCE (PATF)

905 West Street, 4th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
412-242-2500

Free, anonymous HIV antibody testing through partnership with the Allegheny County Health Department. Testing with OraSure, a non-invasive procedure is available. OraSure is designed to draw HIV antibodies not the virus from the tissue of the cheek and gum. No blood or needles and no appointment needed. Results available in 5-10 days.

Monday, 9 a.m.-Noon
Tuesday, 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday and Thursday, 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Friday, 1-4 p.m.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF WESTERN PA

209 9th Street; Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
1-800-230-PLAN(7526) or 412-434-8971
(By appointment)

Sliding fee scale. Full fee $35.00. Confidential testing (giving one=s name). Pre-and post-test counseling required. Results available in 2-3 weeks.

HOME ACCESS, 1-800-HIV-TEST (1-800-448-8378)
Home Access is the only FDA-approved (99.9 percent accurate) home test. It may be purchased at most area pharmacies. Test kits may also be ordered directly from Home Access. You collect your blood sample at home by using the materials inside the kit. The specimen is sent in the provided packaging to the certified lab. You call Home Access within 3 to 7 days for the results, depending on whether the kit you purchased was a 3-day or 7-day kit. The test is anonymous. There is no way to obtain results other than by the 11-digit access number provided in the kit. (Hepatitis C testing kits are also available by calling Home Access.) You may get information about the advisability of home testing by contacting the agencies listed in this handout.

WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN RESOURCES
Bureau for Public Health
Office of Disease Surveillance
AIDS Program, Room 125, 350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 1-800-642-8244
(Information only / NO testing)

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