STD/HIV Program

AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP)

The South Carolina AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) provides access to HIV/AIDS treatments to low-income, uninsured and underinsured people living with HIV/AIDS. Authorized under Part B of the Federal Ryan White CARE Act, ADAPs are administered by each state and territory that receives federal Ryan White Part B ADAP funds. In South Carolina, applications are available through local health departments, Ryan White CARE Act Part B HIV Service Providers, HIV Care physicians’ offices, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s (DHEC) STD/HIV Division, or Central Pharmacy. For eligible HIV/AIDS patients with insurance coverage for prescriptions, the Insurance Assistance Program can assist with some out-of-pocket expenses. Providers are encouraged to refer patients before insurance coverage expires.

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ELIGIBILITY
Applicants must provide financial and other information and certify by their signature that the following information is correct:

  • HIV positive status
  • South Carolina resident
  • Limited income

Applicants at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level qualify for free medications. A sliding fee scale is used to determine how much an applicant must pay if he or she is above this level.

Priority is given to pregnant women, persons on HIV medication who have been released from correctional facilities or jails, loss of Medicaid or other insurance, and for other reasons on a case-by-case basis. Contact Central Pharmacy for more information.

Patients without insurance who are accepted into the program must submit prescriptions to be filled to the DHEC Central Pharmacy. Prescriptions are mailed to patients. There is no limit to the number of prescriptions patients can receive. Central Pharmacy provides only FDA-approved therapies for HIV indications.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Persons with HIV are encouraged to access HIV services by calling the HIV Service Provider in their area. There are 11 Service Providers serving all areas of South Carolina. Information about each service provider and other Ryan White/HIV care providers is available through the South Carolina AIDS Hot line, 1-800-322-2437.

For additional information about the South Carolina AIDS Drug Assistance Program, call the DHEC ADAP Central Pharmacy at (803) 896-6250.

For medical consultation, contact Dr. Wayne Duffus, 803-898-0691.

To access an up-to-date "living document" on HIV treatment guidelines, visit the Department of Health and Human Services' HIV Treatment Information Services.