HIV Counseling and Testing

HIV testing is available all over Tennessee through health department clinics, HIV Prevention Coalition partners, Syringe Services programs, independent clinics, and community-based organizations.

Find an HIV Test Today

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC) maintains a national database of HIV, STI, and viral hepatitis testing providers called GetTested.

Click here to visit GetTested and find an HIV testing provider near you.

HIV Testing through Health Department Clinics

Regional and metro health department clinics all over Tennessee offer lab-based HIV testing and linkage to care services. Testing is free at regional health departments and low-cost at metro health departments. Lab-based testing can detect HIV more quickly and can be used if a person is receiving both positive and negative results when using rapid HIV tests (a sign of the early stages of HIV). This testing comes with expert support to navigate you to treatment if you get a positive HIV test result. Specialized staff can help you leverage a wide range of resources to cover the costs of your care.

Click here for a list of regional health departments.

The following health department clinics provide low-cost rapid HIV testing to qualifying clients:

·       Shelby County Health Department

·       Metro Public Health Department Nashville

Please contact the health department directly for more information.

HIV Testing through the HIV Prevention Coalition

HIV Prevention Coalition partners offer HIV testing at their facilities. They provide HIV testing support through their local networks of clinics and community-based agencies.

For more information, contact the HIV Prevention Coalition partner in your area:

·       Southwest: Friends for All, Le Bonheur/Methodist Community HIV Network

·       West: Children and Family Services

·       Middle: Nashville CARES

·       Southeast: Cempa Community Care

·       Northeast: Choice Health Network

HIV Testing through Syringe Services programs.

HIV testing is available at all syringe services program locations. Click here to learn more about syringe services and find locations near you.

HIV Rapid Testing Locations in Tennessee

Rapid HIV testing is available at community-based organizations all over the state. Rapid HIV testing uses a small amount of blood and gives results in 20 minutes or less. See below for a list of locations.