Use HRSA's official locator. Find a Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Medical Provider at findhivcare.hrsa.gov searches by city, state, or ZIP code with a radius from 10 to more than 70 miles[1]. Ryan White is the nation's HIV safety net, serving more than 600,000 people a year[2]. Call the clinic, ask for intake or eligibility, and a case manager takes it from there. Start in our locator.
The locator, and how to search it well
The Find a Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Medical Provider tool lets you search by city, state, or ZIP code, with radius options running from 10 miles out past 70 miles[1]. HRSA's own data warehouse confirms findhivcare.hrsa.gov as the official locator, so you are not guessing at a third-party list[3].
Two search habits help. Widen the radius before concluding there is nothing near you — Ryan White sites are often clustered in the county seat rather than your town. And search on the county or metro name as well as your ZIP, because grant recipients are frequently county health departments or regional agencies rather than clinics with obvious HIV names.
What the Ryan White program actually is
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program is the payer of last resort for HIV care in the United States. Each year more than half of all people diagnosed with HIV — over 600,000 people — receive services through it[2]. HRSA's 2024 client-level data report puts the same figure on the record: direct health care and support services for over 600,000 people with HIV, more than half of everyone with diagnosed HIV nationally[4].
It is administered by HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau, which awards grants to cities, states, counties, and community-based organizations[2]. That structure is why the provider near you might be a hospital clinic, a county health department, or a small community nonprofit — all three can be Ryan White providers.
Who qualifies, and what happens at intake
Three conditions define eligibility: you are diagnosed with HIV or AIDS; you are low income as determined by your city, county, state, or clinic's financial criteria; and you have no health insurance, or your insurance does not pay for the care you need[5]. Notice what is not on that list — immigration status is not a criterion, and having some insurance does not automatically disqualify you.
At intake you meet a case manager, and that person is the most useful contact you will make. A case manager helps you understand which services you can get, helps you apply for health care coverage, and tells you whether you must pay any costs yourself[5]. Bring photo ID, proof of income, proof of address, and any insurance card you have; ask what else the specific site needs when you call.
The five parts, in plain language
Ryan White is organized into parts, and knowing which is which tells you who to ask for what[2]:
- Part A — grants to Eligible Metropolitan Areas and Transitional Grant Areas for medical and support services in the cities and counties most affected by HIV.
- Part B — grants to the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and six territories to improve access to HIV care; this is also where ADAP lives, providing medications to low-income people with HIV.
- Part C — grants to local community-based groups for outpatient ambulatory health services and capacity to deliver quality HIV care.
- Part D — medical care for low-income women, infants, children, and youth with HIV, plus support services for their family members.
- Part F — AIDS Education and Training Centers, Special Projects of National Significance, oral health care through dental schools and residency programs, and the Minority AIDS Initiative.
There are five parts, A through F with no active Part E[2]. If you are pregnant or parenting, ask specifically about Part D services at your site.
What it covers beyond doctor visits
Ryan White support services go well past appointments and prescriptions. Covered categories include child care, emergency financial assistance, food bank and home-delivered meals, health education and risk reduction, housing, legal services, linguistic services, medical transportation, non-medical case management, outreach, permanency planning, psychosocial support, referral for health care, rehabilitation, respite care, and residential substance use services[5]. Most people never ask, so most people never get them. Ask.
If the Ryan White locator comes back empty for your area, fall back to HIV.gov's HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator, which also returns housing, mental health, and substance use services[6], and then call the nearest listed site to ask who handles Ryan White eligibility locally[1].
Ryan White in Florida: 14 lead agencies, all 67 counties
Florida's Ryan White Part B program provides services through 14 lead agencies to eligible clients residing in all Florida counties. It is funded through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, administered by HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau, and used to fill care gaps that other resources do not cover[7]. The state health department separately describes funding 14 Part B HIV care consortia across Florida[8].
Those lead agencies span the state — among them OASIS Florida in Pensacola, BASIC NWFL in Panama City, Big Bend Cares in Tallahassee, county health departments in Alachua, Duval, Pinellas, DeSoto, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, St. Lucie, and Volusia counties, A.H. of Monroe County in Key West, and Heart of Florida United Way in Orlando[9]. The published contact list carries an older revision date and at least one malformed phone number, so confirm details through the HRSA locator or the Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline at 1-800-352-2437 rather than dialing a stale directory[7].
Related questions
What is a Ryan White provider?
A clinic, health department, hospital program, or community organization that receives Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program funding to deliver HIV medical care and support services. HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau awards those grants to cities, states, counties, and community-based groups, so providers look very different from place to place.
Do I have to be uninsured to use Ryan White?
No. Eligibility covers people with no insurance and people whose insurance does not pay for the care they need, alongside an HIV diagnosis and low income as defined locally. If you are unsure, apply and let the eligibility worker make the determination.
Will I be charged anything?
Possibly a small amount, depending on your income and the site. Your case manager will tell you whether you must pay any costs yourself, and will help you apply for health care coverage that might absorb them. Ryan White functions as the payer of last resort.
How is ADAP related to Ryan White?
ADAP is part of Ryan White Part B. The same grant stream that funds state HIV care access also funds the AIDS Drug Assistance Program that provides medications to low-income people with HIV, which is why one intake appointment often opens both doors.
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References & Sources
- HRSA — Find a Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Medical Provider. Search by city, state, or ZIP code with radius options from 10 to more than 70 miles. ↩ ↩ ↩
- HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program — Program Parts and Initiatives. More than 600,000 people served each year; administration by HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau; the descriptions of Parts A, B, C, D, and F and the note that there are five parts. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
- HRSA Data Warehouse — Frequently Asked Questions. Confirms findhivcare.hrsa.gov as the official Ryan White provider locator. ↩
- HRSA — Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Annual Client-Level Data Report 2024 (PDF). Direct health care and support services for over 600,000 people with HIV, more than half of all people with diagnosed HIV in the United States. ↩
- HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program — Available Care and Services. The three eligibility conditions, what a case manager does, and the full list of covered support service categories. ↩ ↩ ↩
- HIV.gov — Locate an HIV Care Provider. The HIV Testing Sites & Care Services Locator and the housing, mental health, and substance use categories it returns. ↩
- Florida Department of Health — HIV/AIDS Patient Care. Part B services through 14 lead agencies in all Florida counties, funding under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, and the Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline at 1-800-352-2437. ↩ ↩
- Florida Department of Health — HIV/AIDS Community Programs. State funding of 14 Ryan White Part B HIV care consortia within Florida. ↩
- Florida Department of Health — Ryan White Part B Consortia Lead Agencies (PDF). The published lead-agency roster naming OASIS Florida, BASIC NWFL, Big Bend Cares, county health departments, A.H. of Monroe County, and Heart of Florida United Way. The document carries an older revision date and one malformed phone number, so verify contacts live. ↩
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