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How do I get free HIV testing in Miami-Dade?

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Free HIV testing in Miami-Dade is available at the county health department, community clinics, mobile units, and by mail — no insurance, no payment. Start at DOH-Miami-Dade's HIV page, or call the Test Miami Mobile Unit at 786-792-5269[2]. If you live in the county, DOH will mail you a free HIV home test kit that gives a result in about 20 minutes[1].

Start with DOH-Miami-Dade

The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County runs the county's HIV program: surveillance, education, prevention, counseling, testing, care, and treatment. Its HIV/AIDS page lists testing, counseling, and referrals at locations near you, plus a PrEP and PEP locator[1].

The Test Miami Mobile Unit provides free HIV testing along with chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis screening. Call 786-792-5269 to find out where it will be[2].

One practical warning. If a search engine sends you to testmiami.org for a testing calendar, that site no longer serves its own content — every path on the domain now redirects to DOH-Miami-Dade's HIV/AIDS page. Use the health department page and the 786-792-5269 phone line instead[1].

Free test kits mailed to you

DOH-Miami-Dade: "If you live in Miami-Dade County, test yourself for HIV and find out your status in as little as 20 minutes." The HIV HOME test kit is free for county residents[1].

Care Resource mails a free HIV home test if you are 14 or older, live in Miami-Dade or Broward, have never tested positive, and have not tested in the last three months. Order online or call 305-576-1234 ext. 352[5].

Statewide: FL DOH directs Floridians to KnowYourHIVStatus.com to request a free OraQuick In-Home Rapid HIV Testing Kit, with the request survey available in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole[4]. Supply of mailed kits can run out, so if the offer is unavailable when you look, fall back on a mobile unit or a walk-in clinic.

Community organizations that test for free

Empower U Community Health Center — a federally qualified health center in Liberty City. Free rapid and conventional HIV testing with counseling, plus PrEP for uninsured people and PrEP navigation. No appointment required; walk-ins welcome. 7900 NW 27th Ave., Suite E-12, Miami, FL 33147, in the Northside Shopping Center. 786-318-2337; Monday 8–5, Tuesday and Wednesday 8–7, Thursday and Friday 8–5[6][7].

Care Resource — "no-cost rapid HIV testing and wellness screenings" at 3510 Biscayne Blvd. (Midtown) and 1800 SW 1st St. (Little Havana), Monday–Friday 8:15 a.m.–4:30 p.m., plus a mobile team that rotates through the community. 305-576-1234 ext. 352[5].

Pridelines — an LGBTQ+ center offering free HIV testing, STI screening, PrEP and PEP navigation, counseling, and education at 1130 Washington Ave., 1st Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33139[8]. CDC's directory lists Pridelines as appointment-required, so contact them through pridelines.center before you go[9].

IDEA Exchange — the University of Miami syringe services program, with harm-reduction services to reduce HIV and hepatitis C transmission at 1668 NW 7th Ave. plus a mobile clinic serving Florida City, Overtown, North Miami-Dade, Opa-Locka, Liberty City, and Miami Beach. Email ideaexchange@miami.edu; CDC's directory lists it as no-appointment-required[10].

What to expect, and what it costs

Nothing. Free means free at these sites — you should not be asked for insurance or a payment. Florida has more than 1,600 publicly funded and registered testing sites across county health departments, nonprofit community organizations, jails, hospitals, community health centers, mobile units, STD clinics, and community events[3], and Miami-Dade holds a large share of them.

A rapid test takes about 20 minutes from finger stick or oral swab to result. If the rapid result is reactive, the site does a confirmatory test and — this is the part that matters — links you to care the same day where possible. DOH-Miami-Dade's program covers testing, counseling, referral, care, and treatment under one roof[1].

If you may have been exposed in the last 72 hours, do not wait for a test appointment. Ask any of these sites, or an emergency room, about PEP — post-exposure medication that must start within 72 hours. DOH-Miami-Dade also publishes a PrEP and PEP locator[1].

Florida context: why Miami-Dade has extra resources

Miami-Dade is a CDC Ending the HIV Epidemic priority jurisdiction. The EHE initiative directs resources to 50 local areas — 48 counties plus Washington, D.C., and San Juan — where more than half of new HIV diagnoses occur. Florida has seven EHE priority counties: Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, and Pinellas[11].

Locally, DOH-Miami-Dade convenes The Miami Collaborative and its PrEP Workgroup, which built a local service model that improved access to PrEP and nPEP[2]. Worth knowing: Miami-Dade County's own EHE services are aimed at people already diagnosed with HIV, so if you are testing negative and want prevention, ask specifically for PrEP navigation rather than EHE services.

Related questions

Do I need insurance or ID for free HIV testing in Miami-Dade?

Free testing sites do not bill you and generally do not require insurance. Policies on identification vary by site, so call ahead and ask what to bring. Walk-in options like Empower U Community Health Center do not require an appointment.

Can I get a free HIV test kit mailed to me in Miami-Dade?

Yes, two ways. DOH-Miami-Dade offers a free HIV HOME test kit to county residents, and Care Resource mails a free home test if you are 14 or older, live in Miami-Dade or Broward, have never tested positive, and have not tested in the last three months.

Where is the Test Miami mobile unit today?

Call 786-792-5269. The mobile unit's schedule rotates and the old testmiami.org calendar is no longer online — the whole domain now redirects to DOH-Miami-Dade's HIV/AIDS page. The phone line is the reliable way to find the unit.

What happens if my rapid HIV test is reactive?

A reactive rapid result needs a confirmatory test, which the site arranges. If confirmed, staff link you to HIV care — in Miami-Dade, DOH's program covers testing, counseling, referral, care, and treatment together. Treatment can often start within days.

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Last reviewed: August 31, 2026 by the RiseUpToHIV. Educational content only — not medical advice.

References & Sources

  1. DOH-Miami-Dade — HIV/AIDS program. County HIV program scope, free HIV HOME test kit for Miami-Dade residents, testing and counseling locations, and the PrEP and PEP locator. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  2. DOH-Miami-Dade — HIV Prevention. Test Miami Mobile Unit free HIV and STI screening at 786-792-5269; The Miami Collaborative and its PrEP Workgroup. ↩ ↩ ↩
  3. Florida Department of Health — HIV Prevention. More than 1,600 publicly funded and registered HIV testing sites statewide, across health departments, community organizations, jails, hospitals, health centers, and mobile units. ↩
  4. Florida Department of Health — HIV/AIDS Prevention. Directs Floridians to KnowYourHIVStatus.com for a free OraQuick In-Home Rapid HIV Testing Kit, with a request survey in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. ↩
  5. Care Resource — Testing hours and locations. No-cost rapid HIV testing at Midtown and Little Havana, mobile testing, free home-test eligibility criteria, and 305-576-1234 ext. 352. ↩ ↩
  6. CDC NPIN — Empower U Community Health Center. Free rapid and conventional HIV testing with counseling, walk-ins welcome, PrEP for uninsured people, and PrEP navigation. ↩
  7. Empower U Community Health Center. Address, hours, and 786-318-2337 contact line for the Liberty City health center. ↩
  8. Pridelines — HIV and STI services. Free HIV testing, STI screening, PrEP and PEP navigation, counseling, and education for LGBTQ+ youth and adults. ↩
  9. CDC NPIN — Pridelines. Miami Beach address and the appointment-required note for Pridelines testing. ↩
  10. CDC NPIN — IDEA Exchange (Miami). Listing for the University of Miami syringe services program, including no-appointment-required access and site information. ↩
  11. CDC — Ending the HIV Epidemic: jurisdictions and plans. The 50 EHE priority jurisdictions and Florida's seven priority counties, including Miami-Dade. ↩

Community publications like POZ, Positively Aware, and TheBody inform framing and lived-experience context on RiseUpToHIV. Every clinical, epidemiological, or public-health claim above is anchored to a primary source.