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Where can I get an HIV test in Florida?

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Florida has more than 1,600 publicly funded and registered HIV testing sites[1], and county health departments operate in all 67 counties. Use Florida DOH's county health department location finder to get your nearest office, or order the state's free at-home OraQuick kit at KnowYourHIVStatus.com. If you're pregnant, your provider must offer HIV testing — and you can decline in writing.

Start with your county health department

Florida DOH confirms that county health departments are located in all of Florida's 67 counties[2], and its county health department location finder lists every one, from Alachua to Washington[3]. That finder is the link to use — older shortcut URLs for Florida county clinics no longer work.

Cost and hours vary by county, so call your office and ask two questions: do you offer HIV testing today, and what will it cost me. Many sites offer testing at no charge, but the state does not publish a blanket promise that every county office tests for free — so confirm rather than assume.

Health departments are only one slice of it. Florida DOH lists testing at county health departments, non-profit community-based organizations, jails, hospitals, community health centers, mobile testing units, STD clinics, and outreach events and community venues[1].

Florida's free at-home kit

If you'd rather not go anywhere, Florida mails you a test. The state's program offers free at-home HIV testing for Florida residents using the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test — a kit described as valued at $45, provided at no cost, so you can find out your status from home. Swab the inside of your mouth, set your timer, and read the result[4].

Request it at KnowYourHIVStatus.com. The kit ships with next-step guidance either way the result goes[4]. A reactive at-home result is preliminary and needs a confirmatory test — your county health department can do that, and can start you in care the same week.

Miami-Dade and the big metros

Miami-Dade is one of the priority jurisdictions in the federal Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative, and DOH Miami-Dade's HIV page is the durable entry point: it offers Know Your Status information, a free HIV HOME test kit, a PrEP and PEP locator, and locations near you for testing, counseling, and referrals[7]. If you type TestMiami.org, you'll land on that same DOH page.

For upcoming free testing events specifically, DOH Miami-Dade points people to the TestMiami.org events calendar, which advertises Test Miami Mobile — free HIV and STD testing at rotating community locations[8]. Mobile and event-based testing is usually the fastest no-appointment option in a metro area.

Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Orange, Palm Beach, and Pinellas run similarly dense networks through their county health departments and community partners — find your office through the state finder[3].

If you're pregnant: what Florida law says

Florida Statute § 384.31 requires the provider attending you during pregnancy and delivery to have you tested for sexually transmissible diseases, including HIV, as specified by department rule. The same statute says you must be informed of the tests and of your right to refuse — and if you object, a written statement of objection signed by you goes in your medical record and no testing occurs[6]. Read that as two facts held together: testing is offered as a matter of law, and declining it is your right.

Florida also funds outreach for pregnancy-linked testing. The Targeted Outreach for Pregnant Women Act (TOPWA), created in 1999, sends outreach workers into communities to reach people who are pregnant and using substances and who are living with or at risk of acquiring HIV. Enrollees can get help with HIV testing, family planning, ADAP and Medicaid enrollment, HIV prevention and education, and access to prenatal care. TOPWA programs are funded in eight counties: Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and St. Lucie[1].

Other ways to find a site

Two federal tools work well in Florida. gettested.cdc.gov searches confidential, free or low-cost testing sites by ZIP code nationwide[10]. And Florida DOH's own HIV/AIDS page links a Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Medical Provider Finder along with the state's HIV program resources[5] — useful if you also need care, not just a test.

Florida's testing technology is worth one line of reassurance: the state moved to a fourth-generation screening test and replaced the old western blot with a newer confirmatory test, plus a test that looks for HIV itself rather than antibodies when results disagree, which allows earlier diagnosis and faster entry into care[1].

Florida numbers worth saving

Call the Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline for help finding testing, PrEP, or care: 1-800-352-2437 (English), 1-800-545-7432 (Spanish), 1-800-243-7101 (Haitian Creole), TDD 1-888-503-7118[9].

Florida DOH also publishes clinical consultation numbers: post-exposure prophylaxis consultation at 888-448-4911 and perinatal HIV/AIDS at 888-448-8765[5]. If you may have been exposed to HIV in the last 72 hours, don't wait for a test appointment — go to an emergency room, urgent care clinic, or your county health department and ask for PEP.

Related questions

Is HIV testing free in Florida?

Often, but not universally guaranteed. County health departments operate in all 67 counties[2] and the state counts more than 1,600 publicly funded and registered testing sites[1]. Cost still varies by site, so call and ask. Florida's mailed at-home kit is free to residents[4].

How do I get Florida's free home test kit?

Go to KnowYourHIVStatus.com and complete the short request survey — available in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole — and the state mails you a free OraQuick In-Home Rapid HIV Testing Kit with linkage-to-care and PrEP information[5]. It's an oral swab you read yourself at home[4].

Can I refuse an HIV test during pregnancy in Florida?

Yes. Florida Statute § 384.31 requires your prenatal provider to test for HIV and other sexually transmissible diseases, but it also requires that you be informed of the tests and of your right to refuse — if you object, your signed written objection goes in your record and no testing occurs[6].

Where are free testing events in Miami-Dade?

DOH Miami-Dade directs people to the TestMiami.org events calendar for upcoming free HIV and STD testing, including Test Miami Mobile[8]. The DOH Miami-Dade HIV page also offers a free HIV HOME test kit and a PrEP and PEP locator[7].

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Last reviewed: August 30, 2026 by the RiseUpToHIV. Educational content only — not medical advice.

References & Sources

  1. Florida Department of Health — HIV Prevention (testing sites, TOPWA). Over 1,600 publicly funded and registered testing sites statewide; site types including county health departments, community-based organizations, jails, hospitals, health centers, mobile units, STD clinics, and community events; TOPWA created in 1999, services offered, and funding in eight counties (Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach, Pinellas, St. Lucie); move to fourth-generation screening and newer confirmatory testing. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  2. Florida Department of Health — County Health Departments. County health departments are located in all of Florida's 67 counties. ↩ ↩
  3. Florida Department of Health — County Health Department Location Finder. Working statewide finder listing every county health department office, Alachua through Washington. ↩ ↩
  4. Florida DOH Know Your HIV Status — get a free home testing kit. Free at-home HIV testing for Florida residents using the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, described as valued at $45 and provided at no cost; oral swab with a timed result and next-step guidance. ↩ ↩ ↩ ↩
  5. Florida Department of Health — HIV/AIDS program page. Links the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Medical Provider Finder and state HIV program resources; publishes the free in-home test kit program and consultation numbers, including post-exposure prophylaxis at 888-448-4911 and perinatal HIV/AIDS at 888-448-8765. ↩ ↩ ↩
  6. Florida Legislature — Fla. Stat. § 384.31, Testing of pregnant women; duty of the attendant. Requires the attending provider to have a pregnant patient tested for sexually transmissible diseases including HIV, and requires that the patient be informed of the tests and of the right to refuse, with a signed written objection placed in the medical record and no testing performed. ↩ ↩
  7. Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County — HIV/AIDS. Miami-Dade as an Ending the HIV Epidemic priority jurisdiction; Know Your Status information, a free HIV HOME test kit, a PrEP and PEP locator, and locations for testing, counseling, and referrals. TestMiami.org redirects to this page. ↩ ↩
  8. TestMiami.org — free HIV and STD testing events calendar. Events calendar listing Test Miami Mobile free HIV and STD testing at rotating community locations; referenced by DOH Miami-Dade for upcoming testing events. ↩ ↩
  9. Florida Department of Health — HIV/AIDS services (Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline numbers). Florida HIV/AIDS Hotline: 1-800-352-2437 English, 1-800-545-7432 Spanish, 1-800-243-7101 Haitian Creole, TDD 1-888-503-7118. ↩
  10. CDC NPIN — GetTested testing locator. National ZIP-code search for confidential, free or low-cost HIV, STI, and viral hepatitis testing, usable throughout Florida. ↩

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