HIV Care and Treatment: ADAP Information for Clients
What is ADAP?
The Wisconsin ADAP helps people living with HIV get access to:
- Health insurance, and
- Medication for:
- HIV.
- Hepatitis C, if they have both HIV and hepatitis C.
- The prevention or treatment of other health conditions.
A list of the medications covered by ADAP can be found in the ADAP Formulary, P-02760.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible, you must:
- Be living in Wisconsin
- Have a household income at or below 300% of the federal poverty guidelines
- Be living with HIV, confirmed by a doctor
You will be asked about your health insurance to make sure that ADAP is the payer of last resort for services that can be paid for by health insurance.
How to apply
You can apply:
- At a community-based organization.
- At a doctor’s office.
- By filling out an application and mailing, faxing, or emailing it.
- Application:
- Physician portion: Wisconsin ADAP Application/Recertification, Part B, F-44614b
You can either mail your completed application to:
Division of Public Health
ATTN: ADAP
PO Box 2659
Madison, WI 53701-2659
Or send via email to dhsdphadap@dhs.wisconsin.gov or send a fax to: 608-266-1288.
If you’re approved, you’ll get an approval letter. We’ll also let your pharmacy know. This is the pharmacy that will give you your approved medicines, and bill the program.
For more information, call 800-991-5532 or send an email to dhsdphadap@dhs.wisconsin.gov.
- Acceptable documents list for proof of income and residency—ADAP Acceptable Documents for Proof of Residency and Income, P-03024
- Client disclosure authorization form—ADAP Authorization to Receive and Disclose Information, F-01829 (Word)
- Complaint resolution form—Request for HIV Care Grievance Resolution, F-02925 (Word)
- Exception report for clients not receiving advanced premium tax credits—ADAP Exception Report, F-01670
- Grievance and fair hearing policy—ADAP Grievance and Fair Hearing Policy, P-03185 (PDF)
- Insurance enrollment report—ADAP Insurance Enrollment Report
- Policy exception request sheet—ADAP Exception-to-Policy Request, F-01700 (Word)
- Policy manual—Wisconsin ADAP Policy Manual, P-01771 (PDF)
If you’re living with HIV, there are many things you can do to stay healthy and protect others.
Some include:
- Discussing your HIV status with your sex and needle-sharing partners.
- Getting support from care providers and others.
- Reducing the risk to others by taking your medicine as prescribed. This ensures the amount of HIV in your body is small enough that it cannot be passed on to others through sex.
- Working with your health care and social service providers to address any health concerns you may have.
Here are some online resources: