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AIDS Drug Assistance Program

Toll Free Number: 808-732-0026

Local Number: 808-733-9010

HIV Drug Assistance Program (HDAP) provides medication to Hawaii residents living with HIV, who have limited income and who cannot get HIV medications for any other sources. Medications are provided at no cost to the patient. Applications for HDAP are handled through agencies that partner with the Department of Health to provide HIV Case Management. The case management agency is required to maintain documentation to support eligibility, including documentation of residence, income, assets, and insurance. Clients receiving HDAP services must be recertified through the case management agency every six months to maintain eligibility in HDAP.

HDAP provides a formulary of FDA-approved medications used to:

Treat HIV infection
Prevent and treat opportunistic infections
Treat HIV-associated anemia and wasting
Treat or improve side effects of HIV

HDAP Eligibility
To be eligible for HDAP, individuals must:

Live in Hawaii
Be HIV positive
Be under the care of a physician
Be unable to access medication through prescription drug insurancce or public sources such as Medicaid
Have income not more than 400% of the Federal Poverty Level for Hawaii ($45,080 per year for a single person in 2006)
Have liquid assest of no more than $10,000 (not including residence, one vehicle, and federally recognized retirement accounts)
Be enrolled in the case management program of one of the agencies funded by the state to provide HIV Case Management

Hawaii Insurance Continuation Program (H-COBRA)

H-COBRA is a Hawaii program specifically for people with HIV. H-COBRA can pay premiums to continue health insurance for people who are COBRA eligible but cannot afford the cost of the premium. To be eligible for H-COBRA, an individual must:

Live in Hawaii and be HIV-positive
Be eligible for insurance continuation under federal COBRA guidelines
Have income below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level for Hawaii ($33,810 per year for a single person in 2006)
Have no more than $10,000 in assests (not including residence, one vehicle, and federally recognized retirement accounts)

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