There are two HIV home collection tests that are approved by the FDA and legally sold in the United States. The two tests are similar to each other. The only difference is the response time in finding out the results. For The Home Access® HIV-1 Test System, the results are available in seven days whereas The Home Access® Express HIV-1 Test System takes about three business days.

What are the advantages of a home test?

Home testing is fast and convenient for the consumers because the blood sample is collected in the privacy of their own home. There is no hassle in going to the doctor or to the clinic. You avoid any embarrassments that could have happened at the clinic or at the doctor’s office. The sample is then sent to a laboratory for analysis. The results are accurate and reliable because it is comparable to the tests used by doctors and hospitals.

What does the test kit contain?

Each test kit includes:

· 1 Detailed Instructions Booklet with Illustrations in English & Spanish

1 “Things You Should Know About HIV & AIDS” Booklet
1 Blood Specimen Collection Card with Home Access Code Number
1 Alcohol Prep Pad
1 Gauze Pad
2 Safety Lancets
1 Adhesive Bandage
1 Specimen Return Pouch
1 Lancet Disposal Container
1 Cardboard U.S. Mail Envelope
**Express Shipping Envelope if the kit is Home Access® Express HIV-1 Test System

When will the results be available?

The results are obtained by calling the toll free telephone number using an anonymous personal eleven-digit or fourteen-digit Home Access identification number. For *The Home Access® HIV-1 Test System***, the results are available in seven business days whereas The Home Access® Express HIV-1 Test System takes about** three business days (not including Sundays & Holidays) after ship date. After the consumer receives the results by phone, he or she may request a written copy of the results either by email or by U.S. mail.

How does the test work?

Code Number Registration and Pre-Test Counseling

The first step is to call the toll free number to register your anonymous Home Access code number and complete pre-test counseling, questions and demographic information. You have a choice to either speak to a Home Access counselor or to use their automated registration and education system. The counselors are trained to help consumers with any questions or personal concerns.

Sample Collection

The second step is to wash your hands, and then alcohol wipe the finger where you will draw the sample. You prick your fingertip with the lancet provided and place the drops of blood on the blood specimen card included in the test kit. A sufficient amount of blood required for a good sample is to fill the circle on the specimen card, which is the size of a dime.

Shipping

The last step is to place the specimen card with your sample in the enclosed weather resistant protective pouch. Then you put everything in a self-addressed, pre-paid FedEx® or U.S. Mail shipping envelope, all included in the test kit. The sample is shipped directly to the Home Access certified laboratory for further analysis.

4. Laboratory Analysis

The Home Access laboratory is FDA approved and CLIA certified (laboratory registration certificate CLIA #14D0981820). The United States Food and Drug Administration have certified the company’s procedures and protocols under cGMPs (Current Good Manufacturing Practices). At the laboratory, experienced technicians using the exact same test ordered by doctors’ offices, hospitals and clinics, ensuring greater than 99.9% accuracy, test everyone’s blood sample that is sent to them for analysis.

5. Post-Test Counseling

There is Home Access® trained counselors available to offer nationwide medical and social service referrals to people requiring further assistance. Counselors can search from more than 19,000 organizations included in the Home Access Health referral database to identify the most appropriate resource to meet each patient’s specific needs.

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NOTE: California Residents - Business and Professions Code 1246.5 Requires That Any Test that has not been approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration for sale to the public without a prescription as an Over-The-Counter Test kit must be ordered by a Licensed physician acting on a patient's behalf. All orders for test kits within the state of California

NOTE: New York State Residents New York State health law prohibits the testing of certain specimens collected in or mailed from New York, and prohibits the transmission of data from our laboratory to NY physicians or residents. Therefore, direct receipt of lab results for NY residents is not possible.

International Residents & Orders: Extra shipping charges may be added for international orders. Patients will be contacted by e-mail or telephone to approve charges.