The goal of HIV counseling and testing is to assist individuals in assessing their risk, understanding their test results, and help them develop a personalized prevention plan.
Counseling includes notifying the patient of the availability of partner counseling and referral services, benefits of services, and confidentiality protections.
HIV-infected persons and those at risk for HIV are referred to needed services, including substance use disorder treatment, Healthy Start, prevention case management, and medical care.
Become a Registered HIV Testing Site
Thank you for your interest in becoming a registered HIV testing site in Miami-Dade County; however, recruitment is not currently open. Please email us to be added to our waiting list.
TRAININGS
HIV/AIDS 500/501 Prerequisites (Online)
Each participant must select the pre-registration link, select date, and fill out the form.
Complete the Participant Agreement Disclaimer and take the two online course prerequisites prior to the final registration for the half day virtual HIV/AIDS 500/501 course:
- FDOH HIV/AIDS 500 The Basics of HIV/AIDS Counseling, Testing, and Linkage
- FDOH HIV/AIDS 501 Prevention Counseling, Testing, and Linkage
The participant must have completed the HIV/AIDS 500 Online and HIV/AIDS 501 online courses no longer than six months prior to registration. Both certificates of completion from online courses and Participant Agreement Disclaimer are required to be sent together with pre-registration form before you receive the final registration. Please email all documents to Test.Miami@FLHealth.gov. We no longer accept requests filled out by supervisor/managers.
Registration deadline is one week prior to training unless training reaches capacity. Once complete, you will receive an email with the location of the training.
- This is a half-day virtual online training from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
- You must be in attendance and be able to participate in all activities which includes the use of cameras, microphones, polls, and chats. If you do not have access to these requirements, please contact us to select a new date (no sharing computers).
- Those coming in late at the beginning or those leaving early will be asked to leave and repeat the training at an alternative date.
- Please remind your supervisor/manager that you cannot do other work while in training.
- This training is for certification. If you are away from the training for more than a few minutes, you will also be asked to leave and select an alternative date.
All post-training (practicum) requirements need to be completed within 60 days of the HIV/AIDS 500/501 virtual online training. All counselors will observe and perform a minimum of one pre-test counseling session, one HIV-negative post-test counseling session, and one HIV-positive post-test counseling session with a certified HIV counselor at a registered HIV testing site in Miami-Dade County. Role playing is not accepted for this practicum. Please send in your practicums yourselves, supervisors/managers can be copied.
HIV/AIDS 500/501 – Prerequisite and pre-registration form
- HIV/AIDS 500 Online Prerequisite Course (TRAIN Florida)
- HIV/AIDS 501 Online Prerequisite Course (TRAIN Florida)
- Participant Agreement
HIV/AIDS 500/501 Course (Live Online)
CTLS Dashboard: Electronic 1628 Module Training
Virtual training is available every Thursday at 2 p.m.
Step 1 – Training
Step 2 – Access Request
To maintaining data security, access control, to ensure that our records accurately reflect your role and assigned facility/facilities, and in compliance with DOH Information Security and Privacy Policy, complete and email a CTLS Access Request to Test.Miami@FLHealth.gov.
This form is designed to collect essential information regarding your access requirements and permissions within the CTLS application.
CLTS training manual
2026/2027: HIV/AIDS 501 UPDATE Course (Live Online)
Annual participation is required for recertification of all HIV counselors and testers in the county and state. Recertification is required to continue HIV testing.
This training is only available to certified HIV testing counselors.
All counselors need to pre-register themselves. We are not accepting/managers requests or sharing computers with others including those not pre-registered. You will have to have filled out the final link to your registration three days before the 501-update training so that our guest speaker will have the registration list and how many participants they will have. No late requests will be accepted.
You must attend the entire training to get credit for attending. Attendance is monitored and those joining late, not participating, or leaving early will not get credit. You must be able to speak and participate in online chats and/or polls. Certificates will be emailed to you directly.
If you missed the expiration date on your certificate, you will have to retake the HIV/AIDS 500-501 training (you will not have to do the practicum again unless it has been more than three years since you had an update) and after you complete this, you will then have to attend a virtual live 501 Update session within 60 days to be up to date with your certification.
Please complete the pre-registration form and select a date from the drop-down list on the registration form.
Rapid HIV Trainings (Live Online)
This training is only available to certified HIV testing counselors.
This is a virtual online training offered once every quarter from 9 – 11 a.m., presenting the three rapid test brands – OraQuick, SureCheck, and INSTI.
There will also be a practicum. This gives you an opportunity to work with a certified HIV rapid test counselor at your site, running the controls and doing the testing until you feel comfortable doing it yourself. All training requirements need to be completed within 60 days.
Rapid HCV TEST Training (On-Demand)
This training is only available to certified HIV testing counselors.
When you have registered, you will be sent an email with instructions.
There will also be a practicum. This gives you an opportunity to work with a certified HCV rapid test counselor at your site, running the controls and doing the testing until you feel comfortable doing it yourself. All training requirements need to be completed within 60 days.
FDOH HIV Capacity Development Academy
Register for the HIV Capacity Development Academy organized by the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County.
Location:
1350 NW 14th St., Room 401B
Miami, FL 33125
Dates and Times:
January, February, March, July, August, and September
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Facilitators:
Carolina Alcala
Mariana Jacobo
Luis Otiniano
Stephanie-Rae Wattley
PROVIDER RESOURCES
For questions on HIV testing, treatment, and rapid access, call 786-732-8872.
Find a PrEP/nPEP Clinic
Our PrEP navigators are available to help individuals at risk for HIV access and adhere to PrEP medication.
- Haydee Chala: 786-512-5622
- Doris Perdomo: 786-914-5748
- Ana M. Perez Gordillo: 786-559-4109
Ryan White Resources
Test and Treat Rapid Access Providers
| Agency | Address | Contact | Acceptance Hours | Cut-Off Time | Transportation Offered | Extended Hours / Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHF | Jackson North 100 NW 170th St., Suite 208 North Miami Beach, FL 33169 Liberty City 1498 NW 54 St., Ste C Miami, 33142 Sobe 4308 Alton Road, Ste 950 Miami, FL 33140 Kinder 3661 Miami Ave., Ste 806 Miami, FL 33133 Homestead 925 N.E. 30th Terrace, #310 Homestead, FL 33033 | Moniet Creebsburg 305-619-2865 Danielle Narcisse 954-732-0746 | Mon-Fri: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. | TBD | Yes | Yes |
| Borinquen | Wynnwood 2693 NE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33137 Flagami 5040 NW 7th St. Suite #170 Miami, FL 33127 | Juan Soto Rawright@Borinquenhealth.org Rosemonde Francis Rapidaccess@Borinquenhealth.org | Mon-Thu: 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. Fri: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sat: 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. On Call Mon-Thu: 7 – 9 p.m. Fri: 4 – 5 p.m. Wed: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Mon-Fri: 5 p.m. Sat: 1 p.m. 4p.m. | Yes | Yes |
| Can Community Health Center | MiamiGardens 18361 NW 47th Ave. Miami Gardens, FL 33055 SouthBeachClinic 427 Washington Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139 | Marcello Di Maria 954-901-7575 Carlos Garcia 786-514-0813, Ext. 19219 | MiamiGardens: Mon – Wed, Fri 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Thursday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. South Beach: Mon,Tue,Thu,Fri 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Wednesday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m. 5 p.m. 10 a.m. | Arranged By Agency | Yes |
| Care 4U | 4690 NW 7th Ave. Miami FL 33127 | Christine Story-Martin | Mon – Thu 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. | Mon – Thu 12:30 p.m. | TBA | TBA |
| Citrus Health | 60 East 3rd St., Suite 102C Hialeah, FL 33010 | Rogelio Cardenas 786-441-5365, ext. 46044 Thomas Jardon 786-441-5354 | 9 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. | No | No |
| Care Resources | 3801 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, FL 33137 | James Lecounte 305-576-1234, ext. 245 Elsi Pena 305-576-1234, ext.287 Alien Lopez 305-576-1234, ext.209 | Mon-Fri: 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. | 2 p.m. | Yes | No |
| Chi | 10300 SW 216th St. Miami, FL 33190 | Tabitha Hunter 305-252-4889 Rokecia Conley 305-970-6798 | Mon-Fri: 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. | 3 p.m. | Yes | No |
| Empower-U | 7900 NW 27th Ave., Suite E12 Miami, FL 33147 | Kirk Palmer 754-465-6216 Trillion Ingraham 786-727-1250 | Mon, Thu, Fri: 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. Tue, Wed: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. | 4 p.m. | Yes | Yes |
| MBCHC | N. Miami Beach 11900 Biscayne Blvd., 7th Floor North Miami, FL 33181 StandleyMyers-Sobe 710 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33139 Beverly Press Center 1221 71st St. Miami Beach, FL 33141 | Iliana Lulo Iliana 305-538-8836 Lulo Jose Ortega 305-538-8835 | Mon-Fri: 8 a.m.- 2 p.m. | 2 p.m. | Yes | No |
| SFAN/PAF | JMH 1611 NW 12th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136 Palm Spring 1490 W 49th Place, Suite 310 Hialeah, FL 33016 PAF 1435 W 49th Place, Suite 503 Hialeah FL 33017 | Laura Van Sant Jamie Marquez 786-862-6193 Samantha Riquett 305-610-1771 Nelkis Ojito 786-337-5899 | Mon-Fri: 8 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. | 1 p.m. | No | No |
| Midway South Miami | 7000 SW 62nd Ave., Suite 320 South Miami, FL 33143 | Vince Hodge 561-633-3398 305-740-6071 | Mon-Fri: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. | 2 p.m. | TBA | No |
Rapid Test Logs and HIV Test Kits order
- Tips for Ordering Rapid Test Kits
Should be a minimum of 10 days from when the order form is received. We will not use an overnight courier for any orders except controls if applicable.
Rapid HCV Test Kit Forms
- OraQuick Rapid HCV Test Logs
- Hepatitis C Virus Rapid Test Risk Assessment | Spanish
- Rapid HCV Testing Program Implementation Guide
For OraQuick HCV orders, please contact Test.Miami@FLHealth.gov.
OraSure and Linkage to Care Form Order
If your organization would like to make an order through the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County, please complete the order form (only complete after application has been approved by your coordinator).