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Programs & Services

HIV Medication Assistance Program (HMAP)

The North Carolina HIV Medication Assistance Program (HMAP) is the federally funded AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) for the state of North Carolina. HMAP uses a combination of state and federal (Ryan White Part B) funds to provide eligible low-income residents of North Carolina with essential medications for the treatment of HIV, related conditions, other co-morbidities, and related opportunistic infections.

HMAP Information

• HMAP Program Manual (PDF, 492.7KB) - Revised March 14, 2025
• NC REEDS Case Manager Manual (PDF, 2.42MB) - Added February 19, 2025
• Modified Adjusted Gross Income Worksheet (Excel, 16KB) - Revised February 19, 2025
• Ryan White Part B & HMAP Eligibility Checklist (PDF, 115KB)
• Ryan White Part B & HMAP Income Signature Card (PDF, 89KB)
• Ryan White Part B & HMAP Verification of No/Low Income (PDF, 91KB)
• Ryan White Part B & HMAP Declaration of Residence (PDF, 116KB)
• Ryan White Part B & HMAP Verification of Self-Employment Income (PDF, 76KB)
• Medicaid Application Documentation (PDF, 92.24KB) - Added February 19, 2025
• Medicaid Ineligibility Form (PDF, 99.02KB) - Added February 19, 2025
• Ramsell's Information about SPAP/ICAP/PCAP

Medicare and Medicaid Information

• CMS: Medicare and Medicaid Basics Infographic  
• Your New Medicare Card (PDF, 790KB)
• Welcome to Medicare (PDF) - Updated for 2019
• NC DOI: Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
• Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Medicare in 2019 (PDF, 2.5MB)
• NC DPH: Medicare & Medicaid Resources (PDF, 92KB)
• CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
• CMS: Guide to consumer mailings from CMS, Social Security, & Plans in 2019/2020 (PDF)
• Medicare: Medicare.gov
• Medicare.gov: Medicare & You 2020/Medicare Y Usted 2020)
• Medicare.gov: Your Guide to Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Part D)/Su Guía sobre la Cobertura de Medicare de los Medicamentos Recetados (PDF)
• Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
• Medicare Interactive: Medicare Part D - Get Answers
• What to do if you no longer automatically qualify for Extra Help/Qué hacer si ya no califica automáticamente para la Ayuda Adicional (PDF)
• Medicare Part D Late Enrollment Penalty (PDF)
• Medicare & the Marketplace / Medicare y el Mercado
• Changing from the Marketplace to Medicare / Cómo cambiar del Mercado a Medicare
• Medicare "What's Covered" App  
• NC Medicaid Division of Health Benefits
• Local DSS Directory

Social Security

• Social Security Administration
• Seguro Social
• Social Security for Organizations
• Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
• SSA Benefits Eligibility Screening Tool

Patient Assistance Programs

• NC MedAssist
• NeedyMeds (English) (En Español)
• Partnership for Prescription Assistance
• RxAssist Patient Assistance Program Center
• RxHope
• Updated - Common PAP Application (HIV) (PDF, 380KB)
• Updated - Companion Document for Common PAP Application (PDF, 758KB)
• Patient Access Network
• Patient Advocate Foundation
• Harbor Path
• Gilead Advancing Access
• NASTAD PAP List for Hepatitis Medications

Medical & Mental Health Care Resources for People with No or Low Income or who are Un- or Under-insured

• HRSA Health Centers
• N.C. FQHCs
• Rural Health Centers
• Needy Meds List of Free, Low Cost, or Sliding Scale Clinics in N.C.
• El Futuro
• Freedom House Recovery Center
• NCDHHS: Safety Net Dental Clinics

Hepatitis Resources

• HHS: Viral Hepatitis
• NIH: HIV and Hepatitis B
• NIH: HIV and Hepatitis C

LGBTQ Resources

• HRC: Transgender
• HRC: Insurance for Transgender Healthcare
• National LGBT Health Education Center
• LGBT Health Publications
• National Center for Transgender Equality
• Legal Name Changes By State (NC)
• Transgender Law Center En Español
• Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
• NC DMV Sex Designation Form - DL 300
• Equality NC

Affordable Care Act Resources

• CuidadoDeSalud.gov
• ACE TA Center
• ACE Plain Language Glossary (English/Español)
• ACE ACA Premiums, Subsidies, and Eligibility (MAGI)
• Get Covered for a Healthy Life - Consumer Q&A/Obtenga cobertura para una vida sana: preguntas y respuestas para clientes
• Making the Most of Your Coverage: Consumer Guide /Usando su cobertura médica al máximo: guía para el cliente
• Stay Covered All Year Long/Mantenga su cobertura médica durante todo el año (recurso para clientes)
• ACE Health Care Plan Selection Worksheet
• ACE Health Insurance Enrollment Tracking (PDF, 291KB)
• ACE Special Enrollment Period Factsheet
• Health Reform: Beyond the Basics
• Health Reform: FAQs
• CMS: Applications, Forms, & Notices
• CMS: Technical Assistance Resources
• CMS: Outreach & Education
• Health Insurance Marketplace
• Health Insurance Marketplace - En Español
• NC Patient Navigatior Consortium Servicios también disponibles en español
• Marketplace Application Checklist
• Health Care Reform Resources (PDF, 158KB) Revised February 2019
• My Tax Checklist (PDF)
• CMS: Training & Resources for Navigators, CACs, & Assisters
• Medicare & the Marketplace

Intimate Partner Violence Resources

• DPH Injury and Violence Prevention Branch
• CDC Intimate Partner Violence
• Intimate Partner Violence Toolkit for Health Centers

Opioid and Substance Abuse Resources

• NaloxoneSaves
• Naloxone Brochure
• NC DHHS Opioid Crisis Webpage
• NC Harm Reduction Coalition

HIV/STI Education Resources

• CDC: Fact Sheets on STDs
• CDC: Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual (ETS) - hojas-informativas
• WE>AIDS
• SOMOS>SIDA
• U=U|Undetectable=Untransmittable
• Ending the Epidemic

Additional Resources

• Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
• Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio: 1-888-628-9454
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Nationwide ADAP Directory
• Disability Resources
• Benefits.gov
• North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (Various Assistance Programs)
• North Carolina Division of Public Health
• FDA HIV Drug Approval Timeline
• Target Center Resource Library
• Target Center Health Literacy Resources
• NC AIDS Training and Education Center - UNC
• NC AIDS Training & Education Center - UNC (en Español)
• HIV Treatment Information Base
• Substance Abuse Treatment, Suicide Prevention & Disaster Helplines
• NASTAD Trauma Informed Approaches Toolkit (PDF)