Patient Eligibility Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

• Patients must meet ONE of the following three clinic attendance criteria:

  • Intake visit or 1^st or 2^nd HIV primary care visit at the clinic. (Clinics will have flexibility as to whether they enroll during an intake visit. If the intake visit is long [e.g., over an hour], clinics may elect not to enroll on that visit. If the intake is shorter, clinics may decide to approach the patient for enrollment.)

  • Have had at least one no-show for an HIV primary care appointment in the prior 12 months. (This includes patients who may not have had a full 12-month history at the clinic).

  • Not seen for HIV primary care at least once in each of two consecutive 6-month periods (among persons who have been patients at the clinic for at least 12 months.)

• In addition, patients must meet ALL of the following criteria:

  • 18 year of age or older (at least 19 years of age in Alabama)

  • An HIV-positive patient receiving care at the clinic

  • Able to speak English, Spanish, or Creole

  • No plans to move out of the area in the next 12 months

  • Able to provide informed consent