The most convenient HIV test is also the most accurate.

FDA Approved Home Access Express^® and Home Access^® At-Home HIV Tests

US Food and Drug Administration Pre-Market Approval #BP950002

Home Access Express^® (results by next business days)  hiv test kit come complete with everything you need to anonymously collect and ship a blood sample to an accredited laboratory while providing access to accurate test results, professional HIV / Aids counseling and medical or social referrals 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Home Access HIV at-home test kits have been clinically proven to be as safe, effective and accurate as Aids - HIV tests administered by doctors, hospitals or health clinics.

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How to Use The Home Access® HIV Express Test System

Besides being fast, convenient and accurate, the Home Access® HIV test kit system is easy to use. Each hiv test kit comes with a detailed instructions booklet with graphic illustrations that take you through pre-test registration and counseling; collecting a blood sample; shipping that sample to an accredited laboratory and calling back for test results, post-test counseling and referrals.

The Home Access® HIV Test System is easy to use. Throughout the hiv testing process, professionally trained counselors are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide assistance and to answer your questions. To protect your privacy, you are identified only by your eleven-digit Home Access code number (which comes with the kit).

Purchase Your Home Access® HIV express test kit
You can choose the best option for you. Home Access Express® and Home Access® HIV home tests are available on Test Medical Symptoms @ Home website.

Code Number Registration and Pre-Test Counseling
You begin by calling a toll free number to register your anonymous Home Access test code number and complete pre-test counseling. You can choose to speak to a Home Access counselor or use our automated registration and education system. Our counselors are available 24 hours a day, every day, to help you with any questions or personal concerns.

Sample Collection
Using the retractable safety lancet provided, you prick your fingertip and place drops of blood on the blood specimen card included in the hiv test kit. You only need enough blood to fill a circle smaller than a dime.

Shipping
Your blood sample is protected by an enclosed weather resistant protective pouch which is placed in a self-addressed, pre-paid shipping envelope (for United States residents), all included in the hiv test kit. Your sample is shipped directly to Home Access' certified laboratory.

Laboratory Analysis
Mid-American Technologies, Inc. (MAT), located in Olathe, KS, is dedicated solely to the Home Access HIV test system and the company’s future products. MAT’s procedures and protocols have been certified by the United States Food and Drug Administration under CGMPs (Current Good Manufacturing Practices). At the laboratory, your blood sample is screened and confirmed by experienced technicians using the exact same tests ordered by doctors' offices, hospitals and clinics, ensuring greater than 99.9% accuracy.

Results and Post-Test Counseling
After shipping your blood sample, you call back on the same toll-free number after either three or seven days (depending on which kit you purchased). You access your hiv test result and receive post-test counseling by once again entering your Home Access® test code number. Home Access® counselors are 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 Home Access Health' referral database to identify the most appropriate resource to meet your specific needs.

Home Access HIV Test Kit - Express
Product Directions / Instructions

For actual use please follow the directions in your kit.
STEP 1: Registering your code number

Step 1.a. - Save Your Home Access HIV Code Number
Tear off the top sheet of your Blood Specimen Collection Card. It contains your personal Home Access HIV Code Number. Keep your code number in a safe place
Step 1.b. - Read Informed Consent Section
Before registering your Home Access Code Number, read the conditions of Informed consent found here.
Step 1.c. - Register Your Home Access HIV Code Number
Before collecting your blood spot specimen, you must call 1-800-400-8988 to register your code number. Register any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. HIV Counselors are available (except holidays) for assistance and to answer questions.

STEP 2: Collecting a blood spot specimen

Step 2.a. - Find a Clean, Dry Place to Collect Your Blood Spot Specimen
Place your specimen collection kit on a clean, dry surface where you can work without interruption for about 20 minutes.
Step 2.b. - Read All Specimen Collection Instructions
Read and carefully follow the directions for use inside your kit.
Step 2.c. - Wash and Dry Hands
Wash your hands with soap and warm (not hot) tap water. Dry your hands thoroughly.
Step 2.d. - Uncover Blood Specimen Collection Card Circle
Before you draw your blood drops, uncover the printed circle on the Blood Specimen Collection Card
Step 2.e. - Choose Finger and Puncture Site
Choose a puncture site on the "soft" pad of the fingertip, preferably on the middle or ring finger.
Step 2.f. - Clean Puncture Site with Alcohol Prep Pad and Dry with Gauze Pad
Clean the selected puncture site with the Alcohol Prep Pad.
Step 2.g. - Stimulate Blood Flow to the Fingers
Let your hand with the finger you intend to lance hang at your side for 30 seconds. Vigorously "shake" your fingers and arm back and forth for a few seconds.
Step 2.h. - Position your Hand and Saftey Lancet
Support the back of your hand on a table or countertop with the palm up. Place the Safety Lancet in the other hand between the first and second fingers. Your thumb should be on the lancet trigger.
Step 2.i. - Draw Blood Drops
Firmly press the tip of the Safety Lancet against the pad of the selected finger, using steady pressure to form a dimple. Forcefully depress the lancet's trigger with your thumb.
Step 2.j. - Apply Pressure to Finger Near Puncture Site
Turn your hand over and let large drops of blood collect at the puncture site. To increase blood flow, use your thumb and first finger on your other hand to gently apply pressure around puncture site.
Step 2.k. - Add Blood Drops to Circle on Blood Specimen Collection Card
Once a large drop of blood has formed, touch the blood drop gently inside the circle printed on the Blood Specimen Collection Card . Apply blood drops inside the circle until it is completely filled.
Step 2.l. - Check Back of Circle to See if Blood Soaked Through
To ensure you have enough blood on the Blood Specimen Collection Card pull back the protective cover and inspect the circle on the back (see diagrams below). If there are areas where the blood has not soaked through, place additional blood drops on the front side of that area until the circle on the back is completely filled.
Step 2.m. - Apply Bandage
After completely filling the circle with blood, apply an Adhesive Bandage to the puncture site.
Step 2.n. - Place Used Saftey Lancet(s) in Lancet Disposal Container
Put used Safety Lancet(s) in the Lancet Disposal Container. Snap the container shut by pressing down hard on the lid. Safely dispose of the sealed Lancet Disposal Container and all other used materials in your home garbage.
Step 2.o. - Write Your Code Number and Collection Date
Write your Home Access Code Number and the date you collected your specimen on the Blood Specimen Collection Card in the space provided.
DO NOT SIGN YOUR NAME!

STEP 3: Shipping your blood specimen card

ALLOW BLOOD SPOT TO AIR DRY FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE BEGINNING THIS STEP.
Step 3.a. - Place the Blood Specimen Collection Card in Specimen Return Pouch after Drying
Fold the protective flap back to its original position on the Blood Specimen Collection Card. Place the Blood Specimen Collection Card in the Specimen Return Pouch.
Step 3.b. - Tightly Seal Specimen Return Pouch
Peel off the adhesive cover at the top of the Specimen Return Pouch. Fold down along the perforation. Press down hard along the back of the fold to seal it tightly.
Step 3.c. - Place Specimen Return Pouch in Cardboard U.S. Mail Envelope
Place the sealed Specimen Return Pouch in the Cardboard U.S. Mail Envelope. To seal the Cardboard Envelope, peel off the adhesive cover, fold down the flap and press down hard on the flap.
Step 3.d. - Use U.S. Postal Service for Shipping
Take the sealed Cardboard U.S. Mail Envelope to any United States Post Office Mail Box for delivery. This envelope has been printed with prepaid postage.
STEP 4: Getting your results
To get your test result, you must have your Home Access HIV code Number. Use your touch-tone phone and call the 800 number in your package directions. If you do not have a touch-tone phone, a counselor will assist you.

 

Key Benefits

•	Fast and convenient Home Access HIV test kit
•	Clinically proven to be greater than 99.9% accurate; as reliable as hiv tests used by doctors and hospitals as published in the American Medical Association's Archives of Internal Medicine (Vol. 157, 2/10/97)
•	Counseling, medical referrals and hiv test results available 24 hours a day, seven days a week (except holidays)
•	Shipping and lab services included for each hiv kit
•	The ONLY at-home HIV test approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
•	NOT affected by state laws which require name-based reporting of people who are HIV positive.