NO/AIDS Task Force Enrollment Eligibility Criteria
Eligible individuals should be able to provide one of each of the forms of verification listed below. New client enrollment is either completed on a walk-in basis or by appointment.
Office Location: 2601 Tulane Ave. Suite 500
Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Offîce Phone: (504) 821-2601
l. Verification of HIV (any one of the following is acceptable):
- A written statement indicating the individual’s HIV or AIDS diagnosis, both signed and dated by either a physician or nurse practitioner.
- Official lab results including the individual’s name; lab results must indicate the HIV viral load.
- Reactive HIV test result from an HIV testing site, preferably a confirmed (Western Blot) test.
II. Verification of Financial Status:
The individual’s yearly gross income must be at or below 400% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines; reference: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/09poverty.shtml. So, in 2009, the maximum eligible income was $43,320 for a family of 1, $58,2280 for a family of 2, etc.
Acceptable forms of verification (any one of the following is acceptable)
- Current Social Security award letter
- Current pay stub
- Notarized affadavit no more than one year old. (A notarized statement claiming what your income is, to be used if you have no other proof. Get this from your lawyer. If you haven’t got a lawyer, you can get help from AIDSLAW of Louisiana.
- Current tax forms
- Current Department of Labor Letter
- Prison release paper within 30 days of release.
III. Verification of residence in Orleans, Jefferson, plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. james, St. John, or St. Tammany parish (any one of the following is acceptable):
- Louisiana ID or Driver’s license
- Utility bill indicating the individual’s name and address (water, electric, or gass bill).
- Current S.S. award letter indicating the individual’s name and address
- Current voter registration card
- Lease or mortgage in the the individual’s name
- Notarized affadavit no more than one year old
- Verification on letterhead from a residential program (e.g. nursing home, treatment center, halfway house, hospice, etc.)
