Hi there, I was wondering, for the Point of Care locations, do you need to have an MSP card in order to partake in the rapid HIV testing? Also, could you tell me what POC locations offer rapid HIV testing? Thank you!

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Hi there,I was wondering, for the Point of Care locations, do you need to have an MSP card in order to partake in the rapid HIV testing? Also, could you tell me what POC locations offer rapid HIV testing?Thank you!

Some clinics that offer Point of Care HIV testing will require an MSP Card. If you choose “HIV Testing (point of care)” from the “offering this service” menu on our Find a clinic page, you can then click on the “Clinic details” button of any clinic listed to see if they require an MSP Card.

Point of Care and Rapid HIV Testing are two different names for the same test.

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This answer was posted on October 9, 2014.