Testing Kits

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Simple HealthKit to offer a limited supply of free at-home test kits that provide confirmatory results for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis, and preliminary results for HIV and syphilis. The goal of this program is to expand access to HIV and STI testing for Wisconsin residents who do not live near a free testing site or may be hesitant to go to an in-person testing site.

About the program

Wisconsin residents 18 and older can request free test kits using Simple HealthKit’s secure web portal. Simple HealthKit will ship the tests in discreet packaging. Each package will include instructions in English and Spanish. Individuals will then administer their at-home test and return the sample in the mail using provided return packaging.

Simple HealthKit will process the samples in their lab and notify residents when their test results are available in the online portal. Test results will be available within 24 to 48 hours after the sample arrives at the lab. Disease intervention specialists from DHS will conduct follow-up with anyone who tests positive and connect them to further testing or treatment as needed.