2024 Partner Portal

• Dedicated space at local Walgreens stores for tabling; private room or space for mobile unit available to conduct tests and provide results.
• Community toolkit, including tabling and informational materials, posters, T-shirts, giveaways and more to support outreach.
• Pre-event promotions, including in-store advertising, digital marketing, press outreach and social media.
• The opportunity to request donated test kits for your event.

A Limited Use License Agreement (LULA) is a written agreement between the testing partner and Walgreens granting the testing partner permission, under specified terms, to perform testing within the Walgreens store during the activation. The agreement details the terms and conditions the testing partner needs to agree to in order to participate in the activation and provide testing within the Walgreens store or on the store premises. Please note if your organization would like to provide free rapid syphilis and / or hepatitis C testing in addition to HIV testing, a separate LULA is required.

If your organization does not complete the LULA nor submit a Certificate of Insurance (COI), you will not be able to participate in the National HIV Testing Day activation.

Your Walgreens regional health director will email your organization’s primary point of contact with a suggested store assignment(s). Once that store assignment has been confirmed between both parties, an email will be sent from CommunityUpdate@Walgreens.com to the individual at your organization who has been identified to sign the Limited Use License Agreement (LULA). That email will include a link to an online Walgreens portal where that person can upload the Certificate of Insurance (COI) and review and sign the LULA.

If you have not heard from a regional Walgreens representative by 3/22, please email HIVinfo@Walgreens.com and they will follow up with their field staff to close the loop.

A Certificate of Insurance (COI) is evidence of liability insurance that is required for a testing partner to perform testing at a Walgreens store. A COI is to protect against claims resulting from injuries and damage to people and / or property on June 27.

If your organization does not complete the Limited Use License Agreement (LULA), nor submit evidence of liability insurance, you will not be able to participate in the National HIV Testing Day activation.

The recommended testing hours for Thursday, June 27 are 10am – 7pm (local time), however they can be customized between your organization and Walgreens based on capacity and store hours. Digital promotions and signage will not list testing hours, but specific testing hours by location will be listed on the main website referral for the activation (forthcoming).

Rapid HIV and other STI testing takes place in a private room within the Walgreens store or in your organization’s mobile unit in the parking lot. If a store manager has approved the use of space in the Walgreens parking lot, private tents can be used as additional spaces for testing and outreach.

Events are not allowed to be hosted in other non-approved parts of the store (i.e. portioned sections of the waiting room or aisle, breakrooms, training rooms, etc.). Immunization pods are now available in select stores; these pods are NOT sound proof.

Yes, if your organization has a mobile testing unit, and the Walgreens regional health director and store manager have approved the space in the parking lot for the unit, you are welcome to bring your mobile unit to create space for additional testing and screening.

Testing partners are only allowed to use rapid / point-of-care tests. This can include a finger-prick blood test, however the test cannot be a venous blood test. The same parameters apply to testing in a mobile unit.

In addition to HIV, testing partners are also allowed to provide rapid hepatitis C and / or syphilis testing. If your organization would like to also provide free rapid syphilis and / or hepatitis C testing, an additional Limited Use License Agreement (LULA) is required.

Testing partners should follow their standard HIV screening protocol, inclusive of HIV testing and post-test counseling. In addition, partners are expected to share the latest information about HIV prevention (including PrEP) and treatment options, as well as answer questions and make appropriate referrals.

The same expectations apply for any partners that are approved to provide rapid hepatitis C and / or syphilis testing.

You are allowed to conduct confirmatory testing if you are using another rapid test (if it is in your organization’s protocol). Confirmatory testing via a blood draw is NOT allowed on site. If your organization’s protocol is to conduct confirmatory testing via a blood draw, then you must refer the individual to your clinic / office location.

No, Walgreens does not provide nor administer the tests, or interpret results. Partners can request donated tests for the activation from Greater Than HIV. In early April, request forms will be emailed directly to primary contacts at each organization and closer to NHTD, the tests will be shipped directly to your organization.

You are required to bring your HIV, hepatitis C and / or syphilis rapid tests*, testing personnel / staff / counselors and auxiliary testing supplies (i.e. swabs, band aids, etc.).

*Only rapid / point-of-care tests are allowed. It can be a finger-prick blood test, however the test cannot be a venous blood test.

Yes! We welcome photos/videos showing your outreach, testing spaces and other event setup. Please adhere to the patient privacy guidelines above in the video and photography section. If there are people’s faces or other identifying features appearing in the photos/videos, please ensure they give you their permission to be featured. Then, please send the photos and/or videos to Community@kff.org with the image release form(s) so they can be used in NHTD promotions and other materials.

Yes! We encourage you to take photos and/or videos featuring Walgreens signs, posters, etc.

Please email them to Community@kff.org.

Visit the National HIV Testing Day Digital Toolkit to download the image release form under the “Media Resources” section.

• Refer to the media advisory and talking points (forthcoming) for key messages.
• If a reporter has more extensive questions, please contact Walgreens media relations.
• Walgreens Media Relations: media@walgreens.com

• Be prepared – identify someone on your team who can speak with press on June 27.
• Reporters are welcome at testing events – introduce yourself and welcome them, though please alert Walgreens media relations so they can provide additional guidance and help facilitate interviews as needed.
• If a reporter is interested in filming inside a Walgreens store or speaking to a customer getting tested, please contact Walgreens media relations to ensure the right guidance and forms are provided.
• We recommend filming outside of the store if possible to avoid clearance issues.
• Walgreens Media Relations: media@walgreens.com