How It Works

You simply contact us today to select the testing option that best meets your need. We'll help you:

• Get answers to your testing questions
• Connect with the testing technician and process payments
• Establish the time/place to meet for testing

Your testing physician will then meet you on the timeframe you established during the call. Your test will be administered along with pre- and post-test counseling. Your results will be ready after a 20-minute incubation period, during which time the tester remains with you. You will receive the KNOW CARD™ immediately with your results. You can verify your test results by calling in and referencing your personal ID#.

TKNO uses the OraQuick Advance HIV 1 & 2 test for oral fluid. This is the only rapid HIV test that is approved by the FDA for use with oral fluid. FDA approval means that a rigorous clinical testing process was utilized prior to this test’s approval to verify the accuracy claims of the manufacturer. The OraQuick test has a 99.8% accuracy rate. The Food and Drug Administration expects clinical laboratories to obtain similar results.

The test’s approval for oral fluids provides a safe, accurate, and rapid HIV test for persons who don’t like to have blood drawn or their finger stuck with a lancet. If you choose the Express testing option, you can be tested within an hour from the time you make the call to TKNO. Your results will be ready in 20 minutes. The testing technician will not leave until you have the results and have any questions you have answered to your satisfaction.

Because our test is so easy to administer, you can have the test done at the location of your choice. Often we administer the test in public places such as hotel lobbies or coffee shops. We also come to your home, office or wherever you might feel most comfortable.

We are very discreet in our procedures. Our testing technicians arrive in regular street clothes and private cars. The test itself is small enough to carry in a purse of jacket pocket. Nothing we do will call attention to you during the testing process.

To perform the test, either the tester or the person being tested takes the device, which has an exposed absorbent pad at one end, and places the pad above the teeth and against the outer gum. The person then gently swabs completely around the outer gums, both upper and lower, one time around. The tester then takes the device and inserts it into a vial containing a solution. In 20 minutes you have the results.

The price of our service typically runs between $150 and $400. The actual cost of the test will depend on how fast you want the test, whether you want it afterhours or if you would prefer that the test be conducted anonymously. A mileage surcharge is also assessed for one way trips of greater than 35 miles from out our testing technician’s location. The regular test conducted during typical working hours without other surcharges will cost $150, less any promotional discounts.