This is true no matter what type of sample is being collected. Avoid temperature extremes and freezing. A physician or other health professional should order the test, and the test must be performed in a laboratory that is licensed to perform HIV testing. The test is not available in a format that is suitable for home testing. Urine HIV-1 antibody tests have only been available since June, 1998.
Many laboratories are in the process of evaluating the urine test prior to offering it widely.
The list of public health, hospital, and reference laboratories that offer the test is constantly changing, so the best way to check on who is doing the urine test is to call and ask.