STD Testing in Pine Bluff, AR: Free, Same-Day & Confidential

Every Service Carries a Zero Dollar Price Tag

Sliding-scale care still leaves a number on the invoice for many people. Jefferson Comprehensive Care System is structured differently, every service, from the initial test to ongoing treatment, is provided at no fee to the patient, full stop.

Ryan White Funds the Full Arc of HIV Care

Through Ryan White Program funding, Jefferson Comprehensive Care System staffs HIV care from first positive result through sustained medical management: prescribing and monitoring antiretroviral therapy, tracking viral load, and maintaining the clinical continuity that keeps HIV suppressed long-term.

PrEP Is Prescribed and Monitored On-Site

PrEP at Jefferson Comprehensive Care System is a clinical relationship, not a one-time script: providers prescribe the medication, run the required HIV and kidney-function labs, and schedule the follow-up visits that FDA guidelines require every 90 days. PEP is also available for prevention when indicated.

Every Charge Absorbed by the Department

Sliding scale at Arkansas Department of Health in Pine Bluff runs all the way to no charge, not as an exception but as the operational floor. The consequence is that the cost of a full panel, STI treatment, PrEP initiation, or an MPox vaccine is the same for every patient: nothing out of pocket.

PrEP and PEP Prescribed Here, No Outside Referral

Without on-site PrEP access, the gap between a risk assessment and an active prescription can stretch across weeks and multiple providers. Arkansas Department of Health in Pine Bluff closes that gap directly, both PrEP and PEP are initiated here, keeping the prevention window intact rather than dependent on a separate prescriber.

Hepatitis C Testing Alongside the Standard Bacterial Panel

Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid or conventional HIV, Arkansas Department of Health in Pine Bluff runs hepatitis C antibody testing and TB tests within the same visit. Both hepatitis A and B vaccines are also administered on-site, addressing the full hepatitis exposure spectrum rather than individual pieces of it.

Every ARcare Service Carries a Zero Balance

When cost derails follow-through (skipped treatment, a prescription left unfilled, a second visit that never happens) ARcare Positive Connections removes that specific friction. Every service on the menu, from the rapid HIV test to ongoing STI treatment to PrEP, is provided at no fee to the patient.

Interpretation Services Built Into Every Appointment

ARcare Positive Connections offers interpretation services for non-English languages as a standing part of care, meaning someone managing PrEP adherence or walking through STI treatment details can do it in their own language, with the clinical conversation fully intact rather than abbreviated.

Ryan White Program funding at ARcare Positive Connections supports the operational infrastructure for HIV care (antiretroviral prescribing, viral load monitoring, and longitudinal medical management) so the same clinic that runs the rapid test also carries a patient through sustained HIV treatment without a handoff.

Healthy Connections prescribes and manages PrEP directly: the baseline HIV and kidney labs, the follow-up every three months, and the prescription itself are all handled by the clinic's own staff. A separate coverage line exists specifically for uninsured patients who need PrEP, so cost doesn't stall the process.

Substance-Use Treatment Alongside STI Care

Most STI clinics treat the infection and leave everything else to another provider entirely. Healthy Connections folds substance-use treatment into the same care setting, so someone managing both doesn't have to coordinate across separate systems or split a conversation that belongs in one place.