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Chicot County: 26 county and regional listings, plus statewide and federal routes. A regional office may be located in a different county.

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Benefits, food and cash assistanceCounty contact

Chicot DHS county office

County DHS contact for SNAP, Medicaid and TEA application questions. Ask about documents, interviews, notices and appeals.

1736 Highway 65 & 82 South, Lake Village, AR 71653-0071

870-265-3821 (v)

Published county match: Chicot

Published hours: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. Confirm services and hours before traveling.

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County filter Chicot; office heading Chicot · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: 5303272e35287a7e7d552dff6a8e663307d38590e8974c6cc700d052d24b8602

Health, WIC and public healthCounty contact

Chicot County Health Unit - Lake Village

Published services: Community Services, Environmental Health, Family Planning, HIV/Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Immunizations, Maternity, Public Health Preparedness, TB Program, Vital Records, WIC, Women's Health, No Services Provided

1742 Hwy 65 & 82 S, Lake Village, 71653

870-265-2236

Published county match: Chicot

Listed as active Health Unit. County identifies the listed unit; it does not establish exclusive residency eligibility. Confirm which services are available at this unit.

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ADH Local Health Units; OBJECTID 18; County field Chicot · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: b3d81f3afd8f1a29040b97b6adaf488480cc1a6547ad454d2956ac368dd834c7

Aging, caregivers and transportationRegional contact

Southeast Arkansas Area Agency on Aging

Ask about older-adult meals, caregiver support, senior centers, in-home assistance and transportation. Available programs, age criteria and waiting lists vary.

870-543-6300

Published county match: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln

Published DHS regional routing. Confirm contact details, eligibility and current program availability.

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Source SHA-256: 93f68289746031518c2a01ca4ffdb3cc45552c06fd6599a1a1ea0f7de1fd5d8f

Child support servicesRegional contact

McGehee Child Support Office

Ask about child-support applications, payments, enforcement and an existing agency case. A support office does not replace a custody or divorce court.

504 Hwy 65 N, McGehee, AR 71654

870-222-4818

Published county match: Chicot, Desha

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Office heading McGehee Child Support Office; Counties Served field · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: cc19fc782ac858e560692cd31c76551689dbfc76ec95d20460b634fa34df7d3f

Veterans and military benefitsRegional contact

ADVA district 5 Veteran Service Officer — Sue Harper

Regional veterans benefits contact and referral when the county officer is unavailable or a position is listed vacant.

870-623-6900

Published county match: Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland, Desha, Drew, Grant, Jefferson, Lee, Lincoln, Monroe, Phillips, Prairie, Union

County matches use the county row’s district number. District 4 spells Hot Spring as Hot Springs; canonical Arkansas county name retained.

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Page 2; DISTRICT 5; county district numbers on pages 3–9 · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: 7f197651e133856347d01dd48ddf37a4e7564efe4ff7cb531435736964d9ef17

Veterans and military benefitsCounty contact

Chicot County Veteran Service Officer

County veterans benefits contact; district 5. Ask about claims assistance, appointments and current accreditation.

(870) 265-8035

Published county match: Chicot

Source directory dated October 1, 2026. Confirm appointments and accreditation; the listing does not guarantee benefits or representation.

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Page 3; Chicot COUNTY row · Source ↗

Source SHA-256: 7f197651e133856347d01dd48ddf37a4e7564efe4ff7cb531435736964d9ef17

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Medicaid and Medicare

Medicaid and Medicare eligibility, coverage, managed care, denials, appeals, long-term services, and beneficiary rights.

Medicaid and Medicare
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Arkansas Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Statute

Arkansas statutory excerpt addressing durable powers of attorney for health care, appointment of an agent, authority during incapacity, execution requirements, revocation, reliance, and related protections. The source database contains 1 indexed record in PDF format; the original file binary is not bundled, so confirm the current official version before relying on it.

Advance DirectivesDurable Power Of AttorneyHealth Care
Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database
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Healthcare Law

Healthcare access, patient rights, provider regulation, privacy, insurance, licensing, consent, and public-health systems.

Healthcare Law
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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Revocation or Aftercare Violation Instructions (2017)

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court instructions “Juvenile Delinquency Probation Revocation or Aftercare Violation Instructions (2017).” The uploaded source database contains 1 record in PDF format. The original document file is not bundled, so verify the current version and any filing requirements with the responsible court or publisher.

Arkansas JudiciaryCourt FormsCourt Instructions
Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database
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Juvenile Delinquency Probation Revocation or Aftercare Violation Disposition Sheet (2019)

Searchable indexed text and metadata for the Arkansas court form “Juvenile Delinquency Probation Revocation or Aftercare Violation Disposition Sheet (2019).” The uploaded source database contains 2 records in DOCX, PDF format. The original document file is not bundled, so verify the current version and any filing requirements with the responsible court or publisher.

Arkansas JudiciaryCourt FormCourt Forms
Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database
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Medicaid Finance, ARHOME, and PASSE

Federal matching, ARHOME premium assistance, budget neutrality, PASSE managed care, risk corridors, and premium-tax financing.

BenefitsCourt FormsDisability
Comprehensive Analysis of Financial Resources and Fiscal Policy in the State of Arkansas · p. 7–9
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ARHOME Medicaid Expansion

Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me uses Medicaid premium assistance to enroll many eligible adults ages 19-64 in qualified commercial health plans.

ARHOMEHealthcareMedicaid
Statewide Public Assistance and Human Services Infrastructure in Arkansas · p. 2–4
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Aging, Home-Based Care, and Area Agencies on Aging

ARChoices, Living Choices, PACE, Choices in Living, service regions, transportation, meals, and options counseling.

Area Agencies AgingBenefitsCourt Forms
Statewide Public Assistance and Human Services Infrastructure in Arkansas · p. 11–13
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Arkansas Public Health Law Bench Book

Arkansas public-health-law bench book compiling statutes, emergency authorities, quarantine and isolation law, communicable-disease procedures, judicial considerations, forms, and reference material for courts and public-health agencies. The source database contains 1 indexed record in PDF format; the original file binary is not bundled, so confirm the current official version before relying on it.

BenchbookCommunicable DiseaseCourt Procedure
Arkansas Indexed Legal Documents Database
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Prison & Jail Operational Blueprint

Operational framework for Arkansas prisons and county jails from intake and classification through medical and mental-health care, grievances, discipline, PREA, legal access, transfer, release, reentry, oversight, and records.

Prison & Jail Operational Blueprint
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TEFRA Medicaid

Medicaid pathway for certain children with severe disabilities that can evaluate the child separately from parental income.

855-372-1084
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TEFRA Medicaid for Children with Disabilities

Medicaid pathway for children with severe disabilities who meet institutional level-of-care criteria, with eligibility focused on the child's own income and resources.

ChildrenDisabilityMedicaid
Statewide Public Assistance and Human Services Infrastructure in Arkansas · p. 3–4
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Child Care Assistance and Higher Education Support

Child-care subsidies, Better Beginnings, Academic Challenge, ArFuture, and military dependent scholarships.

BenefitsChild CareCourt Forms
Statewide Public Assistance and Human Services Infrastructure in Arkansas · p. 10–11
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Mental Health Law

Mental-health treatment rights, crisis systems, commitment, competency, disability, medication, confidentiality, and advocacy.

Mental Health Law
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Jail, prison, parole, or correctional complaint

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Medication half-life

A medication’s half-life is the approximate time it takes for the amount of the drug in the body to decrease by half. It does not tell exactly how long every effect will last for every person.

Pharmacology
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Complaint about a hospital, nursing home, or health facility

800-582-4887
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Arkansas Department of Health, Health Facility Services

Receive and investigate complaints within facility-regulation jurisdiction.

800-582-4887
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Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly

Integrated healthcare, day-center, and home-care model intended to help eligible adults remain in the community rather than enter a nursing facility.

HealthcareLong Term CareOlder Adults
Statewide Public Assistance and Human Services Infrastructure in Arkansas · p. 12
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Plan of Safe Care target, 30 calendar days

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Senior, long-term care, or veteran issue situation pathway

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Senior, long-term care, or veteran issue pathway

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Jail, prison, parole, or reentry

I need information about confinement conditions, grievances, parole, or release planning.

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