New Mexico Rural Veteran Health Care Access Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to redraw its regional care boundaries so that Otero County and Eddy County in New Mexico are placed in Veterans Integrated Service Network 17. The change must happen within 180 days after the bill becomes law.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Veterans living in Otero County and Eddy County, New Mexico.
• What changes: The VA must shift these two counties into Veterans Integrated Service Network 17 by redrawing network boundaries.
• When: Within 180 days after the law takes effect.