Kewa Pueblo's Purchased-Care Map Expands Into Bernalillo County
Published Date: 11/12/2026
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Summary
The Indian Health Service is expanding the care area for Kewa Pueblo to now include Bernalillo County, New Mexico, along with Sandoval and Santa Fe Counties. This means more Kewa Pueblo members can get health services through the Purchased/Referred Care program starting immediately. No extra costs are mentioned, but this change opens up more health support options for the tribe.
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Kewa Pueblo PRCDA Expanded to Bernalillo County
If you are a Kewa Pueblo Tribal member living in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, you are now within the Tribe's Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area (PRCDA). The final PRCDA now includes Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Santa Fe Counties, and the change is effective as of November 12, 2026; the Tribe estimates about 200 additional Tribal members become PRC-eligible.
Inclusion Creates Potential Eligibility, Not Entitlement
Being inside the PRCDA makes you potentially eligible for Purchased/Referred Care services, but it does not create a legal entitlement. Whether services are provided depends on availability of IHS funds, the relative medical priority of the needed services, and the availability and accessibility of alternate resources.
IHS Finds No Additional Funding Needed
The Kewa Pueblo indicated that the PRC program can continue providing the same level of care to the expanded PRC-eligible population without requiring additional funding from the Indian Health Service or reducing current medical priority levels.
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