Mission

The Otero County Healthcare Services Department is dedicated to improve access and availability of healthcare resources to the uninsured and underinsured residents of Otero County.

Healthcare Assistance Program (HCAP)

Purpose as set forth in NMSA 1978 §27-5-2:

• Otero County is the responsible agency for ambulance transportation, hospital care, or the provision of health care to indigent patients domiciled in Otero County.
• Otero County provides support to the State Medicaid Program.
• Otero County can improve the provision of health care to indigent patients with local revenue for countywide or multi-county health planning.

Disposition Program

Purpose as set forth in NMSA 1978 §24-13-1:

• Otero County is the responsible agency to ensure the body of any unclaimed decedent or indigent person is decently interred or cremated.