ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PROJECT ARCH
According to the law enacting Project ARCH, Veterans are eligible to participate in the program if they reside in a location where a Project ARCH site is located and are enrolled for VA health care when the program starts and meet the following criteria:
Live more than 60 minutes driving distance from the nearest VA health care facility providing primary care services, or
Live more than 120 minutes driving distance from the nearest VA health care facility providing acute hospital care, or
Live more than 240 driving distance from the nearest VA health care facility providing tertiary care
Please note, that Veterans who are eligible to enroll under section 1710(e)(3)(C) of title 38, this includes Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) / Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Veterans and Veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations or in combat against a hostile force during a period of hostilities after November 11, 1998, do not need to be enrolled for VA health care when Project ARCH starts, but will need to meet the abovementioned drive time criteria and enroll in VA in order to participate in the program.
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| File Created | 2021-01-27 |