Exceptional Family Member Program

Command Briefing

Briefing Overview

• EFMP, its benefits and regulations• Mandatory enrollment • The functions of ACS EFMP and Medical EFMP• The Commander’s responsibility with EFMP

EFMP is:

• A mandatory enrollment program• Comprehensive and coordinated community

support• Helps identify Family Members with special

needs• Assists personnel systems in making

assignments• Ensures services are available to Family

Members

Service Members who are required to be screened and if eligible enroll are:

• Active Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines• Full time USAR Service members in the USAR

AGR, serving under Title 10 and Title 32• Service Members in the Army Married

Couples Program, or branch equivalanet

Who Must Enroll?

• EFMP enrollment is for anyone with an on-going medical, mental health or educational need.

Benefits of Enrollment

• Housing accommodations• Information and referral resources• Respite care• Medical and educational advocacy• Support groups• TRICARE ECHO• Relocation assistance• Parent Training

Additional Benefits May Include:

• Reduction of Family separations by assignments to supporting installations

• Providing access to additional appropriate medical, mental health and educational services

Enrollment Consequences

• Actual consequences and commander responsibility are found under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), Article 107 and Article 92

Enrollment Process

• Medically screened at MTFs during routine and emergency visits

• Educational screened when student receives services thorugn an IEP, 504 Plan or IFSP

What Happens Next?

• DA Form 2792 (Medical Screening) completed• DA Form 2792-1 (Educational Screening)

completed if necessary• Sent to EFMP Medical for enrollment

Compassionate Reassignment

• DA Form 4187 Personnel Actions• DA Form 3739 Application for Compassionate

Action

ACS and Medical Components

• ACS EFMP Manager: information & referral, advocacy, support groups, respite care and relocation assistance

• Medical EFMP Case Coordinator: initial screening, enrollment, updates, disenrollment, overseas screening

EFMP Myths

• Only for extremely disabled• Negative impact on Service Member’s career• First priority for on-post housing• Physician enters medical information into

computer• EFMP enrollment automatically updated• Service Member is non-deployable

EFMP Facts

• For assignment purposes only• Confidential• Subject to unaccompanied tours world-wide• Service Member is responsible for enrollment

and updates

Respite Care

• Respite Care application• Family Needs Matrix• Respite Care Panel

For questions or additional information, contact the ACS EFMP Manager at x2145.