1. Exceptional Family Member Program
Command Briefing

2. Briefing Overview EFMP, its benefits and regulations
Mandatory enrollment
The functions of ACS EFMP and Medical EFMP
The Commander’s responsibility with EFMP

3. 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

4. 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

5. Who Must Enroll?
EFMP enrollment is for anyone with an on-going medical, mental health or educational need.

6. Benefits of Enrollment
Housing accommodations
Information and referral resources
Respite care
Medical and educational advocacy
Support groups
TRICARE ECHO
Relocation assistance
Parent Training

7. Additional Benefits May Include:
Reduction of Family separations by assignments to supporting installations
Providing access to additional appropriate medical, mental health and educational services

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

9. Enrollment Process
Medically screened at MTFs during routine and emergency visits
Educational screened when student receives services thorugn an IEP, 504 Plan or IFSP

10. What Happens Next? DA Form 2792 (Medical Screening) completed
DA Form (Educational Screening) completed if necessary
Sent to EFMP Medical for enrollment

11. Compassionate Reassignment
DA Form 4187 Personnel Actions
DA Form 3739 Application for Compassionate Action

12. 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

13. 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

14. EFMP Facts For assignment purposes only Confidential
Subject to unaccompanied tours world-wide
Service Member is responsible for enrollment and updates

15. Respite Care Respite Care application Family Needs Matrix
Respite Care Panel

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