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EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM
To establish, implement and maintain comprehensive support to Airmen, Guardians and their family members with special needs. To facilitate an all-inclusive approach to maintain the highest quality of life for special needs family members, by considering and accommodating assignment coordination, family support information, referral and resources, community support, medical, and special educational and legal services.
EFMP is a Department of Defense program offered by all branches of the military. It is a mandatory enrollment program for all active duty Airmen and Guardians with a special needs family member.
The Air Force Personnel Center EFMP Central Cell is comprised of three primary components along with a multi-faceted network of ancillary services. The three components include:
- EFMP-Medical (EFMP-M) provides screening, enrollment and assignment coordination through the Family Member Travel Screening (FMTS) process
- EFMP-Assignments (EFMP-A) considers the medical and educational needs of the family when the required services are not available at the Airman’s or Guardian’s current or projected assignment location
- EFMP-Family Support (EFMP-FS) coordinates on and off-base family support services based on each family’s needs assessments
Additional ancillary services provided include:
- Special Education Services (Ages 3-21)
- Educational and Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS) (Ages 0-3)
- Special Education Legal Services
- Health Care Benefits Liaison
- Respite Care Liaison
The EFMP Central Cell provides a one-stop resource for all EFMP families on a 24/7 basis. DoD ID cardholders and their families may obtain assistance and additional information by: Phone: 1-800-525-0102, Option 8 Email: [email protected]
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Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program
The Exceptional Family Member Program is a mandatory enrollment program administered by the medical community that works with key community agencies to identify active duty sponsors who have family members with special educational or medical needs.
One goal is to protect the Federal entitlements and military benefits of family members as they move around the world with their active duty sponsors.
Air Force Personnel Center Assignments, Procedures and Programs also coordinates reassignments for active duty sponsors when family members’ needs cannot be met in the current location.
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Exceptional Family Member Program
(EFMP FMTS/FDI)
The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is designed to make sure that the Air Force is able to support your family’s medical and educational needs. It is a mandatory enrollment program for all Active Duty Airmen who have one or more dependents that require special medical or educational support.
The Air Force has developed a new online process for this, but please feel free to reach out to your EFMP office with any questions or concerns.
EFMP-Medical RAF Alconbury/Molesworth/Croughton ☎DSN: 314-268-4526 ☎ COMM: 01480-84-4526 Email: [email protected]
A Family Member Travel Screening (FMTS) is required when an Active Duty Member (ADM) is seeking an accompanied overseas assignment. To complete the FMTS, please review the guidelines below.
STEP 1 – Register for an account in Q-base (requires a CAC and site must be opened in Internet Explorer) - https://www.afspecialneeds.af.mil . Once your account is created, access for registration will be granted by your local Special Needs Coordinator.
STEP 2 – Upon registration you will receive and submit all required FMTS documents via Q-base. The EFMP team will update the status to, “In-Review”
STEP 3 – Your family will be scheduled for an Interview with a Medical Review Officer and Special Needs Coordinator. From there, the application can either be locally cleared, or sent to the gaining base as a Facility Determination Inquiry (FDI)
*Please note, A Facility Determination Inquiry is required for all EFMP enrolled family members.
CONUS NON-EFMP
Upon assignment notification (RIP) your Outbound Assignments Counselor will provide an AF 4380 as part of your out-processing check-list. If you do NOT have a dependent enrolled in EFMP and you mark all “No” responses on the AF 4380, then you do not have to out-process with EFMP. Your Outbound Assignments Counselor will update the virtual MPF EFMP status as “Complete”.
*If you mark “Yes” to one of the responses on the AF 4380 a Family Medical Travel Screening is required for the dependent with that has an educational or medical concern. To complete FMTS, please review the guidelines below. STEP 1 - Register for an account in Q-base (requires a CAC and site must be opened in Internet Explorer) - https://www.afspecialneeds.af.mil . Once your account is created, access for registration will be granted by your local Special Needs Coordinator.
STEP 2 – Upon registration you will receive and submit all required FMTS documents via Q-base. The EFMP team will update the status to, “In-Review”.
STEP 3 – Your family will be scheduled for an Interview with a Medical Review Officer and Special Needs Coordinator. From there, the application can either be locally cleared, or sent to the gaining base as a Facility Determination Inquiry (FDI).
A Family Member Travel Screening and Facility Determination Inquiry is required when an Active Duty Member (ADM) has a family member enrolled in EFMP and is seeking an accompanied stateside (CONUS) assignment. To complete FMTS, please review the guidelines below.
STEP 1 - Register for an account in Q-base (requires a CAC and site must be opened in Internet Explorer) - https://www.afspecialneeds.af.mil . Once your account is created, access for registration will be granted by your local Special Needs Coordinator.
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Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
Benefit fact sheet.
The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is a mandatory enrollment program that works with other military and civilian agencies to provide comprehensive and coordinated community support, housing, educational, medical, and personnel services to Families with special needs. Airmen and Guardians on active duty enroll in the program when they have a Family member with a physical, emotional, developmental, or intellectual disorder requiring specialized services so their needs can be considered in the military personnel assignment process. The overall goal of EFMP is to help Families accompany the Service member to the right duty locations, not to exclude them.
Air National Guard personnel serving under authority of Title 10, United States Code and Title 32, United States Code and other ARNG Service members on active duty exceeding 30 days with exceptional Family members (Children and adults) are required to enroll in the EFMP.
The EFMP, working in concert with other military and civilian agencies, is designed to provide a comprehensive, coordinated, multi-agency approach for community support, housing, medical, educational and personnel services to Families with special needs.
EFMP Objectives:
To assess, document and code the special education and medical needs of eligible Family members in all locations, and forward these coded needs to the military personnel agencies for consideration during the assignment process
To consider the medical needs of the Exceptional Family Member during the continental United States (CONUS) and outside the continental United States (OCONUS) assignment process. To consider the special education needs of the Exceptional Family Member during the OCONUS assignment process (excludes Alaska and Hawaii). To assign Service members to an area where the Exceptional Family Member's medical and special education needs can be accommodated provided there is a valid personnel requirement for the Airman's grade and specialty
To provide a mechanism for DA Civilians to inform:
The Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS) of the arrival of dependent Children with special education and medically related service needs
The gaining medical activity of the arrival of Family members with medical needs
To ensure that all eligible Family members receive information and assistance needed to involve them with community support services to meet their needs
To ensure facility and program accessibility to individuals with disabilities
To provide Early Intervention Services (EIS) to eligible infants and toddlers and their Families
EFMP Enrollment:
Airmen and Guardians initiate enrollment in EFMP by contacting their nearest Air Force Medical Treatment Facility EFMP case coordinator. Participants in the EFMP are enrolled permanently in the program unless medical or special education needs warrant case closure or the Service member is separated from the military. Airmen and Guardians are responsible for keeping the medical and/or special education needs documentation current as the Exceptional Family Member’s condition changes or at least every three years, whichever comes first.
Completion of DD Form 2792 (Family Member Medical Summary) and/or DD Form 2792-1 (Special Education/Early Intervention Summary) and AF Form 2523 (Exceptional Family Member Program Medical Information Form) will constitute enrollment in the EFMP for TRICARE Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) enrollment purposes.
Airmen and Guardians must also complete AF Form 4380 (Special Needs Screener) and If the Family member’s condition(s) meet enrollment criteria, an assignment limitation code (“Q”) is entered in the active duty sponsor’s electronic personnel record. The sponsor is then known as “Q-coded,” and medical and educational authorities can now consider special needs when sponsors are projected for assignments
Airmen and Guardians who are members of the Air Force Joint Spouse Program will both enroll in the EFMP when they have a Family member that qualifies. This process will ensure that the assignment manager of each sponsor considers the Family's special needs.
EFMP & Me Tool :
The DoD provides the EFMP & Me Tool to Service members and their Families. The tool is available 24/7 and provides direct access to the latest information and resources. Categories of needs and interests include:
EFMP and Enrollment
Accessibility and Housing
Family and Community Life
Separation and Retirement, and
Long-Term Financial Planning
Users can create and account and save their progress and checklists, download a PDF, or use without creating an account. For more information contact EFMP & Me at 1-800-342-9647.
Education Directory for Children with Special Needs:
The Education Directory for Children with Special Needs provides military Families with Children with special needs the information they need to make informed assignment decisions and easier transitions.
The directory consists of two components:
The Early Intervention Directory focusing on early intervention services for Children birth through 3 years old
The School-Age Directory focusing on education services for Children with special needs, 3 through 21 years old
Both provide tools and resources to help with the transition to a new location. The Early Intervention Directory summarizes national and state level early intervention trends and includes descriptions of local early intervention service providers. The School-Age Directory summarizes national and state level trends for special education and includes descriptions of individual school districts. Military One Source also offers a quarterly Exceptional Advocate eNewsletter a link to sign up along with archive of past editions are available on their website.
DirectSTEP® eCourse Program:
EFMP has partnered with LRP Publications to bring DirectSTEP® eCourses at NO CHARGE to Service members, Families, EFMP staff and special education staff associated with military Children. It is designed to be a resource which explains legal requirements and situations, best practices for behavior management, autism, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) eligibility, Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), and more. DirectSTEP® courses teach staff, parents, and educators how to handle critical education issues to obtain positive outcomes. A complete list of DirectSTEP® classes can be found here.
Respite Care Program:
The Respite Care Program is a component of EFMP that provides a temporary rest period for Family members responsible for regular care of persons with disabilities. Care may be provided in the EFMP respite care user's home and other settings such as special needs camps and enrichment programs. Respite care is important because it decreases Family stress, increases Family stability and reduces costly out-of-home placements, thereby contributing to Airmen and Guardian readiness.
Military One Source Exceptional Family Member Program Overview: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/family-relationships/special-needs/exceptional-family-member
DoD EFMP Quick reference Guide: https://download.militaryonesource.mil/12038/MOS/ResourceGuides/EFMP-Family-Support-Reference-Guide.pdf
DoD Regulation 1315.19: Exceptional Family Member Program: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/131519p.pdf
Exceptional Family Member Program Coverage overview - Tricare: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/family-relationships/special-needs/exceptional-family-member/making-the-most-of-efmp-family-support-services-with-the-efmp-family-needs-assessment/
Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program Benefits and Entitlements: https://www.afpc.af.mil/Airman-and-Family/Exceptional-Family-Member-Program/
Air Force Instruction 40-701: Medical Support to Family Member Relocation and Exceptional Family Member Program: https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_sg/publication/afi40-701/afi40-701.pdf
For the location of the Exceptional Family Member Program office on local Air Force Installations, check the Military Resource Locator library on MyAirForceBenefits: https://www.myairforcebenefits.us.af.mil/Benefit-Library/Resource-Locator
Air Force Medical Service EFMP: https://www.airforcemedicine.af.mil/EFMP/
Tricare Resources for Families with Special Needs: https://www.tricare.mil/CoveredServices/SpecialNeeds/SNResources
EFMP EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBER PROGRAM
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PHONE: (813) 827-9909
OFFICE HOURS:
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PHONE: (813) 828-0122 OR 0136
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Thursday: 11am - 4pm
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PHONE: (813) 828-2005
OFFICE HOURS: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
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The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is designed to provide support and coordinated assignment management to military families with special needs. What's considered a special need? See the criteria HERE .
The program is MANDATORY for all service members whose dependents meet the criteria. The program's objectives can be found HERE . Your MacDill AFB EFMP Team (Medical, Family Support, Assignments & Partners) assists DoD ID cardholders of all branches of service. To learn more about each agency and how they can help, check out the resources below.
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Exceptional Family Member Program - Medical
RAMSTEIN EFMP – Medical is located in the Ramstein Clinic (building 2114, first floor) on Ramstein AB, Germany. We serve Ramstein and 170+ geographically separated units to include Stuttgart, Rota and Moron with multiple EFMP Medical processes to include: EFMP Enrollment, EFMP Disenrollment, Family Member Travel Screenings for PCS, Command Sponsorship, EFMP Reassignments, Humanitarian Reassignment Support, Newborn Letters, Travel Appeal Support and Tricare ECHO Enrollment.
For all other needs and inquiries to include requests for an in-person appointment, please reach out to us by email at our organizational email box: [email protected]
For more information regarding the Exceptional Family Member Program, please visit the following websites: https://daffamilyvector.us.af.mil https://efmpandme.militaryonesource.mil
Click the respective link for your EFMP needs
Outprocessing
If you are near the end of your tour you will need to start the process with EFMP to get clearance for your next duty station. Upon notification of your assignment, you will need to complete a Family Member Travel Worksheet and other various forms. See the above navigation for information on each process. If there are any questions or concerns contact our org box at any time for further guidance.
Family Member Travel Screening Timeline/Flowchart
Command Sponsorship
Enrollment/Disenrollment
IAW AFI 40-701 states “Enrollment in EFMP is mandatory for RegAF members where family member conditions are identified that meet enrollment criteria, as specified in DoDI 1315.19.”
DoDI 1315.19 states that EFMP enrollment is needed if any of the following criteria are met:
Please refer Attachment 1.
As a result, we have Q-coded you as the sponsor to reflect your family member’s enrollment status. This Q-code is placed on our personal record as the sponsor and serves as an “assignment limitation code”. This does not mean that you are being limited in pursuing any assignments that you may choose to. It only means that the Air Force cannot force you as the sponsor to PCS to or remain at any duty station where your enrolled dependent cannot receive appropriate/suitable care for their specialty care needs. You are still able to pursue any assignment that you wish to and complete the appropriate clearance process for that assignment as any other AF member would do.
The following forms are required to be completed in order to finalize your dependent’s EFMP enrollment: AF form 2523, DD form 2005 and Ramstein EFMP Initial Contact Form . Please complete in MyVector ( https://daffamilyvector.us.af.mil )
Disenrollment EFMP disenrollment for medical needs is accomplished by having a military PCM or off-base provider fill out a new DD form 2792 that indicates resolution of the previously identified specialty care needed along with any necessary supporting documentation (medical records) showing that the specialty care no longer applies to your dependent. This updated form can be brought to the EFMP office on Ramstein Air Base in building 2114, Rm. 146 for review and final determination on enrollment status.
Accelerated Orders
The New Accelerated Orders Initiative (AOI)
1. Effective 18 March 2022, AFPC is expanding the Accelerated Orders Initiative (AOI) for eligible Service Members (exceptions listed below). 2. This AOI enhances the Service Member's experience by providing orders in-hand prior to fully completing all Permanent Change of Station (PCS) requirements. 3. This expedited process facilitates earlier scheduling of Household Goods (HHGs), passenger travel, and Passport/Visa applications (etc.) and simplifies the customer service experience. 4. This is a two-part orders process and members will NOT be cleared to PCS until an amendment is issued stating member dependents have been cleared to travel. 5. There are only a few airmen who will be excluded from this initiative: a. Accessions b. Pipeline students and trainees c. PPCs of 999/PAG/9NC/CAA/SAV/91Z d. Those relocating with dependents to Eielson AFB
Part 1. The Following Four Items Must Be Initiated Prior to Issuing Orders:
1. Active Duty Member’s Medical Clearance a. Members must initiate the Individual IMR clearance process (screenshot required). b. Fill out medical clearance memo (attached) c. Fill out AOI acknowledgment memo (attached) d. Return these three items to MPF ([email protected]).
2. Initial MyVector Travel Screening Questionnaire is complete and the Family Member Travel Screening application is initiated (when required – not all families will be directed to do a full application).
a. Members must login to MyVector and complete the screener . b. And initiate a MyVector FMTS application when required . 3. Retainability (If applicable) a. If member is missing retainability for their next assignment, the process needs to be initiated to be eligible for AOI.
4. Follow-On Assignment Determinations (If applicable)
* Please know that the EFMP office does not give you any approval document or notification to submit for your accelerated orders request. The MPF can see in their MyVector system when a sponsor has met the MyVector requirement for Accelerated orders
*Accelerated Orders will now allow you to book important moving appointments! But please remember that they do not give you permission to sign out of your base nor do they give your dependents permission for travel. You must still complete part 2 below!
Part 2. Family Member(s) Cleared to Travel:
1. Accelerated orders MUST be amended to document the Final Dependents’ Travel Determination before ADSMs are permitted to final out from their losing base/MPF and travel to their new PCS location.
2. Once the MyVector Travel Screener is cleared by AFPC Central Cell , an amendment will be issued.
3. This amendment must be authenticated in the OPA section with the following comment: “All dependents medically cleared for travel on (date)”.
4. If the sponsor decides to travel without their dependent, then
a. The OPA section comment must then read “Dependents will not relocate” b. This election should be documented on the AF Form 965 c. This should also be documented in their MyVector Travel Screening Questionnaire d. These dependents should under no circumstances relocate with the sponsor to an overseas base with the plan to ask for command sponsorship once they arrive at the new duty station as this process in lieu of a MyVector Screening is not permitted by the Central Cell or allowed by overseas gaining bases
* Service members who PCS to the gaining location without completing mandatory PCS requirements (i.e. the completion of their Family Member Travel Screening through MyVector) will result in a Category I discrepancy, an FDI failure and may face disciplinary actions.
*Additional difficulties will occur for families who travel to without clearance to overseas bases:
o Their dependents are not assured access to MTF medical care or base educational supports at their next assignment.
o Their dependents will not have command sponsorship at their overseas base and will not be able to legally enroll in Tricare Prime Overseas or receive Primary Care Management (have a physician assigned to care for them) at base medical clinics. They will also not qualify for nurse case management, referral services or medical movement.
o They may have to pay back any funds that were used to move their families to the unauthorized location.
o They may face major delays (possible up to the entire length of their unaccompanied assignment tour) in any attempt to request any sort of exception to policy for a post-pcs-in-lieu-of-proper-PCS-clearance command sponsorship at their new overseas location.
o They do not have access to the EFMP reassignment benefit as they chose to accept this assignment unaccompanied and therefore without the promise of medical and educational supports for dependents.
Annual Updates
What is an annual update?
Annual updates provide the opportunity for a check-in between enrolled dependents and the Special Needs Coordinator at EFMP. This allows the EFMP team to ensure that all enrolled dependents have an up-to-date EFMP record and provides an opportunity for families to address any changes in dependent medical needs.
IAWI AFI 40-701 states that the EFMP Special Needs Coordinator ensures Q-coded sponsors assigned to the installation are contacted annually to update their EFMP status, and provide any updates needed in contact information, family composition, or family member conditions; verification of need for continued enrollment as well as pending PCS should also be discussed.
If there have been any changes in the specialty care needs of an enrolled dependent, they will need an updated DD form 2792 completed by their medical provider.
Newborn Letter
Requirements
- 2 week well exam from Ramstein or any MTF
- Email to .org box with: 1. First/Middle and Last name for infant. 2. Date of Birth 3. Location of Birth 4. Sponsor’s full SSN
Reassignments
-If you are planning to request EFMP Reassignment, please see your local EFMP office and make an appointment with the Special Needs Coordinator. Also, the sponsor needs to talk to their shirt, chief, or commander to inform them of their request and to assist with the process. Any engagement with your functional manager/assignments officer will go through your command staff.
-EFMP Reassignments can only be requested if you have a family member enrolled in EFMP. If you have a family member with specialty care needs who is not yet enrolled, the first step that the Special Needs Coordinator and Technicians will take is to help you enroll that family member.
-If there is more than 1 person in the family enrolled into EFMP, ensure the other person/people on EFMP all accomplish an updated 2792 or 2792-1 and IEP/IFSP (if on EFMP for education) if necessary. Engage with the Special Needs Technicians as soon as possible for a medical screening to see which paperwork is required for which dependents.
-Turn in all 2792s/2792-1s/IEPs/IFSPs to the EFMP-M office at once. Ensure page 3 of 2792 and page 1 of 2792-1 are signed. The Special Needs Coordinator (SNC) will then conduct a review of the current network capabilities and create a letter of support that is mandatory for package submission. -When SNC provides the complete package tailored to your specific case (which may include 2792s/2792-1s and IEPs/IFSPs, a Q-Code Letter, a SNC Letter of Support, a copy of your original 1466 which approved travel to your current location)… then the Sponsor will need to upload to vMPF. -Please know that you may also submit a Memorandum For Record from the sponsor/family along with the rest of the documents in your package. This does not need to have a specific letterhead or format. It can read for EFMP Assignments from Name and Rank of the sponsor. It may be used to communicate any important additional information you would like EFMP Assignments to know such as the reasoning behind requesting a specific location (i.e. family support or a previously used medical specialist). This MFR however is NOT necessary.
-The Sponsor will need to upload the complete package into virtual MPF. When you log in to virtual MPF you will want to select “self-service actions” in the navigation menu on the left hand side of the screen. Then you will select “assignments” and “exceptional family member program application”. The rest should be self-explanatory.
-Any questions or problems with the upload process through vMPF should be directed towards the Total Force Center at DSN 312-665-0102/ Commercial (210) 565-0102 . They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. These are the individuals who man the phones for the EFMP-Assignments office.
-Please note** the Sponsor will get to list 1 base of preference in vMPF. I recommend you choose something realistic rather than your dream base (realistic= base where sponsor is needed and services are robust). IMPORTANT TO KNOW: The Air Force has 11 expedited bases. These are bases that usually approve travel recommendations because there are ample services in the area. These are great for your base of preference if you know Sponsor is needed there: Lackland, Randolph, Bolling, Andrews, Hill, Langley, Luke, Los Angeles, MacDill, Wright Patterson, Nellis.
-You will know that your submission was successful when you receive a control number . This number is to help identify your case. A successful submission also initiates a message to your commander asking them if they are aware that you are requesting reassignment. Your commander can not disapprove your reassignment, however he/she will be able to approve that they are aware and support you.
-After upload, the assignment matching process begins: 5 potential bases are picked first by where your dependents medical care needs should be able to be met and secondly according to the needs of the Air Force, your job and your rank. Those bases will get your family’s package and they much each determine if they currently have services to support your dependents’ needs. Out of the 5 bases that do have services, AFPC will choose a base.
-EFMP-M Ramstein does not have access to the submission and will not be able to answer questions about the status after submission because the process is no longer controlled by us. EFMP-Assignments and AFPC control the process from here on out and the next notification, if it is approved, will come directly to the member by AFPC in the form of a new assignment. There is no other phone number than that of the Total Force Center to call about the assignment. At this point, patience is required. If there should arise a reason that you need to add updated or new information into your reassignment package, you will need a MSgt/Lt Col or higher in your chain of command (first sgt or commander) to call the total force center for you using your control number. You cannot call and neither can the EFMP Medical office. However, please let us know if you have any concerns or questions and we will do our best to assist you.
-From the time of reassignment submission, it takes about 6-7 weeks to get an official notification of new assignment. Most Report No later Then Dates are set for 30 days out from notification. Please work with your leadership if you need to request that this date be shifted.
-Please know that you cannot turn down your new assignment.
ECHO Enrollments
The TRICARE Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) provides supplemental services to active duty members (ADFMs) with qualifying mental or physical disabilities. ECHO offers integrated services and supplies beyond those offered by your TRICARE program option. Active duty sponsors with family members seeking ECHO services must enroll in their service’s Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) (unless waived in specific situations) and register for ECHO with their regional contractor or TRICARE Area Office (TAO) director overseas to be eligible for ECHO benefits.
ECHO Eligibility:
- TRICARE-eligible ADFMs, including family members of National Guard and Reserve members called or ordered to active duty service for more than 30 consecutive days
- Family members who are eligible for continued coverage under the Transitional Assistance Management Program
- Children or spouses of former service members who were victims of physical or emotional abuse
CONUS/OCONUS PCS
- AF Form 1466 - AF Form 1466 Interview - AF Form 4380 - Family Member Travel Screener (FMTS) - DD Form 2792 - DD Form 2792-1 - DD Form 2870
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The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is designed to make sure that the Air Force is able to support your family's medical and educational needs.
It is a mandatory enrollment program for all Active Duty Airmen who have a special needs family member.
The Air Force has developed a new online process for this, but please feel free to reach out to your Spangdahlem EFMP office with any questions or concerns.
You can reach us at 452-8137/06565-61-8137 or 452-3107/06565-61-3107 .
Getting Started
ATTENTION ALL ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS!!!
THE PCS PROCESS HAS CHANGED:
Step 1 - assignment notification
step 2 - pcs clearance application (myvector)
Sponsors will be directed to initiate the PCS Clearance application for their EFMP enrolled family members or if they will be traveling to an overseas location. Any dependent over 18 will have to complete their own portion of the application. They will be given a separate link to sign in to complete their documentation. Once all documentation is complete, sponsors will submit the application for review. *Please note: If there are any discrepancies with the application, a ticket will have to be submitted to AFPC by the EFMP office to have the application removed and a new one initiated*
Step 3 - I've completed my application, now what?
Once your PCS application is submitted, it goes through different levels before you receive your clearance for PCS: *The majority of the review is done with the Central Cell at AFPC*
- Pending Application
- Submitted to Losing Base SNC
- Processing with Losing Base SNC
- Submitted to Medical Administrators
- Processing with Medical Administrators
- Submitted to Case Builders
- Processing with Case Builders
- Submitted for Medical Review
- Under Medical Review
- Submitted to Gaining Base EFMP-M
- Processing with Gaining Base SNC
- Submitted to Gaining Base SGH
- Final Determination
Step 4 - I have been approved for travel by my gaining base, what do I do?
Once a final determination is made by the gaining location, the sponsor will be notified via email of their clearance. AFPC no longer provides approved AF Form 1466s. Please keep a copy of the email from AFPC for your Outbound Assignment counselor. They should not ask you for an AF Form 1466 unless you are undergoing the Command Sponsorship process.
** IF YOU ARE NOT CLEARED FOR YOUR NEXT ASSIGNMENT, AN ASSIGNMENT NAVIGATOR FROM AFPC WILL REACH OUT TO THE SPONSOR WITHIN 3-5 DUTY DAYS WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR REASSIGNMENT**
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EFMP-M encompasses the medical and educational review functions that support accompanied military assignments, the EFMP and Department of Defense's Educational and Developmental Intervention Services (EDIS). This instruction supports portions of Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2110, Assignments, AFI 36-3020, Family
- EFMP-Medical (EFMP-M) provides screening, enrollment and assignment coordination through the Family Member Travel Screening (FMTS) process - EFMP-Assignments (EFMP-A) considers the medical and educational needs of the family when the required services are not available at the Airman's or Guardian's current or projected assignment location
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EFMP-M works with the Assignments branch at the Air Force Personnel Center and with installation Military Personnel Section to provide comprehensive and coordinated support for the assignment actions our families frequently experience. This is accomplished through a family member travel screening during relocations.
Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program The Exceptional Family Member Program is a mandatory enrollment program administered by the medical community that works with key community agencies to identify active duty sponsors who have family members with special educational or medical needs.
The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is designed to make sure that the Air Force is able to support your family's medical and educational needs. It is a mandatory enrollment program for all Active Duty Airmen who have one or more dependents that require special medical or educational support.
The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is a mandatory enrollment program that works with other military and civilian agencies to provide comprehensive and coordinated community support, housing, educational, medical, and personnel services to Families with special needs.
EFMP - ASSIGNMENTS PHONE: (813) 828-2005 OFFICE HOURS: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY Assignments/MPF Page Email: [email protected] The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is designed to provide support and coordinated assignment management to military families with special needs. What's considered a special need? See the criteria HERE.
The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) was established to assist Airmen who have a family member(s) with special needs meeting Department of Defense (DoD) enrollment criteria. ... (EFMP) Assignments Branch) REFERENCES: AFI 36-2110 , Assignments, Attachment 25 . TARGET AUDIENCE: Air Force Regular Active Duty . Date of Revisions Revisions .
Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) actions are designed to assist an Airman who has a family member with special needs that meet ... according to AFI 36-2110, Assignments, paragraphs A24.2.1 and A24.2.2 that is more severe than usually encountered by other Air Force members
IAW AFI 40-701 states "Enrollment in EFMP is mandatory for RegAF members where family member conditions are identified that meet enrollment criteria, as specified in DoDI 1315.19." DoDI 1315.19 states that EFMP enrollment is needed if any of the following criteria are met: Please refer Attachment 1.
It is a mandatory enrollment program for all Active Duty Airmen who have a special needs family member. The Air Force has developed a new online process for this, but please feel free to reach out to your Spangdahlem EFMP office with any questions or concerns. You can reach us at 452-8137/06565-61-8137 or 452-3107/06565-61-3107.