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.
The objective of the EFMP is to assess, document and code the special education and medical needs of eligible Family members and forward these coded needs to military personnel for consideration during the assignment process.
Benefits of the program include consideration of the medical needs of the EFM during the assignment process and assignment of Soldiers to areas where medical and special education needs can be accommodated, provided there is a valid personnel requirement for the Soldier's grade and specialty.
If you think you might have a Family member who is eligible for services, here's a quick and easy way to determine if they may qualify for EFMP enrollment.
Does your Family member have…
1. Special education services that are specified on an Individual Education Plan or Early Intervention Services specified on and Individual Family Service Plan.
2. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Deficit Disorder requiring intensive management by any provider.
3. Any diagnosis requiring medical care above the level normally provided by a family practitioner in an outpatient clinic setting
4. Potentially life-threatening conditions or conditions requiring intensive follow-up support within the past five years.
5. Chronic outpatient or impatient mental health treatment within the past five years.
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, contact the Army Community Service EFMP Office.
Enrollment in EFMP does not adversely affect selection for promotion, school or assignment. Additionally, information concerning enrollment in EFMP or any data used in the program is not made available to local or DA promotion or school selection boards.
For further information, call 520.533.6871 or 520.538.5899.
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