Exceptional Family Member Program

The EFMP is a mandatory enrollment program that works with other military and civilian agencies to provide services to families with special needs. EFMP at ACS links families with community, support, housing, education, medical, and personnel services. The Army uses the EFMP to identify family members who have special needs and to help the military personnel system make assignments to locations where DODDS system and the military medical departments have established programs to service family member's needs. For more information on EFMP and services available at military installations worldwide, go to www.militaryonesource.com and relocation tools at www.MilitaryHOMEFRONT.dod.mil/moving.
Purpose
The EFMP is used to assess, document, and code the special education and/or medical needs of eligible family members regardless of location and to:

  1. Consider the medical and/or educational needs of the Exceptional Family Member (EFM) during the assignment coordination process, either to CONUS (Stateside) or OCONUS (Overseas).
  2. Assign Soldiers to an area where the EFM's medical and/or special-education needs can be accommodated when there is a valid requirement for the Soldier's grade and specialty.
  3. Ensure facilities and programs are accessible to individuals with disabilities and to provide related services to children with disabilities.
Contact Information:
Hainerberg Housing, Building 7790
mil 335-5234/5254
civ (0611) 4080-234/254

EFMP Services:

  • Community in-processing • Referral services
  • EFMP screening and enrollment forms • Respite Care
  • Special Needs Resources • EFMP Family Support Group
  • Special Needs Accommodation Process (SNAP) services
 
Who is an exceptional family member?
An Exceptional Family Member (EFM) is a family member (child or adult) with any physical, emotional, developmental, or intellectual disorder that requires special treatment, therapy, education, training or counseling. Possible reasons for enrollment include (but are not limited to) asthma; allergies; epilepsy; diabetes; developmental delays; speech, language, hearing or visible impairment; behavioral issues; physical disabilities; and mental-health disorders.
Who must enroll in EFMP?
Enrollment is mandatory for EFM's of Soldiers who serve in the Active Army, Active U.S. Army Reserve, or and USAR Soldier on active duty over 30 days.
When is an EFMP screening needed?
An EFMP screening is needed when: a Soldier and family are assigned to a post OCONUS; a Soldier is seeking command sponsorship; there is a change in family (such as a marriage or birth of child); Intra-Theater Transfer (ITT); Consecutive Overseas Tour (COT).
What Is The EFMP Screening Process?
  1. The Soldier will obtain and complete DA Form 5888 and DA Form 7246. Forms can be obtained at ACS, the MTF, or downloaded from form flow. On the DA Form 5888, the Family Member Deployment Screening Sheet, the soldier completes Part A questions 1-7. Question 8 requires authentication from Personnel Services. Part B is left blank for the Wiesbaden Army Health Clinic to fill out. The DA Form 7246, the EFMP Screening Questionnaire, will be completely filled out by the soldier on all family members. One form will be completed for the entire family.
  2. Submit the completed forms to the Wiesbaden Army Health Clinic EFMP Office; Room 112 or call Central Appointments at DSN 337-6213 or 0611-705-6213 and request an EFMP screening.
  3. The EFMP Nurse will call you with your appointment time. If you have not received a phone call within 3 business days from the day you turned in your paperwork, you may call the EFMP Nurse at mil 337‑6213, civ (0611) 705‑6213 to check the status of your paperwork.
Does EFMP enrollment ever need to be updated?
Yes. EFMP enrollment must be updated every three years or when there is a significant change in diagnosis. Soldiers are responsible for ensuring EFMP enrollment is current.
If I do not update my EFM's enrollment, is he/she automatically disenrolled from EFMP?
No. In order to disenroll from EFMP the Soldier must contact the Health Clinic (for medical EFMP) or the school (for educational EFMP). If it is found that enrollment is no longer warranted, the necessary paperwork must be filled out and sent to Landstuhl.
Who do I go to for EFMP enrollment, update, or disenrollment?
That depends on the reason your family member is enrolled in EFMP. For medical conditions, screenings and changes are processed through the Wiesbaden Health Clinic. For educational enrollment, contact the CSC Chair at the school where your child attends. However, during the summer months when school personnel are not available, the Wiesbaden Health Clinic will provide assistance in completing and processing Educational EFMP enrollment.
Does enrollment have any impact on the soldier's career?
Enrollment in EFMP does not adversely affect selection for promotion, schools, or assignment. Information concerning enrollment in EFMP or any of the data used in the program is not made available to selection boards.
What are the benefits of enrollment in the program?
Enrollment allows assignment managers at Army personnel agencies to consider the documented medical and/or special education needs of EFM's in the assignment process. When possible, Soldiers are assigned to an area where their EFM's medical and/or special education needs can be met. This will depend on a valid personnel requirement for the Soldier's grade, specialty, and eligibility for the tour. All Soldiers are still eligible for worldwide assignment.
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