The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is a multi-service
program that is designed to insure that families with special needs are
stationed near facilities, military or civilian, that can meet their special
needs. The EFMP office will serve as a liaison between the military
member and various services in the local area. An exceptional family member can
only be the member's spouse, child, or other persons actually residing in the
member's household, who are dependent on the member for over half of their
financial support. IAW AFI 40-301 states that enrollment is mandatory for
service members who have family member's special medical or educational
needs.
Exceptional Family Needs are divided into three
categories:
(1) General Medical Services (GMS): A
variety of physiological, psychological, or social conditions of a chronic
nature that have been medically diagnosed and require specialized treatment,
referred by a medical provider.
(2) Special Education Services
(SES): Special instruction designed to meet the unique
educational needs of a child. This includes education provided in
school, at home, in a hospital or in an institution, and physical and vocational
education program. An Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) is
normally required to be considered in this category.
(3) Medically
Related Services (MRS): Developmental, corrective and other
required supportive services which allows the student to benefit from a special
educational program, and which are provided by or under professional medical
supervision (i.e., speech, physical and occupational therapy; audiology,
dietetics, ophthalmology, etc.) Like the SES category, these must be
on the IEP in order to be considered MRS.
EARLY INTERVENTION
PROGRAM:
Purpose: Educational and Development Intervention
Services (EDIS) provides family centered services to infants and toddlers (0 to
36 months of age) with established developmental delays or with a medical
condition which has a high probability of resulting in a developmental
delay. These services are required for DDESS Schools per 32 CFR Part
80 and DoDI 1342.12
Eligibility: Eligibility for EDIS
in the MTF is based on the child's entitlement to a free education in the DoDEA
school, not on entitlement to medical care. Once a child reaches 36
months of age they will fall into the DDES Special Education Program managed at
the Maxwell Elementary School. There are sixteen services which Congress
requires early intervention programs to make available to young children with
special needs and their families. They include: Family Training,
Special Instruction, Occupational Therapy, Social Work Services, Psychological
Services, Speech-Language Pathology, Nursing Services, Diagnostic Medical
Services, Certain Health Services, Vision Services, Physical Therapy, Certain
Transportation Costs, Service Coordination, Assistive Technology, Nutrition
Services, Audiology, and Service Coordination.
Structural
Accessibility Base Housing: Encompasses design modifications and
enhancements that permit safe access to and from military housing in accordance
with the provisions of Public Law 90-480, Architectural Barriers Act (i.e.,
ramps, accessible bathrooms and kitchens, etc.)
The TRICARE Service
Center Representative can also provide you with resources available for special
needs family members in this area.
The area's Vocational Rehabilitation
Services, Social Security Administration and state Medicaid services can all be
found at Contacts/Links.
Please visit Contacts/Links for more
information.