Exceptional Family Member Program

The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is designed to provide support to military family members with special needs. The EFMP is a multidisciplinary assignment tool that interfaces with other military and civilian agencies to provide comprehensive and coordinated medical, educational, community and personnel support to military families with special needs. EFMP documents long-term medical needs (including physical and mental health) and special education needs of exceptional family members as mandated by OPNAVINST 1754.2E. Enrollment in EFMP ensures consideration of the needs of the family members in the detailing process.

To determine whether the program applies to you, answer the following questions. If you answer “yes” to any of them, contact your local hospital/clinic, or the EFMP resource specialist at your local Fleet and Family Support Center for additional information. It’s important that you enroll before your projected rotation date (PRD) to ensure your detailer considers your family’s special needs prior to selecting your next duty station.

• Do you have a child with a disability?
• Do you have a dependent child over 21 in the incapacitated dependent program?
• Do you have a child in special education more than 10 percent of the school day?
• Do you have a spouse or child receiving treatment for cancer, lupus, heart disease, leukemia, diabetes, mental illness, or other long term illness?
• Do you have a family member in a residential treatment facility?
• Do you have a child receiving medical care through a state medical program?
• Do you have a family member receiving supplemental security income (SSI) benefits?
• Are you a geographic bachelor because a family member’s special medical or educational needs?

For initial enrollment, update, or disenrollment please follow instructions below:

1. Initial Enrollment/ updates
   1. Fill out form below and make an appointment with your PCM
   2. For child dependents with IEP or IFSP bring a copy with the education form below completed by the school or EDIS with the EFMP form if applicable
2. For disenrollment:
   1. Fill out EFMP form below and make an appointment with your PCM
   2. For child dependent if originally enrolled for education reasons, then complete the education form below.
3. After all forms have been completed turn them into the EFMP office or email the distro requesting to send the forms DoD SAFE if unable to send encrypted emails.

EFMP Forms

Family Member Medical Summary (right click link to download file with "Save link as")
Early Intervention/ Special Education Summary

Below is the link for the Yokosuka EFMP case liaison info in Military OneSource.
https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/military-installation/commander-fleet-activities-yokosuka/exceptional-family-member-program/exceptional-family-member-program