MCO 1754.4C governs the Marine Corps Exceptional Family Member Program, including enrollment, assignments, family support, and respite care.
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It defines procedures for identifying, enrolling, screening, assigning, and supporting families with special medical and educational needs. It requires confidentiality protections, background checks, mandated reporting, and controls for respite care reimbursement.
Applies to: Per references (a) and (b), Marine Corps EFMP is a mandatory enrollment program for Active Duty Service members and Active Reservists, who have a family member with special medical and/or educational needs and is designed to support the PCS assignment process.
Per references (a) and (b), Marine Corps EFMP is a mandatory enrollment program for Active Duty Service members and Active Reservists, who have a family member with special medical and/or educational needs and is designed to support the PCS assignment process. (paragraph 4)
Family members are disenrolled when they meet at least one of the following criteria: a. The family member is no longer a DEERS-eligible dependent. b. Dependent children who are no longer eligible for EI, special education or related services through an IFSP or IEP and do not require ongoing health care, specialty medical or mental health services, as defined by reference (a). c. Adult dependents who no longer require ongoing health care, specialty medical or mental health services, as defined by reference (a). (paragraph 1)
The maximum number of reimbursed hours is 20 per month, per family. (paragraph 4)
Respite care reimbursement may not be used to pay for pre-school programs, child care to allow sponsor or spouse to work or attend school, therapy sessions, or therapeutic recreation for the EFM. (paragraph 4)
EFMP staff are mandated reporters and shall report any incident or suspected incident of child abuse to the local Family Advocacy Program and Child Protective Services. (paragraph 4)