Keeping Your Child's Care Going Through an EFMP PCS
How to protect therapies, IEPs and specialists when EFMP families move — the continuity plan the system doesn't hand you.
- Therapies (ABA, speech, OT/PT), specialists and school IEPs all reset with a move — plan the rebuild before you leave.
- TRICARE network changes can sever existing providers; confirm in-network care exists at the gaining location first.
- Request records, current IEP, and provider summaries early so the new team starts where the old one left off.
- Use the special-needs consultation to line up resources at the new installation before you arrive.
EFMP & Special Needs Consultation (official, free) — EFMP enrollment is through your branch; special-needs consultations are free through the official program. Call 800-342-9647.
Frequently asked
Will EFMP stop me from getting assigned somewhere without care?
That's the point of EFMP — to factor your family's needs into assignments. It's not perfect, so confirm services exist at the gaining location and build a continuity plan early.
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