EFMP Respite Care

• Sailors found eligible will receive 20 or 32 hours per month, per family, for whom a qualified provider delivers temporary relief to the primary care giver responsible for the regular care of the exceptional family member(s)
• Care is provided in the home of the Navy family
• There is no cost to families

• Active-duty Sailors who have an exceptional family member aged 18 years old and younger, living with them, and determined eligible by the Central Screening Committee (CSC).  The eligibility will be stated in the EFMP enrollment letter.
• Sailors with a current EFMP enrollment (DD Forms 2792 and 2792-1, as applicable, are NOT expired).
• Reservists must submit a copy of orders that denote an active-duty status of at least 180 days.  They only remain eligible while on active duty and as determined by the CSC.
• Sailors remain eligible for a 60-day transition period after retirement, in their current location, as long as they continue to meet eligibility requirements.
• Spouses of active-duty Sailors who have passed away will receive one additional year of respite care for their exceptional family member to allow for the family to transition.
• PERS456 EFMP Branch CSC, composed of medical professionals, utilizes the age specific DoD Respite Care rubric to determine /assess an EFM’s eligibility. 

• Visit: Sailors Families Exception to Policy Request 

• The Respite Care Program benefit is available in the Continental United States to include Hawaii.

• Sailors or spouse can visit https://www.childcareaware.org/fee-assistancerespite/military-families/navy/exceptional-family-member-program-efmp-respite-care/.
• Sponsor/spouse will call 1-800-424-2246 for enrollment information.
• The Sailor/spouse can expect to complete CCAoA specific documents and email the EFMP enrollment letter to CCAoA.  The EFMP enrollment letter will state the number of hours per month. Contact your EFMP Case Liaison if you need the EFMP enrollment letter.
• A CCAoA specialist will send an email back to the family confirming receipt of documents and the way forward.

• The entire process from applying to being matched with a provider can take up to 30 days.  If it takes any longer, please contact your EFMP Case Liaison.
• CCAoA has partner agencies they work with in order to provide respite care providers.  The family will be able to meet and interview each offered provider to determine which provider(s) best meets their needs. Once a provider is selected and the agency is notified then the family can begin scheduling care.