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EFMP Categories
There are six EFMP enrollment categories. These enrollment categories are based on:
Type of Specialist required
Frequency of requirements
Availability of services
Severity of medical and/or educational needs
Category I:
Category I enrollment is for monitoring purposes with no limitation of assignment. This category is
used to make the Naval Personnel Command (or NPC) aware that there are mild issues, or that
there have been issues in the past that are no longer relevant (for example, greater than five years
cancer free). Category I enrollees will need to update their status every three years or if their
condition or issue worsens.
Examples of Category I conditions:
Mild hypertension
Seasonal allergies
Easy to accommodate educational needs
Category II:
Category II is used to identify and pinpoint duty stations and assignments where the Navy can
ensure that the EFM needs are met. Typically a Category II enrollee can be treated by a general
provider (i.e. a regular medical doctor) and don’t require specialized services. This category may
also indicate that there are uncomplicated educational needs that need to be addressed.
Examples of Category II conditions:
Hypertension
Mild migraines
Eczema
Stable ADHD/ADD
Category III:
Category III enrollees are typically ineligible for overseas assignments based on the level of care
required by their condition. These enrollees require specialized services which require that they
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live within three hours of a major medical facility or treatment center. Category III may also
indicate that the EFM has a complex or specialized educational need.
Examples of Category III conditions:
Moderate disabilities
Diabetes Type II
Asthma
Most behavioral and dental health needs
Category IV:
Individuals in the EFMP Category IV have conditions that require specialized care and treatment.
Category IV requires that the EFM live in major medical areas in the continental United States and
within 50 miles of a major medical treatment facility. Category IV EFM’s may require special
housing needs such as living in single story housing. Like Category III, Category IV can also indicate
complex specialized educational needs. There are eight Category IV locations in CONUS.
Category IV Locations
Groton
Bethesda
Portsmouth
Charleston
Jacksonville
Pensacola
San Diego
Bremerton
Examples of Category IV conditions:
Severe lupus
Cerebral palsy
Chronic heart disease
Major depression or other mental health conditions
Category V:
The needs of Category V enrollees are highly specialized, complex and severe and require
continuity of care best served at CONUS homesteading locations.
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This category includes provisions for homesteading in an area that can support both sea and shore
assignments. Homesteading will not preclude the requirement for sea/shore rotation of the
sponsor, nor will it interfere in the unaccompanied assignment of a sponsor, providing the needs
of the EFM member are addressed. There are five Category V locations.
Category V “Homesteading” Locations
Norfolk, VA
San Diego, CA
Jacksonville, FL
Bremerton, WA
Washington, DC
Examples of Category V conditions:
Multiple and/or severe disabilities
Most forms of cancer
Autism
Extensive care needs
Category VI:
Category VI is for temporary enrollments for short durations. Typically the family will remain in
one area during the duration of the diagnostics, evaluation or treatment. The need for enrollment
is updated between six and twelve months based on condition.
Examples of Category VI conditions:
High risk pregnancy
Premature infant
Undergoing current short-term treatment or counseling
