HENDERSON HALL

Exceptional Family Member Program

AUGUST 2018

(information from taxes.marylandtaxes.gov)

The Shop Maryland Tax-Free Week for 2018 is

Sunday, August 12 - Saturday, August 18. That

means qualifying apparel and footwear $100 or

less, per item, are exempt from the state sales

tax. Beginning in 2017, the first $40 of a back-

pack or bookbag purchase is also tax-free. Ac-

cessory items, except for backpacks, are not

included.

List of Taxable and Exempt Items (click for a complete list of taxable and exempt items)

(information from tax.virginia.gov)

From Friday, August 3 - Sunday, August 5,

2018, Virginia will have its 3-day sales tax holi-

day. During the sales tax holiday, you can

buy qualifying school supplies, clothing, foot-

wear, hurricane and emergency preparedness

items, and Energy Star™ and WaterSense™

products without paying sales tax.

School supplies, clothing, and footwear (click for a complete list of qualifying school supplies and clothing)

Qualified school supplies - $20 or less per item

Qualified clothing and footwear - $100 or less

per item

Ph

oto

from

: http

s://gallery.yo

priceville.co

m

Shop MARYLAND Tax-Free Week Shop VIRGINIA Tax-Free Weekend

2

IN THIS

NEWSLETTER: ▪ Training & Resource

Opportunities pg. 3

▪ August is National Im-

munization Awareness

Month pg. 3

▪ Tricare Coverage Infor-

mation pg. 4

▪ Autism Care Demon-

stration Information

pg. 5

▪ EFMP FAQ pg. 5

▪ Resource: Disability

Rights Maryland pg. 5

▪ FBA/BIP & Section 504

trainings pg. 6

▪ Operation Back-to-

School pg. 7

▪ Henderson Hall Hap-

penings pg. 7

The Exceptional Family Mem-

ber Program (EFMP) is a man-

datory enrollment program

per MCO 1754.4B, for those

authorized family members

that require special medical

and/or educational services

based upon a diagnosed physi-

cal, psychological or educa-

tional need. EFMP enrollment

assists Headquarters Marine

Corps with assigning active

duty personnel to locations

where the special needs of

family members can best be

met. EFMP provides assis-

tance with respite care, medi-

cal and educational resources,

enrollment, advocacy, case

management and family sup-

port groups. All applications

must be updated every three

years or when conditions

change. For more infor-

mation, call 703-693-7195. http://www.mccshh.com/efmp.html

NOTE: All Marines are re-

quired to be briefed by EFMP

staff when checking in/out of

Henderson Hall.

Help us in welcoming our new Henderson

Hall EFMP Family Case Worker, Dwain

Cherry. Dwain will be taking over for Jen

Wong in assisting Marines and families in

the Pentagon, Marine Barracks Washington

(including Annapolis), Joint Base Anacostia

-Bolling, Bethesda, and Fort Belvoir.

Mr. Cherry is from Charlotte, NC. His father is a Marine veteran

from the Vietnam era. Dwain has his bachelor’s degree in Psy-

chology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

He is a former special education teacher at the Youth in Transi-

tion School in Baltimore, MD. Dwain started his EFMP experi-

ence 3 years ago with the Navy EFMP at Naval Support Activity

Washington. He is ready to assist your family!

EFMP Training & Support Opportunities DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION

Thurs Aug 2

9:30 am - 10:30 am

Fort Meade EFMP: EFMP Sip N Share (call 301-677-4779)

USO Pavilion, 8612 6th Armored Calvary Road, Fort Meade, MD

Tues Aug 7

9 am - 1 pm

Quantico EFMP: Special Education Sym-posium

The Clubs at Quantico 3017 Russell Road Quantico, VA

Tues Aug 7

10 am - 1 pm

Fort Belvoir EFMP: EFMP Resource Fair Warrior & Family Center (USO), 5940 9th Street, Fort Belvoir, VA

Tues Aug 14

11 am - 1 pm

Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall EFMP: EFMP Support Group

Pentagon Library & Con-ference Center Room B7

Wed Aug 15

11 am - 1 pm

Henderson Hall EFMP: Meet & Greet at CBIRF

Chaplain’s Office (Bldg. 901) 3399 Strauss Ave. NSF Indian Head, MD

Thurs Aug 16

11 am - 1 pm

Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall EFMP: Virginia Medicaid Waivers (register by calling 703-693-5353)

Henderson Hall Bldg. 12 Conference Room Arlington, VA

Fri Aug 24

11 am - 1 pm

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling EFMP: SSI & Medical Assistance (register one week prior by calling 202-433-6235)

118 Brookley Ave (Bldg. 13), Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, DC

Sat Aug 25

12 pm - 2 pm

Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall EFMP: Back-to-School Bowling with EFMP (register by calling 703-693-5353)

Strike Zone Bowling Center 224 McNair Road, Bldg 411, Fort Myer, VA

Tues Aug 28

6 pm - 7 pm

Fort Meade EFMP: Adult Support Group (call 301-677-5734/4138)

Food Court in the PX Fort Meade, MD

3

HENDERSON HALL

EFMP TEAM

We are here to serve you

and your family! 1555 Southgate Road Bldg. 12, Arlington, VA 22214

Office hours: M-F, 8am - 4:30pm

Email:

efmphh@usmc-mccs.org

Website:

mccshh.com/EFMP.html

Program Manager: 703-693-6368

Family Case Worker:

703-693-4172

703-693-6510

Training, Education, &

Outreach Specialist: 703-693-5353

Administrative Specialist: 703-693-7195

TRAINING AND RESOURCE OPPORTUNITIES (click on links for more information)

Date(s) Time Event Location

Sat Aug 11

10 am - 12 pm

LDA Back-to-School Chelsea School 2970 Belcrest Dr. Suite 300 Hyattsville, MD

Thurs Aug 23

5 pm - 7 pm

Ducks in a Row: Starting the School Year Right (call 301-934-7456 or email pfs@ccboe.com)

Charlotte Hall Library 37600 New Market Road Charlotte Hall, MD

Sat Sept 8

8:30 am - 1:30 pm

PEATC’s Parent & Youth Empower-ment Summit (for ages 12+)

Williamsburg, VA

Thurs Oct 25

9 am - 4:30 pm

WrightsLaw: Special Education Law & Advocacy Conference $

Holiday Inn Washington-College Pk (I-95) 10000 Baltimore Avenue College Park, MD

Sat Nov 3

8 am - 3:30 pm

Circle of Support $ Hylton High School 14051 Spriggs Road Woodbridge, VA

August is NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION AWARENSS MONTH (NIAM)

Excerpts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

NIAM is an annual observance held to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ag-

es. Communities across the country use August each year to raise awareness about the important role vac-

cines play in preventing serious, sometimes deadly, diseases across the lifespan.

Vaccines contain the same germs that cause disease, but they have been either killed or weakened to the

point that they don’t make you sick. A vaccine stimulates

your immune system to produce antibodies, exactly like it

would if you were exposed to the disease. After getting vac-

cinated, you develop immunity to that disease, without hav-

ing to get the disease first.

It is always better to prevent a disease than to treat it after

it occurs.

Check with your local Military Treatment Facility (MTF) to

see if they are conducting school physicals.

Visit the CDC’s website at https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/

index.html.

4

5

Did You Know? Autism Care Demonstration Information taken from DHA presentation at Autism Resource Clinic (July 12, 2018). The TRICARE Comprehensive Autism Care Demonstration (Autism Care Demo) covers applied be-havior analysis (ABA) services for all eligible TRICARE beneficiaries diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The demonstration began Jul. 25, 2014, and will continue through Dec. 31, 2023. Getting care through the demo is a 3-step process: 1. Get Diagnosed 2. Get a Referral and Authorization 3. Schedule an Appointment For active duty service members to qualify for the Autism Care Demo, you must enroll in the Excep-tional Family Member Program (EFMP) and register in the Extended Care Health Option (ECHO). You only pay the ECHO monthly fee for ECHO services other than ABA services. ABA is the application of principles of learning and behavior to bring meaningful changes. Every 6 months, your ABA provider should provide you with a reassessment evaluation (outcome measure) and treatment plan update. Every 2 years, they should provide you with a periodic ABA program re-view (including outcome measure) and a new referral and authorization from the diagnosing/referring provider. Accessing Care: 1) Ensure your child has a diagnosis of ASD and a referral to the ACD. 2) Obtain an authorization letter for ACD from Humana. 3) Review the regional contractor letter and make an ap-pointment with the provider listed on the authorization letter. 4) Contact Humana directly if your child cannot get an appointment with the provider listed on the letter within the 28 day access standard. Contact information: Humana Military (East Region) Main line - 1-800-444-5445; ABA Customer Ser-vice - 1-866-323-7155; Autism Center of Excellence (humanamilitary.com/autism-coe) If you are having trouble getting connected to Humana or they are not providing you with assis-tance, email TRICARE at DHA.ACD@MAIL.MIL. Humana is contractually required to provide you with services for your family member.

EFMP FAQ: Family member will not complete paperwork to update EFMP enrollment. Q: My spouse will not complete the paperwork to update our EFMP enrollment and we are out-of-date. What can I do? A: According to HQMC EFMP, if your family member over the age of 18 chooses not to complete the paper-work, you will continue to be out of compliance with MCO 1754.4B. What that means for PCSing is that it may delay orders. HQMC EFMP will ask you for your update before processing your orders. You will also continue to be out-of-date when Commander’s Reports are sent to your Commanding Officer or EFMP Representative. EFMP’s mission is to ensure there are services for your family member wherever the Marine Corps wants to send you. Updated paperwork assists us with this mission.

RESOURCE: DISABILITY RIGHTS

MARYLAND Disability Rights Maryland (DRM) is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization advocating to improve the lives of Marylanders with disabilities. Disability Rights Maryland (DRM) may represent Mary-land residents who have a disability and a legal issue within the scope of our Advocacy Services Plan. Contact their intake office at 410-727-6352 ext. 0 (ask for “intake”), Monday through Friday, between 9 AM and 5 PM to learn if they can assist you. Visit their website at https://disabilityrightsmd.org/. They also have a document outlining their advocacy ser-vices: https://disabilityrightsmd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2018-Advocacy-Service-Plan.pdf

6

Henderson Hall Happenings: Infant Massage Class (5-week series) Weds, August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 5 pm - 6 pm Henderson Hall, Building 12 Conference Room For more information, please contact NPSP at 703-614-7208 or 703-614-7204

Create a Master Résumé Tues, August 28 9 am - 11 am Henderson Hall, Building 21 Please contact the CRMC Office at 703-614-6828 to register.

Marine & Family Program Pentagon Outreach Wed, August 8 10 am - 1:30 pm Pentagon, 2nd Floor, Apex 1/2

L.I.N.K.S. Investing in Your Community Thurs, August 30 1 pm - 3 pm Henderson Hall, Building 29, Room 105 Please call 703-693-8906 to register.

Ten Steps to a Federal Job Wed, August 15 9 am - 12 pm Henderson Hall, Building 21 Please contact the CRMC Office at 703-614-6828 to register.

Intramural Flag Football Starting Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Team sign ups are being taken up through Tuesday, August 24, 2018. FREE

DISCLAIMER: The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the

views or policies of the Department of Defense, nor does the mention of trade

names, commercial products, gift suggestions, or organizations imply endorsement

by the USMC.

Visit mccshh.com/calendar for more events.

Join USO-Metro for a fun day of back to school preparations! Operation Back to School is a fun one-day program for military children ages 5 - 12 and it is the perfect opportunity to meet new friends. Laughter and excitement can be seen as children participate in activities that incorporate core subjects such as reading, math, science, history, and art. To top it off, before they leave they will receive a bag stuffed with NEW school supplies! Parents will watch their children get excited about learning, meet new friends, and leave with great school supplies. NOTE: This program is open to ALL branches of service, ALL ranks, and to ALL Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve families! Children MUST BE PRESENT to receive their school supplies. The event will be held at Fort Myer and Joint Base Andrews simultaneously from 4:00PM - 7:00PM. DATE TBD. Check USO Metro’s website at https://metro.uso.org/programs/operation-back-to-school for more information. Please email programsandservices@usometro.org with any questions.

OPERATION BACK-TO-SCHOOL

Visit our website at mccshh.com/efmp.html for more resources and

information.