Honey, we have orders! Published Dec. 1, 2008 By Capt. Mary A Lilly, BSC 96th Medical Group EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Once you receive notification of an upcoming PCS, there is a whole list of items that you will be concerned about. Not the least of which is scheduling TMO to receive your household goods and getting passports if needed. However, before you do that, you have to have hard copy orders. If you have dependents, one of the steps you must complete prior to getting orders overseas (OCONUS) is medical clearance for each family member travelling with you. If you have a family member already enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program, they will also need to go through this process for a stateside (CONUS) assignment. Medical Clearance for family members must be completed before you can receive your orders. Medical Clearance can be achieved by completing the following forms: DD Form 2792, 2792 Asthma Addendum, 2792 Mental Health Addendum, 2792 Educational Addenda for children 3-21 years of age, DD Form 1466, Form 1466D (dental) for children 2 years or older. These forms are accessible and downloadable through the VMPF web site. Once you have your Rip, call the EFMP/SNIAC office at 883-9452. An individual will assist you by going over the needed forms with you on the phone to pre-screen your family. You will then take the 2792's to your medical providers for completion. Your medical provider will fill out the forms with you for all family members with identified medical concerns that are chronic, requiring more than 4 visits a year for, medical concerns such as asthma. If a family member is receiving Mental Health or Family Advocacy services, the provider will need to fill out the 2792 Mental Health Summary. The educational forms will need to be taken to your child's school if the child is school age. If the child is in pre-school, you as the parent or your child's preschool can fill out the forms. If your child has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), a current copy of that will also need to be brought to the Overseas Clearance appointment. The 1466D dental form will need to be taken to the family dentist and filled out for each family dependent. No provider will fill out the 1466. That will be completed at the overseas clearance appointment. Once all those forms are complete, you will then call the EFMP/SNIAC office to schedule your overseas clearance appointment. At this appointment, ALL dependence accompanying the active duty member will need to be in attendance, regardless of age. All records will be reviewed by your family member, a medical reviewer and social worker to assure completion. Your forms will then go to the Chief of Medical Staff for review and signature. If there are no identified medical needs, your paperwork will be forwarded to you and the MPF to finalize orders. If there are identified medical needs in your family, the documentation will be forwarded to the gaining installation for review, who will then contact you upon completion of the review. The purpose of this process is to ensure a smooth transition to another duty station that will be able to meet the needs of all family members. This process can be started six months prior to the Active Duty Member's Report- No-Later- Than date. It is important to begin this process in a timely manner due to scheduling provider appointments. Plan on giving at least a two to three month window before you want to schedule TMO to receive your household goods in order to give yourself plenty of time. Remember, you cannot get orders until all family members have been cleared medically for OCONUS and all identified exceptional family members (EFMP) are cleared CONUS. If you have questions, please call EFMP/SNIAC office at 883-9452.