Vision Care Benefits. (a) The Employer shall provide each regular, full-time employee (and his eligible dependents*) the Blue Cross/ Blue Shield of Michigan Vision A-80 Revised Plan, subject to such conditions, exclusions, limitations, deductibles and other provisions pertaining to coverage as stated in said plan. The Employer shall pay 95% of the illustrated premium cost of such benefit and the employee shall pay the balance.
(b) To qualify for vision care benefits as above described, such employee must individually enroll and make proper application for such benefits at the Human Resources Department upon the commencement of his regular employment with the Employer. The Human Resources Department shall provide forms to employees.
(c) When on an authorized unpaid leave of absence of more than two weeks, the employee will be responsible for his benefits costs for the period he is not on the active payroll. Employees electing to continue such benefits shall pay the full cost of such continued benefits. Proper application and arrangements for the payment of such continued benefits must be made at the Human Resources Department prior to the commencement of the leave. If such application and arrangements are not made as herein described, the employee's vision benefits shall automatically terminate upon the effective date of the unpaid leave of absence of more than two weeks.
(d) Except as otherwise provided under COBRA, the employee's vision care benefits shall terminate on the date the employee goes on leave of absence of more than two weeks, terminates, retires or is laid off. Upon return from a leave of absence of more than two weeks or layoff, an employee's vision care benefits plan shall be reinstated commencing with the employee's return to work.
(e) An employee who is on layoff or leave of absence of more than two weeks or who terminates may elect under COBRA to continue at his own cost the coverage herein provided.
(f) The Employer reserves the right to change the plan, the carrier and/or the manner in which it provides the above benefits, provided that the benefits and conditions are equal to or better than the benefits and conditions outlined above.
(g) An employee who desires to waive vision care benefits for himself, his spouse, and dependents shall submit a written request for such to the Human Resources Department.
Vision Care Benefits. B-6.01 All non-probationary employees shall be entitled to vision care benefits for themselves and their eligible dependents. Vision care benefits shall cover one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of eyeglasses and/or contact lenses to a maximum of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00) per person every two (2) years and one-hundred percent (100%) of the cost of eye exam appointments to a maximum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per person every two (2) years.
Vision Care Benefits. The State shall continue to provide for and pay the full cost for the vision care plan in effect as of March 31, 2009.
(a) The plan shall provide a $200 allowance for the cost of eye examination and contact lenses.
(b) The Plan shall provide the complete selection of frames available to other participants in the Plan including the frame selections designated as standard, supplemental and designer/metal.
(c) The State shall provide toll-free telephone service for insurance information and assistance to employees and dependents on vision care insurance matters.
(d) Dependents under 19 years of age will be eligible to receive vision care benefits every 12 months.
(e) Covered Plan eye glasses (frames and lenses) and/or contact lenses may be obtained within (90) ninety days after a vision examination by a participating Vision Care Plan Provider.
(f) If new lenses are required due to vision changes resulting from a medical condition for which the individual is under the care of a physician, vision care benefits, including an examination, new lenses and, if appropriate, new frames, shall be available sooner than once every two years, but not sooner than one year from the last use of vision care benefits, upon written documentation by an ophthalmologist that the medical condition has caused a vision loss that requires a new prescription. Documentation of the vision loss must be provided in writing by the ophthalmologist each time a new prescription is needed sooner than the standard two-year interval.
(g) Covered plan lenses shall include photosensitive lenses (plastic or glass), no- line bifocals, ultra thin lenses, and scratch resistant coating
(h) Access to a network of providers to obtain Laser Vision Correction services at discounted employee -pay-all fees is provided.
(i) Effective September 1, 2010, the NYSCOPBA Vision Care Plan will be modified as follows:
1. Lasik and other corrective vision care procedures performed to correct nearsightedness and/or farsightedness and not covered by the Empire Plan or an HMO shall be a covered service for employees only.
2. Spouses/Domestic Partners and dependent children shall be eligible to participate in a “discount program” providing up to a 25 percent savings for the procedures identified in item #1 but will be responsible for any and all costs associated with such procedures.
3. Corrective Vision Care coverage shall only be available through a network of participating board eligible/board certified ophthalmologists...
Vision Care Benefits. The Vision Care Insurance provided in Paragraph B above shall be MESSA Vision Service Plan 3 (VSP-3) or a plan equivalent in benefits.
Vision Care Benefits. The District shall provide a vision care plan for unit members and their dependents substantially equal to the Medical Eye Services Vision Plan.
Vision Care Benefits. The Employer will provide a vision care plan to all eligible employees on a 50/50 cost share basis. The vision care plan will cover $200 (three hundred ($300) effective April 1, 2022) per adult per twenty four (24) month period, and $200 (three hundred ($300) effective April 1, 2022) per child per twelve (12) month period. The plan will cover eyeglass frames & lenses and contact lenses as well as the cost of laser surgery. In addition the plan will cover one (1) basic eye exam per adult per twenty-four (24) month period and one (1) basic eye exam per child per twelve
Vision Care Benefits. Charges for contact lenses, or for lenses and frames for eyeglasses, and their replacement, provided there is an actual need for a change in their magnifying strength. Sun glasses or safety glasses of any kind are excluded. Supplies must be prescribed, in writing, by an ophthalmologist or licensed optometrist and must be dispensed by a licensed optometrist or qualified optician. The maximum amount payable in any 12 month period is $200.00 for persons under age 18, or $200 in any 24 month period for persons over age 18. For contact lenses, only if vision can be improved to at least the 20/40 level, the maximum is $200 per lifetime. Eye examinations are covered for individuals over age 20, but younger than age 65, up to a maximum of DENTAL BENEFITS: The Plan provides dental benefits up to the current year’s Ontario Dental Association (ODA) suggested fee guide. Percentage Payable Covered Charges Basic Dental Services Dentures: - First installation, including adjustments of partial, permanent or full temporary or permanent removable dentures to replace 1 or more natural teeth extracted while the person is insured; Crowns and Bridgework - Inlays, onlays, gold fillings and crowns; Orthodontics (Dependent Children Only)
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Vision Care Benefits. Effective on January 1, 2014 and for the duration of this Pension and Insurance Agreement thereafter, the Employer will provide the following vision care benefits (the "Plan" for purposes of this Article III). Employees actively at work on the Effective Date may enroll for coverage on such date providing they have attained thirty-one (31) days' continuous service credit. Employees who are on vacation, leave of absence for Union activities granted to those Employees by a Local Union in an official or a representative capacity, who are working for the Employer but less than their standard work shift or who are not at work because of a temporary disability shall be deemed, for the purpose of this Paragraph, to be actively at work on such date. All other Employees may enroll for coverage in accordance with Article I. The Employer may arrange with the Company to provide the Plan benefits under a plan maintained by the Company, but in no event shall the Company or any other member of the Controlled Group (other than the Employer) be liable for the benefits under this Article III. The Employer shall be solely responsible for the benefits under this Article III. Employees may enroll for coverage pursuant to procedures established by the Employer, which shall include the agreement by Employees to pay premiums for coverage set forth below. Failure to pay the applicable premium shall cause coverage to terminate.
Vision Care Benefits. The District shall provide a vision care plan for unit members and their eligible dependents substantially equal to the Self-Insured Schools of California III (SISC III) VSP effective October 1, 2018.
