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Human Resources - Employee Benefits
Vision Care Plan
Purpose of the Vision Care Plan
The Vision Care Plan provides reimbursement for specified services for eligible employees and their eligible family members.
For information relating to Claiming Benefits, Co-ordination of Benefits, Exclusions, Family Member Eligibility, e-service, etc. please go to the Health Benefits Home Page.
Benefits
The Vision Care plan provides reimbursement for 100% of eligible eye care expenses up to the applicable per person maximum once in a benefit period. The benefit period is 24 consecutive months following actual purchase date of the first Vision Care item claimed.
Eligible eye care expenses include the cost of:
- Purchase or replacement of eyeglasses (frames and/or lenses)
- Repairs to existing glasses which have been damaged.
- Contact lenses
- Laser eye surgery when performed by an Ophthalmologist or Physician.
Where eye exam is listed as a separate allowance, the applicable per person eye allowance maximum may be used during any consecutive 24 month period.
Eligible Vision Care expenses must be prescribed by a licensed Medical Doctor, Ophthalmologist or Optometrist.
Maximum Reimbursement
AESES employees
- Full-time/part-time: $200 plus $50 eye exam allowance in a benefit period (effective from January 1, 2009 benefits are not prorated for part-time employees)
IUOE employees
- Full-time/part-time: $250 in a benefit period (effective from January 1, 2009 benefits are not prorated for part-time employees)
Excluded Support employees
- Full-time/part-time: $200 plus $50 eye exam allowance in a benefit period (effective from January 1, 2009 benefits are not prorated for part-time employees)
UWFA employees
- Full-time/part-time: $200 plus $50 eye exam allowance in a benefit period (effective from January 1, 2009 benefit increase from $190 and benefits are not prorated for part-time employees)
UWFA-Collegiate employees
- Full-time/part-time: $200 plus $50 eye exam allowance in a benefit period (effective from July 22, 2010 benefit increase from $190 and benefits are not prorated for part-time employees)
Excluded Academic employees
- Full-time: $200 plus $50 eye exam allowance in a benefit period (effective from January 1, 2009 benefit increase from $190 and benefits are not prorated for part-time employees)
Over 65
If you or your spouse are over 65 years of age, you are also eligible for a limited vision care benefit from the Manitoba Health program. You must apply for the government benefit before you will be reimbursed by Manitoba Blue Cross.
