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Eligibility
You are eligible for vision coverage after you have completed one year of continuous state service and you are a permanent full-time or permanent part-time employee. County service time does not count towards eligibility time.

Service time for employees classified as student help, college interns or whose appointments are temporary, seasonal or intermittent may count toward one year of continuous state service if such employees are hired on a permanent, full-time basis or permanent part-time basis with no break in service. Please contact your payroll/personnel officer to confirm your eligibility.

Dependents
If you are eligible for vision benefits, some of your dependents also may be eligible for vision benefits through your plan. Your dependents eligible for vision benefits are:

• Your spouse;

• Your unmarried, dependent children who are dependent upon you for primary support. Your children are only eligible:

• Through the end of the month in which they turn age 19; or

• Through the end of the month in which they turn 23 if the child is residing with you or attending an accredited school (proof of attendance may be required).

More information about dependent eligibility for vision benefits can be found on the Health Care Eligibility Web page.