Vision Benefits

Use the Vision Benefits screen to view and select your vision insurance option. You can access the Vision Benefits screen from Benefits Enrollment or though a Life Events change.  If you access this screen in the Benefits Enrollment application, the screen will display your current coverage, and you can select new coverage.  The coverage amounts are broken out by pay frequency with a link to the selected plan information.  The start date displays as well.  You cannot access this screen from the main menu.

When do I use the Vision Benefits screen?

The Vision Benefits screen displays the Current Coverage table, which displays your current benefit plan and coverage option information. There is also the Enroll in New Coverage table, where you can make a new Vision election.  In addition, you can use the Dependent Information table to select the dependents you want covered (when applicable).  You can view an existing record, add or update a record, navigate away from a record, or save a record.

Current Coverage

This table displays your current vision election.

Vision Plan

This field displays your current vision election.

Coverage Level

This field displays your current level of coverage (i.e., "Employee," "Employee + 1," "Family," etc.)

<Frequency> Premium

This field displays your current premium amount, based on the (current) pay frequency (Monthly, Semi-Monthly, Bi-Weekly, or Weekly) in the system.

If there is no current vision election for you, the system will display the following message in the Current Coverage Table: "You are currently not covered under a benefit plan. To enroll, please make a selection below and click the ‘Save’ button."

Enroll in New Coverage

Use this table to make a new vision election.

Vision Plan

The system will populate this display field with all of the (new) vision election options that are set up in the system.  The plan can be displayed as a hyperlink.  If you click on the hyperlink, a new window will open with additional information about the plan.

<Coverage Level> Options Columns and Vision Plan Rows

These columns display your vision coverage options (i.e., "Employee," "Employee + 1," "Family," etc.) and their rows display the vision premiums for the coverage/plan option combination.  Select the radio button in the column/row that displays your desired coverage/plan option combination.

Dependent Information

If you have dependents in the system, the table will be displayed and you can select the dependent(s) you want to assign to your plan.  

If a dependent is required for the plan and you have not selected one, the system will display the following message: "This coverage options requires dependents. Please select a dependent by checking the box next to his/her name below. If no dependents are shown, you may set them up in Dependents and Beneficiaries."

Covered?

Select the checkbox to the left of the row to indicate that the dependent should be covered under the Plan.  If the checkbox is unchecked, the dependent will not be covered under the Plan.

The checkbox will be enabled if the defaulted/selected plan/coverage option requires dependents.  If the defaulted/selected plan/coverage option does not require dependents, the checkboxes will become unselected (if previously selected) and disabled.

Dependent

This field displays the name of the dependent.

Relationship

This field displays the relationship of the dependent to you.

Exit Benefits Enrollment

Select this button to return to the splash screen.

Back

Select this button to move back to the previous page.

Come Back Later

Select this button to update the database with a placeholder and move to the next screen/page.  Then you can revisit the Benefits Enrollment process to complete the election at a later time.

Save

Select this button to update the database with your changes and move to the next screen/page.