Superior Officers Council City of New York Police Department

Active Member Optical Benefit

Eligibility

Active members and eligible dependents are entitled to an annual optical benefit by calendar year (benefit is available each change of the year; a full year is not required to pass between benefit distributions.)

How to Claim Benefit

The member must call a particpating Davis Vision Center and schedule an appointment. To find a center, please call Davis at 877-92-DAVIS and use the control number 2942 and the last four digits of the member's social security number as an ID or log onto the Davis Vision Website and use last four digits of the member's social security number as the ID and the first five characters of the member's last name as the password. If the member's last name is less than 5 characters, use the full last name only as the password.

Outline of Benefits

Eye Examination

An eye examination, including dilation as professionally indicated, is covered at a participating network provider with no co-payment.

Spectacle Lenses

One Pair of lenses, including single vision, bifocal, or trifocal lenses, in any prescription range is covered with no co-payment.

Frame

A selection from the Designer Collection on the exclusive Tower display (approximately 300 frames available, including: Stetson, Bill Blass, Cheryl Tiegs, and Elizabeth Arden) is covered with no co-payment. If non-plan frames are selected, a credit will be applied toward a frame purchase from the provider's own selection.

Contact Lenses

The plan covers most popular types of contact lenses including standard, soft, daily-wear (available with no co-payment) or disposable type contact lenses (at either a $20 co-payment for an approximate three month supply or a $40 co-payment for an approximate six month supply.) Once contact lenses are provided, they may not be exchanged for eyeglasses.

Lenses/Coatings

Timeframe

Eyeglasses will be sent form the laboratory to the provider generally within two to five business days of receipt of order. More time may be needed when the following items are selected:

Exclusions

The following exclusions apply: