Children & Senior Eye Exams
The Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) pays for annual full eye exams for Children and Seniors.
Children - 19 years old and younger are OHIP covered for a full eye exam every year.
Seniors - 65 years and older are OHIP covered for a a full eye exam every year.
INSURANCE COMPANIES
At North York Eye Clinic, we can direct bill to the following insurance companies:
- Avantages Sociaux Medic Construction (Greenshield)
- Beneva by LaCapitale
- Blue Cross
- BPA - Benefit Plan Administrators
- Canada Life
- Canadian Construction Workers Union
- Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan
- CINUP – Benefits for First Nations
- Claimsecure
- Co-Operators Insurance
- Coughlin
- Cowan Insurance Group
- D.A. Townley
- Desjardins
- Empire Life (Greenshield)
- Equitable Life of Canada
- Express Scripts Canada
- First Canadian Group of Companies
- GMS Carriers 49 and 50 (Express Scripts Canada)
- Great West Life
- Green Shield Canada
- GroupHEALTH
- GroupSource
- Industrial Alliance
- Johnson Inc.
- Johnston Group
- La Capitale
- LiUNA - Local 183
- LiUNA - Local 506
- Manion
- Manulife
- Maximum Benefit
- MDM Insurance
- Nexgen Rx
- People Corporation
- RBC Insurance (Greenshield)
- RWAM Insurance
- SSQ Financial Group (Greenshield)
- Standard Life
- Sun Life Financial
- Telus AdjudiCare
- Union Benefits
- UV Insurance
IFHP REFUGEES
IFHP (Interim Federal Health Program)
Eye Examinations - IFHP offers free coverage for refugees one full exam every 12 months. Partial eye examinations are also eligible during the 12 month period.
Eye Glasses - IFHP offers free coverage for Single Vision and Bifocal lenses and frames, once every 24 months. Patients must bring their IFHP documentation.
OW AND ODSP
ODSP (Ontario Disability Support Program) and
OW (Ontario Works) offers coverage for one full exam every 24 months.
Partial eye examinations are not eligible. Patients must bring a print out of their most recent monthly statement from OWODSP and their OHIP (Ontario Health Insurance Card) card in order to be eligible.
