To qualify, your child must:
- be enrolled in or eligible to be enrolled in grades 1 to 6; and
- have a current PEI Health Card.
Health card
For example:
- valid health card with no photo, name and address
- valid health card with photo, name and address
- MCP (Medical Care Plan) number
- Valid ambulance/dental services card
- Department of Immigration, Skills and Labour identification number
- Department of Immigration, Skills and Labour file number (Income Support Card).
Families must complete the online registration form to register their child for the Program for Elementary Eye Care.
They will receive an email confirming their child’s eligibility for the program within 1-2 business days of completion of the online form.
Note: Without proof of eligibility, optometrists and other providers may require families to pay the full cost of the service. Families must register their child prior to submitting any claim(s) for reimbursement to Health PEI.
After registration, families must do the following:
- Book an Exam: Call an optometrist to schedule an eye exam. If you need help finding one, view the listing of PEI Optometrists
- Visit the Optometrist: Bring the child’s PEI Health Card to the appointment and their confirmation of eligibility for the Program for Elementary Eye Care.
- Insurance Information. For participants without insurance, Health PEI will cover the full cost of the exam. Participants with private health insurance and vision coverage should bring the insurance card/information. Costs will be billed to the insurance provider first, with Health PEI covering any remaining amount.
- Glasses Support. If glasses are prescribed, Health PEI will provide reimbursement, after any insurance is applied, up to $300 for regular lenses or $350 for specialty/bifocal lenses.
For families with private insurance, please submit all receipts to the insurer first, then submit any remaining costs to the Vision Care Administrative Officer with the Program for Elementary Eye Care.