Dental & Vision Benefits
Information about your benefits under the NYS Dental Plan administered by Anthem and the NYS Vision Plan administered by Davis Vision.
Dental and Vision Benefits Under COBRA
Employee Benefit Fund
Dental and Vision plans you may have received as an employee are not part of your health insurance and do not continue automatically. If you received these plans as an active employee from a union Employee Benefit Fund, contact your fund for COBRA information; 60-day deadline applies.
State of New York
If you received these plans through the state, your employee dental and vision coverage will end 28 days after the last day of the last payroll period in which you worked. To continue under COBRA, contact the Employee Benefits Division at: 518-457-5754 or 1-800-833-4344 (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands).
Continuing Dental Coverage under COBRA
Learn more by selecting your former negotiating unit:
Continuing Vision Coverage under COBRA
Learn more by selecting your former negotiating unit:
APSU Vision
New York State Vision Plan for APSU
Council 82 Vision
New York State Vision Plan for C82
M/C; Legislature Vision
New York State Vision Plan for M/C; Legislature
NYSCOPBA Vision
New York State Vision Plan for NYSCOPBA
PBA Vision
New York State Vision Plan for PBA
PEF Vision
New York State Vision Plan for PEF
PIA Vision
New York State Vision Plan for PIA
Direct Pay Dental Plan
For dental coverage, at the time you retire, you may continue under COBRA or choose an Anthem Blue Cross (Anthem) Direct Pay Plan. Individuals can enroll at any time and coverage will be effective on the first of the month following the date they apply. To find out more about available options, visit https://www.anthem.com/ny/individual-and-family/dental-insurance or call the dedicated Anthem NYS Dental Plan toll-free number at 1-833-821-1949.