All benefits-eligible central state government, state higher education and state offline agency employees and their qualified dependents may enroll. Eligible employees and their qualified dependents of local education and local government agencies are eligible if the agency has added the vision insurance program to their benefits. The following retiree groups are eligible for vision coverage if enrolled in the medical plan:
- Retirees receiving a Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System, or TCRS benefit
- Retirees who participate in a higher education optional retirement plan
- Dependents of an eligible retiree