Minnesota Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (MCSHN)
MINNESOTA VISION PROJECT
The MINNESOTA VISION PROGRAM is available on a year-round, state-wide basis. It covers eye exams by selected optometrists as well as provides glasses for children whose families meet the criteria listed below:
- Someone in the family needs to be employed
- The child/adult cannot be eligible for Medical Assistance or Minnesota Care
- If the family has insurance, it cannot cover either eye exams or glasses
- The child/adult cannot have had an eye exam with the previous two years (24 months)
- The family's income must meet the program income criteria.