Dental & Vision Benefits

2023 Open Enrollment for State of California- and California State University (CSU)-sponsored dental and vision plans is September 18 to October 13. Changes made during Open Enrollment take effect January 1, 2024.

Active Members

If you're eligible, you have 60 calendar days from your appointment date to request enrollment in dental and/or vision coverage or you can enroll during Open Enrollment. To learn about other opportunities to enroll at a later date, including when you experience a qualifying life event, visit Eligibility & Enrollment.

Dental

To make changes to your dental plan, contact your dental benefit administrator listed in the table below. Your contact will differ based on your employer and whether your inquiry is related to enrollment or benefits.

If you're employed by:	Then your dental plan enrollment contact is:	And your dental benefits administrator is:
State	Your personnel office	CalHR
CSU	Your campus benefits office	Your campus benefits office
Public Agency	Your personnel office	Your personnel office

Vision

Vision coverage is offered to active state and CSU employees through Vision Service Plan (VSP). To make changes to your vision plan, contact your vision benefits administrator shown in the table below.

If you're employed by:	Then your vision plan enrollment contact is:	And your vision benefits administrator is:
State	Your personnel office	CalHR
CSU	Your campus benefits office	Your campus benefits office
Public Agency	Your personnel office	Your personnel office

Retirees

Dental

To make changes to your dental plan, contact your dental benefit administrator in the table below. Your contact will differ based on where you retired from and whether your inquiry is related to enrollment or benefits.

If you're employed by:	Then your dental plan enrollment contact is:	And your dental benefits administrator is:
State	CalPERS - Call 888 CalPERS (or 888-225-7377)¹	CalHR
CSU	CalPERS - Call 888 CalPERS (or 888-225-7377)¹	CSU Retirement Benefits
Public Agency	The personnel office of the agency you retired from	The personnel office of the agency you retired from

¹You can make Open Enrollment dental plan changes in writing by mailing your request to Health Benefits at P.O. Box 942715, Sacramento, CA 94229-2715, or by calling us at 888 CalPERS (or 888-225-7377).

Vision

Vision coverage is offered to retired state and CSU employees through Vision Service Plan (VSP). To make changes to your vision plan, contact your vision benefits administrator shown in the table below.

If you're employed by:	Then your vision plan enrollment contact is:	And your vision benefits administrator is:
State	VSP - Call (800) 877-7195²	CalHR
CSU	VSP - Call (800) 877-7195 or visit VSP for CSU Retirees²	CSU Retirement Benefits
Public Agency	The personnel office of the agency you retired from	The personnel office of the agency you retired from

²You can make Open Enrollment vision plan changes by contacting Vision Service Plan (VSP).