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Screen glasses for employees of the Free State of Bavaria; application
Employees of the Free State of Bavaria must be provided with special visual aids for working at computer screens if an examination shows that special visual aids are necessary and normal visual aids are not suitable.
Forms
Forms
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Antragsformular - Voraussetzungen zur Gewährung einer BildschirmbrilleHinweis: Für Schulpersonal werden eigene Formulare bereitgestellt (siehe unter "Verwandte Themen").
This form can be submitted electronically (e.g. via a secure contact form using your user account with login via the electronic ID function or the ELSTER certificate) or handwritten and signed in paper form to the responsible authority.
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Procedure details
Description
Employees of the Free State of Bavaria who work at computer screens in an office of the Free State of Bavaria must be offered an appropriate eye and eyesight examination. If the examination shows that a normal visual aid is not sufficient/not suitable, there is a right to special VDU workstation glasses.
The costs of the examination and the VDU glasses are borne by the employer/principal. Reimbursement of the costs for the VDU glasses is made exclusively in accordance with the framework agreements with the Landesinnungsverband des bayerischen Augenoptiker-Handwerks and the Augenoptiker-Innung für Mittel- und Unterfranken on the provision of VDU glasses to employees of the Free State of Bavaria.
Information on screen glasses for administrative staff and teachers who work in a state school or state education authority can be found under "Related topics".
Requirements
The necessity and type (usage characteristics) of VDU glasses is determined by the company doctor, unless the respective highest service authority has specified a different procedure for determining the necessity and type (usage characteristics) of VDU glasses.
Required documents
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Confirmation from the company doctor
(see application for screen glasses under "Forms")
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optician's bill
Proceedings
The completed application for the provision of screen glasses must be submitted to the personnel administration department together with the necessary documents. The department checks that the documents are complete, determines the amount to be reimbursed and arranges payment.
Special notes
Before placing an order with an optician, please check whether the optician is listed in the optician list of the state guild association (see "Related links"), otherwise no reimbursement can be made.
Information on screen glasses for administrative staff and teachers who work in a state school or state education authority can be found under "Related topics".
Legal bases
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Hinweise zur Beschaffung von speziellen Sehhilfen am Bildschirmarbeitsplatz (Bildschirmbrillenbekanntmachung – HBSBBek)Gemeinsame Bekanntmachung des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums der Finanzen und für Heimat und des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Familie, Arbeit und Soziales
Appeal
Appeal or complaint to the administrative court; complaint to the labor court
Related links
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Kostenerstattung für Bildschirmbrillen
z. B. Hinweise, Vertragspreislisten, Adresslisten
Diese Informationen stehen nur im Bayerischen Behördennetz zur Verfügung.
Related issues
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Screen glasses for school staff; application
Administrative staff and teachers can apply for special visual aids for working on screens from the relevant personnel administration office.
Status: 08.04.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen und für Heimat
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