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The California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) is happy to announce that the new optical ordering website deployment was successfully completed on May 15th.

Thank you to all the providers that have provided feedback during the soft launch rollout via the email link provided below. Our team will continue to monitor the Optical Feedback email.

If you have any questions, feedback, or experience any issues, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via email.




Click here for PIA FAQ


For all customer service related issues we recommend you contact your assigned lab via email: Your lab assignment can be found in the upper right-hand corner of your RX order. see example here.


Medi-Cal Vision Care providers can request urgent orders to be expedited from PIA by including “Emergency Order” in the subject line of the email to the assigned lab.


Please include your Rx control number and provider account number in all communications


The California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA) is not a patient point of contact regarding access to, requesting copies, or requesting amendments to their health information records. All inquiries shall be directed to the optometrist or optician that the patient ordered from.

CALPIA does not process disclosure authorization communications and will refer all such patient inquiries to the appropriate optometrist or optician.

Please refer to the PIA FAQ item #14 for additional information on optometrist and optician responsibilities with regards to patient data rights.

Email to: Valley State Prison (VSP)

Email to: Central California Women's Facility (CCWF)

Email to: CSP-Solano (SOL)