A teacher who has been granted a leave of absence, maternity and/or parental leave, and who is entitled to continue to participate in employee benefit plans, in accordance with the terms and conditions of each plan, shall request, in writing that the Division continue to remit premiums on the teachers’ behalf. The teacher shall prepay, in equal instalments, by post-dated cheque, to the Division an amount equal to the total premiums (employer and employee shares), for the period of the leave of absence. The Division shall thereupon make payments under the plans on behalf of the teacher during the leave of absence. In the event there is a premium rate change of any of the plans during the leave of absence, the Division shall inform the teacher, in writing of the additional premium necessitated by the change in rates. Coverage, in this case shall be dependent on the payment of the monies necessitated by the revised rate. The teacher agrees to advise the Division of continued participation in the group plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the plans, in the event of a variation in the length of the leave.