CONTINUATION OF INSURANCE WITH PREMIUM PAYMENT FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED CHILDREN Insurance for a Child may be continued past the age of twenty-six if the child is incapable of self- sustaining employment and chiefly dependent upon the Certificateholder for support and maintenance because of a developmental or physical disability as defined by applicable law, provided the condition occurred before age twenty-six. Proof of such disability must be provided to the Policyholder within 60 days of the Child’s attainment of age twenty-six and will periodically be verified after such date, but not more frequently than once a year after the two-year period following the child’s twenty-sixth birthday, which may require renewed proof from the Certificateholder. Subject to the DATE YOUR INSURANCE FOR YOUR DEPENDENTS ENDS subsection of the section entitled ELIGIBILITY PROVISIONS: INSURANCE FOR YOUR DEPENDENTS, insurance will continue while such Child:  remains incapable of self-sustaining employment and chiefly dependent upon the Certificateholder for support and maintenance because of a developmental or physical disability; and  continues to qualify as a Child, except for the age limit. FOR FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE Certain leaves of absence may qualify for continuation of insurance under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), Washington state Paid Family and Medical Leave Program, or other legally mandated leave of absence or similar laws. Please contact the Policyholder for information regarding such legally mandated leave of absence laws. AT YOUR OPTION: PORTABILITY For Life Insurance If Your Portability Eligible Insurance or Portability Eligible Dependent Insurance ends for any of the reasons stated below, You have the option to continue that insurance under another group policy in accordance with the conditions and requirements of this section. This is referred to as Porting. Evidence of Your insurability will not be required. For purposes of this subsection the term "Portability Eligible Insurance" refers to Your Life Insurance benefits for which the Portability Eligible Insurance is shown as available in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS. If Insurance for Your Dependents is in effect, the term "Portability Eligible Dependent Insurance" refers to Your Life Insurance for Your Dependents for which the Portability Eligible Dependent Insurance is shown as available in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS. When Porting is an Option Porting may only be exercised by a request in Writing during the Request Period specified below. If You choose not to Port, Life Insurance benefits may be converted in accordance with the section entitled LIFE INSURANCE: CONVERSION OPTION FOR YOU or the section entitled LIFE INSURANCE: CONVERSION OPTION FOR YOUR DEPENDENTS. 1. You may choose to Port if Portability Eligible Insurance and/or Portability Eligible Dependent Insurance ends because:  You become retired from active service with the Employing Agency; or  Your employment ends, due to a reason other than retirement; or  You cease to be in a class that is eligible for such insurance; or  the Policy is amended to end the Portability Eligible Insurance or Portability Eligible Dependent Insurance, unless such insurance is replaced by similar insurance under another group insurance policy issued to the Policyholder or its successor; or GCERT2024-WSHCA-WA-LIFE-EMPLOYEE1 55