(1) "Department" means the United States (U.S.) Department of Labor.

(2) "Employer member" means an employer that participates in the health plan.

(3) "Pathway 1 Association Health Plan" means a bona fide group or association of employers to whom a health plan is issued that constitutes an employer under section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1002(5)), and U.S. Department of Labor guidance related to Pathway 1 Association Health Plans.

(4) "Member-governed group" means a group consisting of multiple employers, organized as an entity other than an association, that constitutes an employer under section 3(5) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1002(5)), and U.S. Department of Labor guidance.