; and (2) all individuals commencing coverage under the plan after certification under this part must be— (A) active or retired owners (including self-employed individuals), officers, directors, or employees of, or partners in, participating employers; or (B) the dependents of individuals described in subparagraph (A). (b) Individual market unaffected The requirements of this subsection are met with respect to a small business health plan if, under the terms of the plan, no participating employer may provide health insurance coverage in the individual market for any employee not covered under the plan, if such exclusion of the employee from coverage under the plan is based on a health status-related factor with respect to the employee and such employee would, but for such exclusion on such basis, be eligible for coverage under the plan. (c) Prohibition of discrimination against employers and employees eligible To participate The requirements of this subsection are met with respect to a small business health plan if— (1) under the terms of the plan, all employers meeting the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) are eligible to qualify as participating employers for all geographically available coverage options, unless, in the case of any such employer, participation or contribution requirements of the type referred to in section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act are not met; (2) information regarding all coverage options available under the plan is made readily available to any employer eligible to participate