; (ii) an employee of a member of an entity described in clause (i) (or a dependent of such an employee, as applicable); or (iii) an employee of an entity (or a dependant of such an employee, as applicable) controlled by a member of an entity described in clause (i). (C) Rules for enrollment Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the healthshare pool from establishing rules of enrollment and reenrollment of members. Such rules shall be applied consistently to all members within the healthshare pool and shall not be based in any manner on health status-related factors in accordance with sections 701 and 702. (c) Determination of employer and joint employer status Participating in or facilitating a group health plan or group health insurance coverage under this section shall not be construed as establishing under any Federal or State law— (1) an employer relationship for any purpose other than offering the group health plan or group health insurance coverage; or (2) a joint employer relationship for any purpose. (d) Definition In this section, the term dependent , as applied to a group health plan or group health insurance coverage offered in a State, shall have the meaning applied to such term with respect to such plan or coverage under the State law applying to such plan or coverage. Such term may include the spouse and children of the individual involved in accordance with such State law. . 3. Conforming amendments Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1002 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by inserting before the period , except (with respect to an entity meeting the requirements under section 735(b)) such term includes any member of such entity ; (2) in paragraph (21)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting subparagraphs (B) and (C)