The MEWA definition in ERISA 3(40) (29 USC 1002(40)) provides that a MEWA is an employee welfare benefit plan established/maintained for the purpose of offering/providing any welfare plan benefit to the employees of two or more employers (including one or more self-employed individuals)...
My question is how to define "self-employed individuals" for MEWA purposes. 401© defines the term, but I'm unsure whether that can properly be incorporated into the MEWA definition.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.