To require that premiums for health benefit plans for individuals who purchase the plan as a member of a purchasing pool will be calculated using the adjusted community rating method that spreads financial risk across the entire purchasing pool of which the individual is a member. Pools that fall under this regulation are pools: (a) Consisting of 500 or more individuals affiliated with a particular industry; (b) To whom care management services are provided as a benefit of pool membership; and (c) Which allows contributions from more than one employer to be used towards the purchase of an individual's health benefit plan. See companion HB 2972.   Official Text and Analysis.