(a) There is established, within the Office of Health Strategy, established under § 19a-754a, a unit to be known as the Health Systems Planning Unit. The unit, under the direction of the executive director of the Office of Health Strategy, shall constitute a successor to the former Office of Health Care Access, in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-38d and 4-39.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-612

(b) Any order, decision, agreed settlement or regulation of the former Office of Health Care Access which is in force on July 1, 2018, shall continue in force and effect as an order or regulation of the Office of Health Strategy until amended, repealed or superseded pursuant to law.

(c) If the words “Office of Health Care Access” are used or referred to in any public or special act of 2009 or in any section of the general statutes which is amended in 2009, such words shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Office of Health Care Access division within the Department of Public Health. If the words “Office of Health Care Access” are used or referred to in any public or special act of 2018 or in any section of the general statutes which is amended in 2018, such words shall be deemed to mean or refer to the Health Systems Planning Unit within the Office of Health Strategy.