(a) Any health care facility that proposes to relocate a facility shall submit a letter to the unit, as described in subsection (c) of § 19a-638. In addition to the requirements prescribed in said subsection (c), in such letter the health care facility shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the unit that the population served by the health care facility and the payer mix will not substantially change as a result of the facility’s proposed relocation. If the facility is unable to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the unit that the population served and the payer mix will not substantially change as a result of the proposed relocation, the health care facility shall apply for certificate of need approval pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of § 19a-638 in order to effectuate the proposed relocation.

(b) The executive director of the Office of Health Strategy may implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures as regulation, provided the executive director holds a public hearing prior to implementing the policies and procedures and posts notice of intent to adopt regulations on the office’s Internet web site and the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after the date of implementation. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.