(a) The authority shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement the following:

1. (1) Information a person shall provide when applying for a certificate of need;
2. (2) Information a person shall provide when applying for an exemption;
3. (3) Process for the issuance of grants and loans to financially vulnerable health care facilities located in underserved areas;
4. (4) Information a person shall provide in a letter of intent;
5. (5) Process for an expedited certificate of need;
6. (6) Determine medically underserved population. The authority may consider unusual local conditions that are a barrier to accessibility or availability of health services. The authority may consider when making its determination of a medically underserved population designated by the federal Secretary of Health and Human Services under Section 330(b)(3) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, Title 42 U.S.C. §254;
7. (7) Process to review an approved certificate of need; and
8. (8) Process to review approved proposed health services for which the expenditure maximum is exceeded or is expected to be exceeded.