New London — The state Office of Health Care Access has scheduled a public hearing for next month on applications submitted by Lawrence + Memorial Healthcare and the Yale-New Haven Health System in connection with the proposed affiliation of the two institutions.

The hearing will take place at 3 p.m. July 11 at the Holiday Inn, 35 Gov. Winthrop Boulevard. State regulators will hear comments on both the application for the affiliation, and the application for L+M to transfer ownership of L+M Medical Group, its affiliated physician group, to Northeast Medical Group, Yale-New Haven's physician organization.

In October, the two hospitals submitted an application for the affiliation, along with an application for the smaller L+M Medical Group to join Yale-New Haven's larger organization. Since the initial submissions, both hospitals have continued to provide state regulators with additional information. Both applications were deemed complete last month.

While the regulatory process is proceeding, OHCA will not be able to render a decision on the affiliation at least until early next year. Last February, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy issued a moratorium on new hospital affiliations while a task force completes a review and overhaul of the regulatory process.