Welfare and Institutions Code § 14124.26

(a)Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), regulations adopted by the State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs pursuant to former Sections 11758.40 to 11758.47, inclusive, of the Health and Safety Code shall remain in effect unless amended or repealed by regulation adopted pursuant to this article.

(b)Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5

(commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, for purposes of the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this article to the extent that this article differs from former Sections 11758.40 to 11758.47, inclusive, of the Health and Safety Code by means of all-county letters, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions from the department until regulations are adopted pursuant to that chapter of the Government Code.

(c)(1) The department shall adopt emergency regulations no later than July 1, 2014. The department may subsequently readopt any emergency regulation authorized by this section that is the same as or is substantially equivalent to an emergency regulation previously adopted pursuant to this section.

(2)The initial adoption of

emergency regulations implementing this article and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this subdivision shall be deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. Initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be exempt from review by the Office of Administrative Law. The initial emergency regulations and the one readoption of emergency regulations authorized by this section shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for filing with the Secretary of State and each shall remain in effect for no more than 180 days, by which time final regulations may be adopted.