Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department, without taking any further regulatory action and after the effective date of statutory suspensions identified in subdivision (o) of Section 4783 and subdivision (k) of Section 4785, may implement, interpret, or make specific the recommendations provided in the plan required by Section 4785.1 by means of program directives or similar instructions to streamline program administration and standardize procedures. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department be allowed this temporary authority as necessary to implement program changes only until completion of the regulatory process.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 44, Sec. 25. (AB 121) Effective July 10, 2023.)