This article shall become inoperative after December 31, 2026, except that the department shall be authorized to conduct all necessary closeout activities after this date and to continue implementing this article for any rate period before December 31, 2026, and as of January 1, 2028, this article is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before, January 1, 2028, deletes or extends that date.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 46, Sec. 13. (AB 186) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions. Note: Termination clause affects Article 3.8, commencing with Section 14126 (except Section 14126.022).)