Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department shall implement this article by means of policy letters or similar instructions, without taking further regulatory action.

(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 286, Sec. 8. (SB 335) Effective September 16, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Sections 14169.38 (subd. (d), para. (1)) and 14169.40, or on date prescribed in Section 14169.41. Repealed on or after January 1, 2015, as provided in Section 14169.41.)