(a) For purposes of donor and recipient organ transplant surgeries, the department shall establish standards as to both the circumstances and the criteria that the department will use for approving facilities eligible for receiving reimbursement under the Medi-Cal program.
(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the department may implement, interpret, or make specific this section by means of all-county letters, provider bulletins, or other instructions, without taking any further regulatory action.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 300, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)