(a) 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 article by means of all-county letters, plan letters, plan or provider bulletins, or similar instructions, without taking regulatory action.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2017, and notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, the department shall provide a status report to the Legislature regarding any instruction issued by the department pursuant to subdivision (a) on a semiannual basis until six months after implementation of the pilot project authorized pursuant to this article.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature, if the scope of the pilot project authorized by this article is extended, that the department adopt regulations to implement this article.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 760, Sec. 1. (SB 147) Effective January 1, 2016.)