(a) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to an audit conducted because a pharmacy benefit manager, carrier, health benefit plan sponsor, or other third-party payer has indications that support a reasonable suspicion that criminal wrongdoing, willful misrepresentation, fraud, or abuse has occurred.
(b) Nothing in this chapter shall apply to an audit conducted by, or at the direction of, the California State Board of Pharmacy, the State Department of Health Care Services, the State Department of Public Health, or the Medicare program.