(a) The Director of Health Care Services, or their designee, shall administer this article.
(b) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the director may implement and administer this article, in whole or in part, by means of provider bulletins or other similar instructions, without taking regulatory action. The department shall make use of appropriate processes to ensure that affected stakeholders are timely informed of, and have access to, applicable guidance issued pursuant to this authority in a timely manner, and that this guidance remains publicly available while this article remains operative.