Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 14124.5

(a) The director may, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10725, adopt, amend or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 11371) of Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code, such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter and to enable it to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this chapter, not inconsistent with any of the provisions of any statute of this state.

(b) All regulations heretofore adopted by the State Department of Health or any predecessor department pursuant to this chapter and in effect immediately preceding the operative date of this section, shall remain in effect and shall be fully enforceable unless and until readopted, amended, or repealed by the director in accordance with the provisions of Section 10725.