Section 1324.6 Of Article 7.5. Intermediate Care Facilities’ Quality Assurance Fees From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 7.5.
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. (a) The Director of Health Services, or his or her
designee, shall administer this article.
(b) The director may adopt regulations as are necessary to
implement this article. These regulations may be adopted as emergency
regulations in accordance with the rulemaking provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section
11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
For purposes of this article, the adoption of regulations shall be
deemed an emergency and necessary for the immediate preservation of
the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare. The
regulations shall include, but not be limited to, any regulations
necessary for either of the following purposes:
(1) The administration of this article, including the proper
imposition and collection of the quality assurance fee.
(2) The development of any forms necessary to obtain required
information from facilities subject to the quality assurance fee.
(c) As an alternative to subdivision (b), and notwithstanding
Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3
of Title 2 of the Government Code, the director may implement this
article by means of a provider bulletin, or other similar
instructions, without taking regulatory action.