Section 34170.1 Of Chapter 1. Effective Date, Creation Of Funds, And Definition Of Terms From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 24. >> Part 1.85. >> Chapter 1.

. Any action by the department carrying out the department's obligations under this part and Part 1.8 (commencing with Section 34161) constitutes a department action for the preparation, development, or administration of the state budget pursuant to Section 11357 of the Government Code, and is exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. This section applies retroactively to any action by the department described in this section that occurred on or after June 28, 2011.