WIC § 14124.5

(a) The director may, in accordance with Section 10725, adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter, and to enable the department to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred upon it by this chapter, not inconsistent with any statute of this state.

(b) All regulations previously adopted by the State Department of Health Care Services 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date of this section, shall remain in effect and shall be fully enforceable unless and until readopted, amended, or repealed by the director in accordance with Section 10725.