California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 130540

(a) Contracts, contract amendments, change orders, change requests, and any project or systems development notices, entered into for purposes of this division, shall be subject to the same exemptions provided for in the Medi-Cal drug program and those provided to the department in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 124977. In addition, contracts, contract amendments, change orders, change requests, and any project or systems development notices, entered into for purposes of this division, are specifically exempt from:

(b) Contracts with pharmacies and drug manufacturers may be entered into on a bid or nonbid basis.

(c) Change orders entered into pursuant to this division shall not require a contract amendment.

(d) To the extent that any exemption set forth in this section conflicts with exemptions set forth in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 124977, the exemption in this section shall govern over the conflicting provision in Section 124977.