California Code, Health and Safety Code - HSC § 80625

(a) The department may adopt emergency regulations to implement the changes made by Chapter 548 of the Statutes of 2001. The Office of Administrative Law shall consider the situation addressed by those regulations an emergency for purposes of Section 11349.6 of the Government Code.

(b) Notwithstanding the time period specified in subdivision (e) of Section 11346.1 of the Government Code, the emergency regulations adopted or amended pursuant to this section shall be repealed 180 days after the effective date of the regulations, unless the secretary or the department readopts those regulations, in whole or in part, in compliance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.