(a)
The department shall adopt any regulations necessary to implement this article. These regulations shall be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and, for the purposes of the Administrative Procedure Act, shall be deemed an emergency, and necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, or general welfare.
(b)
Any provision of this article which is in conflict with any federal statute or regulation shall be inapplicable to
the extent of that conflict but the remainder of the provisions shall be in effect to the extent no conflict exists.
The department shall seek all federal waivers necessary to implement this article. The provisions for which federal waivers cannot be obtained shall not be implemented, but provisions for which waivers are either obtained or found to be unnecessary shall be unaffected by the inability to obtain federal waivers for the other provisions.
(c)
The department shall seek maximum federal reimbursement for the MMIS-based Drug Establishment Review System established by this article.