Except as provided in Section 11839.16, proceedings for the suspension, revocation, or denial of a license or cessation of review of a renewal license under this article, except where there has been a failure to pay required fees, under this article shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and the department shall have all the powers granted thereby. In the event of conflict between this article and the Administrative Procedure Act, the Administrative Procedure Act
shall prevail.
Source:
Section 11839.12, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=11839.12..