Cal. Insurance Code § 11736.5

(a) The commissioner shall establish, by regulation, those forms of collateral or security that an insurer may designate to secure the deductible amount of any policy of workers’ compensation insurance and the establishment of reserves and recognition of receivables for insurers writing workers’ compensation deductible policies. The commissioner, by order, exempt from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act, shall establish those forms of security or collateral that the insurer may designate to secure the deductible amount of any policy of workers’ compensation insurance that provides for a deductible and the establishment of reserves and recognition of receivables for insurers writing workers’ compensation deductible policies. This authority shall expire if regulations required by subdivision (a) are not drafted and filed with the Office of Administrative Law by December 31, 1995; if the regulations are filed with the Office of Administrative Law by December 31, 1995, this authority shall expire December 31, 1996, or upon filing of the regulations with the Secretary of State, whichever is earlier.