(a) If any provision of this Chapter, or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstances, shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Chapter, to the extent it can be given effect, or the application of those provisions to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby, and to this end the provisions of this Chapter are severable.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subdivision (a), if any provision of this Chapter imposing limitations or restrictions on the IHSS PA, or the powers or duties of the IHSS PA, including the ability of the IHSS PA to propose or establish payment rates, shall be held invalid, the provisions of this Chapter shall not be deemed severable and this Chapter shall be held invalid in its entirety.
(Ord. 3842, passed - -2002)