A person serving in a career executive assignment may be separated from state service through resignation, automatic resignation, dismissal, retirement, or for medical reasons under the provisions of Government Code Section 19253.5 in the same manner as is provided for other civil service employees. The career executive assignment of a person so separated shall be deemed to have been terminated, and the separation to have been from a position in the class in the general civil service in which the employee had permanent status.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 548.145