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CalVCB authorizes formal rulemaking to codify mental‑health billing guidelines into CCR §649.26

California Victim Compensation Board · January 15, 2026
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Summary

The board unanimously authorized staff to begin the Administrative Procedure Act rulemaking process to move mental‑health billing guidelines into California Code of Regulations, title 2, section 649.26, starting a 45‑day comment period and noting a minor typo to be corrected before filing.

Senior Attorney Katie Rupp presented Item 6 and asked the board to authorize staff to begin the formal rulemaking process to convert portions of CalVCB’s mental‑health guidelines into regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act.

Rupp said the change is grounded in Government Code section 13957.2(a) and aims to segregate…

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