Section Affected

• California Code of Regulations Title: 9
• Adopt Sections: 3200.022, 3200.025, 3200.079, 3200.181, 3200.195, 3200.197, 3200.213, 3200.227, 3200.244, 3200.252, 3200.254.1, 3200.257, 3200.258, 3200.323, 3420, 3420.10, 3420.15, 3420.20, 3420.30, 3420.35, 3420.40, 3420.45, 3420.50, 3420.55, 3420.60, 3420.65, 3510.005 and 3510.030.
• Amend Sections: 3200.080, 3200.110, 3200.251, 3200.260 and 3510.

Schedule of Rulemaking Proceeding

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Mailed By: March 20, 2019
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Published: March 22, 2019
• California Regulatory Notice Register: 2019, No. 12-Z
• Public Hearing: May 7, 2019
• Close of 45-day Public Comment Period: May 17, 2019
• Close of 15-Day Public Comment Period: February 14, 2020
• Filed with the Office of Administrative Law: March 19, 2020
• Approved by the Office of Administrative Law: May 6, 2020
• Filed with the Secretary of State: May 6, 2020
• Effective Date: July 1, 2020

Status of the Proposal

This rulemaking is completed.

Rulemaking Documentation

You may view all the Rulemaking Documentation using the links below. 

Note: Links on this page are documents in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF); unless indicated are smaller than 2 MB. PDF documents require Adobe Reader. 

45-Day Public Comment Period

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)
• Notice of Extension of Written Comment Period (PDF)
• Initial Statement of Reasons (PDF)
• Notice of Public Hearing (PDF)
• Proposed Regulation Text (PDF)
• Proposed Regulation Text (ADA)

15-Day Public Comment Period

• Notice of Additional Changes to Proposed Regulations (PDF)
• Text of the Additional Changes to Proposed Regulations (PDF)
• Text of the Additional Changes to Proposed Regulations (PDF) (Text Only)

Final Rulemaking Documentation

• Updated Informative Digest (PDF)
• Final Statement of Reasons (PDF)
• Final Statement of Reasons – Addendum 1 (PDF)
• Final Statement of Reasons – Addendum 1 (PDF) (Text Only)
• Final Statement of Reasons – Addendum 2 (PDF)
• Final Statement of Reasons – Addendum 2 (PDF) (Text Only)
• Approved Regulation Text (PDF)
• Approved Regulation Text (PDF) (Text Only)

Forms Listed Below are Intended for Review Only

• DHCS 1819 (02/19) – Mental Health Services Act Prudent Reserve Assessment/Reassessment
• DHCS 1820 (02/19) – Annual MHSA Revenue and Expenditure Report and Adjustment Worksheet County Certification
• DHCS 1821 (02/19) – Mental Health Services Act Adjustments to Revenue or Expenditure Summary Worksheet
• DHCS 1822 A-J (02/19) – Annual Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Revenue and Expenditure Report