The March 12, 2009 Court Order approving the Exit Plan in the Emily Q matter, states that, “By February 2010, CDMH, in consultation with CMHDA and the Special Master, shall convene a joint meeting with the 29 Level I small and rural county Mental Health Plans (MHPs) to explore their experience to date with the Emily Q. Settlement Plan and to identify their needs for additional supports and services from DMH.   The goal of this meeting will be to develop, through a consensus approach, a small/rural county-centered strategy to ensure the most appropriate utilization and quality of TBS in those regions. Finally, the Special Master shall have discretion to include participation of other appropriate individuals or organizations in this meeting.”

(The 29 small and rural MHPs are: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Madera Mariposa, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, San Benito, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter/Yuba, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, and Yolo.)