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payments required pursuant to section 10-183z of the general statutes, but not exceeding five per cent of the unfunded past service liability of the teachers' retirement system as set forth in the most recent actuarial valuation prepared for the Teachers' Retirement Board; and (3) Third, to make additional payments toward unfunded past service liability of the state employees retirement system. Sec. 230. (Effective July 1, 2022) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17b-340 of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Social Services shall increase the minimum per diem, per bed rate to five hundred one dollars for a residential facility licensed pursuant to section 17a-227 of the general statutes and certified to participate in the Title XIX Medicaid program as an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disability. Sec. 231. Section 19a-7d of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): (a) [Not later than January 1, 2022, the] The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish, within available resources, a program to provide three-year grants to community-based providers of primary care services in order to expand access to health care for the uninsured. The grants may be awarded to community-based providers of primary care for (1) funding for direct services, (2) recruitment and retention of primary care clinicians and registered nurses through subsidizing of salaries or through a loan repayment program, and (3) capital expenditures. The community-based providers of primary care under the direct service program shall provide, or arrange access to, primary and preventive services, behavioral health services, referrals to specialty services, including rehabilitative and mental health services, inpatient care, prescription drugs, basic diagnostic laboratory services, health education and outreach to alert people to the availability of services.