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(b) A final report must be submitted by December 31, 2022, and 1 shall summarize the analysis conducted by the institute, the process 2 and stakeholders involved, an inventory of relevant cannabis policies 3 in other states, and recommendations for policy changes to reduce the 4 negative impacts of high potency cannabis in Washington state. 5 (57) $8,197,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 6 fiscal year 2022, $8,819,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 7 for fiscal year 2023, and $38,025,000 of the general fund—federal 8 appropriation are provided solely to continue in the 2021-2023 fiscal 9 biennium the two percent increase to medicaid reimbursement for 10 community behavioral health providers contracted through managed care 11 organizations that was provided in April 2021. The authority must 12 employ mechanisms such as directed payment or other options allowable 13 under federal medicaid law to assure the funding is used by the 14 managed care organizations for a two percent provider rate increase 15 as intended and verify this pursuant to the process established in 16 chapter 285, Laws of 2020 (EHB 2584). The rate increase shall be 17 implemented to all behavioral health inpatient, residential, and 18 outpatient providers receiving payment for services under this 19 section contracted through the medicaid managed care organizations. 20 (58) $17,128,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 21 fiscal year 2023 and $32,861,000 of the general fund—federal 22 appropriation are provided solely to implement a 7 percent increase 23 to medicaid reimbursement for community behavioral health providers 24 contracted through managed care organizations to be effective January 25 1, 2023. The authority must employ mechanisms such as directed 26 payment or other options allowable under federal medicaid law to 27 assure the funding is used by the managed care organizations for a 7 28 percent provider rate increase as intended and verify this pursuant 29 to the process established in chapter 285, Laws of 2020 (EHB 2584). 30 The rate increase shall be implemented to all behavioral health 31 inpatient, residential, and outpatient providers contracted through 32 the medicaid managed care organizations. Providers receiving rate 33 increases under other subsections of this section must be excluded 34 from the rate increase directed in this subsection. 35 (59) $1,307,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 36 fiscal year 2022, (($5,217,000)) $1,838,000 of the general fund—state 37 appropriation for fiscal year 2023, and (($6,524,000)) $3,145,000 of 38 the general fund—federal appropriation are provided solely to 39 p. 1024 ESSB 5187.SL