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(((95))) (94) $664,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 1 for fiscal year 2023 and $154,000 of the general fund—federal 2 appropriation are provided solely for the authority to contract for 3 three regional behavioral health mobile crisis response teams focused 4 on supported housing to prevent individuals with behavioral health 5 conditions at high risk of losing housing from becoming homeless, 6 identify and prioritize serving the most vulnerable people 7 experiencing homelessness, and increase alternative housing options 8 to include short-term alternatives which may temporarily deescalate 9 situations where there is high risk of a household from becoming 10 homeless. 11 (((96))) (95) $6,027,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 12 for fiscal year 2023 and $2,009,000 of the general fund—federal 13 appropriation are provided solely to create and expand access to no 14 barrier, and low-barrier programs using a housing first model 15 designed to assist and stabilize housing supports for adults with 16 behavioral health conditions. Housing supports and services shall be 17 made available with no requirement for treatment for their behavioral 18 health condition and must be individualized to the needs of the 19 individual. The authority and department of commerce shall 20 collaborate on this effort. The authority and department of commerce 21 shall collaborate on this effort and must submit a preliminary report 22 to the office of financial management and the appropriate committees 23 of the legislature by December 31, 2022. 24 (((97))) (96) $775,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 25 for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely to create a rental voucher 26 and bridge program and implement strategies to reduce instances where 27 an individual leaves a state operated behavioral or private 28 behavioral health facility directly into homelessness. The authority 29 must prioritize this funding for individuals being discharged from 30 state operated behavioral health facilities. 31 (((98))) (97) $200,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 32 for fiscal year 2022, $200,000 of the general fund—state 33 appropriation for fiscal year 2023, and $400,000 of the general fund— 34 federal appropriation are provided solely for the authority to 35 contract for a behavioral health comparison rate study. The study 36 must be conducted to examine provider resources involved in 37 developing individual covered behavioral health services and to 38 establish benchmark payment rates that reflect the reasonable and 39 p. 1038 ESSB 5187.SL