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days; mental health and substance use disorder outpatient treatment 1 services; opioid substitution and medication assisted treatment 2 services; program of assertive treatment team services; wraparound 3 with intensive services; mobile outreach crisis services; recovery 4 navigator team services; foundational community supports housing and 5 employment services; projects for assistance in transition from 6 homelessness services; housing and recovery through peer services; 7 other housing services administered by the authority; mental health 8 and substance use disorder peer services; designated crisis responder 9 investigations and outcomes; involuntary commitment hearings and 10 outcomes; pregnant and parenting women case management services; and 11 single bed certifications and no available bed reports. Wherever 12 possible and practical, the data must include historical monthly 13 counts and shall be broken out to distinguish services to medicaid 14 and nonmedicaid individuals and children and adults. The authority 15 and the research and data analysis division must consult with the 16 office of financial management and staff from the fiscal committees 17 of the legislature on the development and implementation of the 18 community behavioral health data elements. 19 (((100))) (99) $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 20 for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the authority to contract 21 with a consultant to develop a Washington state behavioral health 22 service delivery guide. The guide must include, but is not limited 23 to, information on the service modalities, facilities, and providers 24 that make up Washington's behavioral health delivery system. The 25 authority must consult with behavioral health stakeholders and is 26 permitted to enter into a data sharing agreement necessary to 27 facilitate the production of the guide. The authority must publish 28 the guide for the public and submit the guide to the office of 29 financial management and the appropriate committees of the 30 legislature by December 1, 2023. 31 (((101))) (100) $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 32 for fiscal year 2023 is provided solely for the authority to conduct 33 a study on involuntary treatment access barriers related to 34 transportation issues. The study must assess: Challenges ambulance 35 companies and emergency responders have in billing medicaid for 36 involuntary transportation services; whether current transportation 37 rates are a barrier to access and if so what type of increase is 38 needed to address this; and the possibility of creating a specialized 39 type of involuntary transportation provider. The authority must also 40 p. 1040 ESSB 5187.SL