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2021, the department must, in consultation with the health care 1 authority, report to the appropriate legislative committees on 2 potential options to maximize federal funding for the center, 3 including any potential for the center to bill managed care 4 organizations for services provided to medicaid recipients. 5 (2) $453,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 6 year 2022 and $722,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 7 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the costs of hub home foster 8 and kinship families that provide a foster care delivery model that 9 includes a hub home. Use of the hub home model is intended to support 10 foster parent retention, provide support to biological families, 11 improve child outcomes, and encourage the least restrictive community 12 placements for children in out-of-home care. 13 (a) $453,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 14 year 2022 and $572,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 15 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the costs of hub home foster 16 and kinship family constellations, and for a contract with an 17 organization with expertise in implementing the hub home model with 18 fidelity to provide technical assistance to hub home families and the 19 department. 20 (b) $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21 year 2023 is provided solely to support long-term implementation of 22 the hub home model, including integrating the hub home model within 23 the department's current and future service array and multiyear 24 expansion planning. The department shall submit a preliminary report 25 to the governor and appropriate legislative committees by December 1, 26 2022, and a final report to the governor and appropriate legislative 27 committees by June 30, 2023, that details its progress and plans for 28 long-term implementation of the hub home model. 29 (3) $579,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 30 year 2022 and $579,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 31 fiscal year 2023 and $110,000 of the general fund—federal 32 appropriation are provided solely for a receiving care center east of 33 the Cascade mountains. 34 (4) $1,245,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 35 year 2022 and $1,245,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 36 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for services provided through 37 children's advocacy centers. 38 p. 1127 ESSB 5187.SL