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(50) $20,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2022 and $10,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely to expand online tutorial and 3 link to web-based, continuing education funded by the centers for 4 disease control for training for the primary care health workforce 5 regarding the protocols for perinatal monitoring, birth-dose 6 immunization, early diagnosis, linkage to care, and treatment for 7 persons diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B or hepatitis using a 8 telehealth model operated by the University of Washington. 9 (a) Training shall: 10 (i) Focus on increased provider proficiency and increased number 11 of trained providers in areas with high rates of reported cases of 12 hepatitis B or hepatitis, including regions with high incidence of 13 drug use or upward trend of children who have not received hepatitis 14 B virus vaccinations according to centers for disease control 15 recommendations; and 16 (ii) Provide access to: 17 (A) University of Washington medicine specialists in infectious 18 diseases, hepatology, and addiction medicine; 19 (B) Brief updates on evidence-based strategies to diagnose, 20 treat, and manage acute and chronic hepatitis B, acute and chronic 21 hepatitis C, or coinfections; 22 (C) Continuing medical education credits per hour of 23 participation; and 24 (D) Phone consultation with specialists during nonscheduled time 25 for patients who experience complications. 26 (b) All digital and hardcopy training, educational, and outreach 27 materials for this program must be culturally relevant and 28 linguistically diverse. 29 (51)(a) $108,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 30 fiscal year 2022 and $52,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 31 for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the University of 32 Washington Evans school of public policy and governance to conduct a 33 boater safety analysis, including, but not limited to, the following: 34 (i) The prevalence of boating fatalities and rescues in 35 Washington state; 36 (ii) A comparison of Washington's rates of fatalities and rescues 37 to other states; and 38 p. 1328 ESSB 5187.SL