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(7) $3,800,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2022 and $3,800,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for expenditure into the health 3 professionals loan repayment and scholarship program account. These 4 amounts must be used to increase the number of licensed primary care 5 health professionals to serve in licensed primary care health 6 professional critical shortage areas. Contracts between the office 7 and program recipients must guarantee at least three years of 8 conditional loan repayments. The office of student financial 9 assistance and the department of health shall prioritize a portion of 10 any nonfederal balances in the health professional loan repayment and 11 scholarship fund for conditional loan repayment contracts with 12 psychiatrists and with advanced registered nurse practitioners for 13 work at one of the state-operated psychiatric hospitals. The office 14 and department shall designate the state hospitals as health 15 professional shortage areas if necessary for this purpose. The office 16 shall coordinate with the department of social and health services to 17 effectively incorporate three conditional loan repayments into the 18 department's advanced psychiatric professional recruitment and 19 retention strategies. The office may use these targeted amounts for 20 other program participants should there be any remaining amounts 21 after eligible psychiatrists and advanced registered nurse 22 practitioners have been served. The office shall also work to 23 prioritize loan repayments to professionals working at health care 24 delivery sites that demonstrate a commitment to serving uninsured 25 clients. It is the intent of the legislature to provide funding to 26 maintain the current number and amount of awards for the program in 27 the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium on the basis of these contractual 28 obligations. 29 (8) $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 30 year 2022 and $1,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 31 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for behavioral health loan 32 repayment program grants, pursuant to chapter 302, Laws of 2019 (2SHB 33 1668) (Washington health corps). 34 (9) $4,125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 35 year 2022 and $6,125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 36 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for expenditure into the health 37 professionals loan repayment and scholarship program account. The 38 p. 1369 ESSB 5187.SL