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clinical input constitute reliable data upon which to determine the 1 payment rates. 2 (4) The department shall to the maximum extent practicable use 3 the same system for delivery of spoken-language interpreter services 4 for social services appointments as the one established for medical 5 appointments in the health care authority. When contracting directly 6 with an individual to deliver spoken language interpreter services, 7 the department shall only contract with language access providers who 8 are working at a location in the state and who are state-certified or 9 state-authorized, except that when such a provider is not available, 10 the department may use a language access provider who meets other 11 certifications or standards deemed to meet state standards, including 12 interpreters in other states. 13 (5) Information technology projects or investments and proposed 14 projects or investments impacting time capture, payroll and payment 15 processes and systems, eligibility, case management, and 16 authorization systems within the department of social and health 17 services are subject to technical oversight by the office of the 18 chief information officer. 19 (6)(a) The department shall facilitate enrollment under the 20 medicaid expansion for clients applying for or receiving state funded 21 services from the department and its contractors. Prior to open 22 enrollment, the department shall coordinate with the health care 23 authority to provide referrals to the Washington health benefit 24 exchange for clients that will be ineligible for medicaid. 25 (b) To facilitate a single point of entry across public and 26 medical assistance programs, and to maximize the use of federal 27 funding, the health care authority, the department of social and 28 health services, and the health benefit exchange will coordinate 29 efforts to expand HealthPlanfinder access to public assistance and 30 medical eligibility staff. The department shall complete medicaid 31 applications in the HealthPlanfinder for households receiving or 32 applying for public assistance benefits. 33 (7) The health care authority, the health benefit exchange, the 34 department of social and health services, the department of health, 35 the department of corrections, and the department of children, youth, 36 and families shall work together within existing resources to 37 establish the health and human services enterprise coalition (the 38 coalition). The coalition, led by the health care authority, must be 39 a multi-organization collaborative that provides strategic direction 40 p. 152 ESSB 5187.SL