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person is notified of this determination; and (c) the date on which 1 either the individual is transitioned to the community or has been 2 reevaluated and determined to again require active psychiatric 3 treatment at an inpatient level of care. The department must provide 4 this information in regular intervals to behavioral health entities 5 and other organizations responsible for resource management services. 6 The department must summarize the information and provide a report to 7 the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of 8 the legislature on progress toward meeting the 14 day standard by 9 December 1, 2023, and December 1, 2024. 10 (19) $10,547,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 11 fiscal year 2024 and $37,480,000 of the general fund—state 12 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 13 department to operate the 48 bed Clark county facility to provide 14 long-term inpatient care beds as defined in RCW 71.24.025. The 15 department must use this facility to provide treatment services for 16 individuals who have been committed to a state hospital pursuant to 17 the dismissal of criminal charges and civil evaluation ordered under 18 RCW 10.77.086 or 10.77.088. In considering placements at the 19 facility, the department must maximize forensic bed capacity at the 20 state hospitals for individuals in jails awaiting admission that are 21 class members of Trueblood, et al. v. Department of Social and Health 22 Services, et al., United States district court for the western 23 district of Washington, cause no. 14-cv-01178-MJP. The department 24 must submit a report to the office of financial management and the 25 appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2023, and 26 December 1, 2024, providing a status update on progress toward 27 opening the new facility. 28 (20) $8,048,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 29 fiscal year 2024 and $7,677,000 of the general fund—state 30 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 31 department to reopen and operate a 30 bed ward for civil patients at 32 western state hospital. The department must prioritize placements on 33 this ward for individuals currently occupying beds on forensic wards 34 at western state hospital who have been committed to a state hospital 35 pursuant to the dismissal of criminal charges and a civil evaluation 36 ordered under RCW 10.77.086 or 10.77.088, in order to maximize 37 forensic bed capacity for individuals in jails awaiting admission 38 that are class members of Trueblood, et al. v. Department of Social 39 p. 160 ESSB 5187.SL