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(cc) $2,856,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 1 fiscal year 2024, $3,104,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 2 for fiscal year 2025, and $5,948,000 of the general fund—federal 3 appropriation are provided solely to pilot a program that provides a 4 specialty rate for community residential providers who receive 5 additional training to support individuals with complex physical and 6 behavioral health needs. 7 (i) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $2,453,000 of the 8 general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2024, $2,705,000 of 9 the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2025, and 10 $5,259,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are provided 11 solely for the specialty rate for community residential providers to 12 serve up to 30 individuals. 13 (ii) Of the amounts provided in this subsection, $403,000 of the 14 general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2024, $399,000 of 15 the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2025, and 16 $689,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are provided 17 solely for the department to hire staff to support this specialty 18 program, including expanding existing training programs available for 19 community residential providers and to support providers in locating 20 affordable housing. 21 (iii) No later than December 1, 2024, the department of social 22 and health services shall submit a report to the governor and the 23 appropriate committees of the legislature that details how the funds 24 were utilized and the associated outcomes including, but not limited 25 to: 26 (A) A detailed reporting of the number of clients served and the 27 setting from which each client entered the community residential 28 setting receiving this specialty rate; 29 (B) A comparison of the rate of admissions to the community 30 residential setting receiving this specialty rate against the rate of 31 admissions to other community residential settings not receiving this 32 specialty rate as well as against the rate of admissions to other 33 state-operated settings including, but not limited to, state-operated 34 living alternatives, enhanced services facilities, and the 35 transitional care center of Seattle; and 36 (C) A comparison of the length of stay in the setting from which 37 the client entered the community residential setting receiving this 38 specialty rate against the average length of stay in settings prior 39 p. 174 ESSB 5187.SL