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(c) The current annual renewal license fee for nursing facilities 1 is $359 per bed beginning in fiscal year 2024 and $359 per bed 2 beginning in fiscal year 2025. 3 (3) The department is authorized to place long-term care clients 4 residing in nursing homes and paid for with state-only funds into 5 less restrictive community care settings while continuing to meet the 6 client's care needs. 7 (4) $69,777,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 8 fiscal year 2024, $113,969,000 of the general fund—state 9 appropriation for fiscal year 2025, and $237,558,000 of the general 10 fund—federal appropriation are provided solely for the rate increase 11 for the new consumer-directed employer contracted individual 12 providers as set by the consumer-directed rate setting board in 13 accordance with RCW 74.39A.530. 14 (5) $19,044,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 15 fiscal year 2024, $30,439,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 16 for fiscal year 2025, and $63,986,000 of the general fund—federal 17 appropriation are provided solely for the homecare agency parity 18 consistent with the rate set by the consumer-directed employer rate 19 setting board in accordance with RCW 74.39A.530. 20 (6) $2,385,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 21 year 2024, $4,892,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 22 fiscal year 2025, and $12,502,000 of the general fund—federal 23 appropriation are provided solely for administrative costs of the 24 consumer-directed employer as set by the consumer-directed employer 25 rate setting board in accordance with RCW 74.39A.530. 26 (7) $2,547,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 27 year 2024, $3,447,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 28 fiscal year 2025, and $7,762,000 of the general fund—federal 29 appropriation are provided solely to increase the administrative rate 30 for home care agencies by 56 cents per hour effective July 1, 2023. 31 (8) $425,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 32 year 2025 and $542,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 33 provided solely for funding the unfair labor practice settlement in 34 the case of Adult Family Home Council v Office of Financial 35 Management, PERC case no. 135737-U-22. If the settlement agreement is 36 not reached by June 30, 2024, the amounts provided in this subsection 37 shall lapse. 38 p. 181 ESSB 5187.SL