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(35) $63,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2024, $73,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 2 year 2025, and $136,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 3 provided solely to employ and train staff for outreach efforts aimed 4 at connecting adult family home owners and their employees with 5 health care coverage through the adult family home training network 6 as outlined in RCW 70.128.305. These outreach activities must consist 7 of: 8 (a) Informing adult family home owners and their employees about 9 various health insurance options; 10 (b) Creating and distributing culturally and linguistically 11 relevant materials to assist these individuals in accessing 12 affordable or free health insurance plans; 13 (c) Offering continuous technical support to adult family home 14 owners and their employees regarding health insurance options and the 15 application process; and 16 (d) Providing technical assistance as a certified assister for 17 the health benefit exchange, enabling adult family home owners and 18 their employees to comprehend, compare, apply for, and enroll in 19 health insurance via Washington healthplanfinder. Participation in 20 the certified assister program is dependent on meeting contractual, 21 security, and other program requirements set by the health benefit 22 exchange. 23 (36) $300,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 24 year 2024 is provided solely for the department, in collaboration 25 with the office of the insurance commissioner and the office of the 26 attorney general, to create a regulatory oversight plan for 27 continuing care retirement communities, focusing primarily on 28 establishing and implementing resident consumer protections, as 29 recommended in the 2022 report of the office of the insurance 30 commissioner. As part of the process, the agencies must engage with 31 relevant stakeholder groups for consultation. The final plan must be 32 submitted to the health care committees of the legislature by 33 December 1, 2024. 34 (37) $16,952,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 35 fiscal year 2024, $23,761,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 36 for fiscal year 2025, and $41,407,000 of the general fund—federal 37 appropriation are provided solely for nursing home services and 38 emergent building costs at the transitional care center of Seattle. 39 p. 192 ESSB 5187.SL