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(i) The enhanced behavior services plus and enhanced behavior 1 services respite rates for skilled nursing facilities shall be 2 converted to $175 per patient per day add-on in addition to daily 3 base rates to recognize additional staffing and care needs for 4 patients with behaviors. 5 (ii) Enhanced behavior services plus with specialized services 6 rates for skilled nursing facilities shall be converted to $235 per 7 patient per day add-on on top of daily base rates. 8 (iii) The ventilator rate add-on for all skilled nursing 9 facilities shall be $192 per patient per day. 10 (iv) The tracheotomy rate add-on for all skilled nursing 11 facilities shall be $123 per patient per day. 12 (c) Of the amounts provided in (a) of this subsection, $3,838,000 13 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2024, 14 $3,917,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 15 2025, and $7,911,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 16 provided solely for an increase in the daily rate for enhanced 17 services facilities to $596.10 per patient per day. 18 NEW SECTION. Sec. 205. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH 19 SERVICES—ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM 20 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2024). . . . . . . $606,767,000 21 General Fund—State Appropriation (FY 2025). . . . . . . $604,555,000 22 General Fund—Federal Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . $1,648,987,000 23 General Fund—Private/Local Appropriation. . . . . . . . . $5,274,000 24 Domestic Violence Prevention Account—State 25 Appropriation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,404,000 26 TOTAL APPROPRIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,867,987,000 27 The appropriations in this section are subject to the following 28 conditions and limitations: 29 (1)(a) $169,050,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 30 fiscal year 2024, $164,246,000 of the general fund—state 31 appropriation for fiscal year 2025, and $853,777,000 of the general 32 fund—federal appropriation are provided solely for all components of 33 the WorkFirst program. Within the amounts provided for the WorkFirst 34 program, the department may provide assistance using state-only funds 35 for families eligible for temporary assistance for needy families. 36 The department must create a WorkFirst budget structure that allows 37 for transparent tracking of budget units and subunits of expenditures 38 p. 196 ESSB 5187.SL