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nonemergency ambulance transports code A0428 by 80 percent, and 1 mileage for both nonemergency and emergency ambulance transportation 2 code A0425 by 35 percent, beginning July 1, 2023. 3 (49) $2,047,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 4 fiscal year 2024, $3,390,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 5 for fiscal year 2025, and $5,135,000 of the general fund—federal 6 appropriation are provided solely to increase reimbursement rates by 7 20 percent for applied behavior analysis codes 0362T and 0373T for 8 individuals with complex behavioral health care needs; and by 15 9 percent for all other applied behavior analysis codes with the 10 exception of Q3014, beginning January 1, 2024. 11 (50) $280,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 12 year 2024 and $1,992,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 13 are provided solely for modular replacement costs of the ProviderOne 14 pharmacy point of sale system and are subject to the conditions, 15 limitations, and review provided in section 701 of this act. 16 (51) $709,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 17 year 2024, $1,410,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 18 fiscal year 2025, and $4,075,000 of the general fund—federal 19 appropriation are provided solely to maintain and increase access for 20 behavioral health services through increased provider rates. The rate 21 increases are effective January 1, 2024, and must be applied to the 22 following codes for children and adults enrolled in the medicaid 23 program: 90785, 90791, 90832, 90833, 90834, 90836, 90837, 90838, 24 90845, 90846, 90847, 90849, 90853, 96156, 96158, 96159, 96164, 96165, 25 96167, 96168, 96170, 96171, H0004, H0023, H0036, and H2015. The 26 authority may use a substitute code in the event that any of the 27 codes identified in this subsection are discontinued and replaced 28 with an updated code covering the same service. Within the amounts 29 provided in this subsection the authority must: 30 (a) Implement this rate increase in accordance with the process 31 established in RCW 71.24.885 (medicaid rate increases); 32 (b) Raise the state fee-for-service rates for these codes by up 33 to 7 percent, except that the state medicaid rate may not exceed the 34 published medicare rate or an equivalent relative value unit rate if 35 a published medicare rate is not available; 36 (c) Require in contracts with managed care organizations that, 37 beginning January 2024, managed care organizations pay no lower than 38 p. 230 ESSB 5187.SL