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(53) The authority shall seek a waiver from the federal 1 department of health and human services necessary to implement the 2 requirements of RCW 74.09.670 (medical assistance benefits— 3 incarcerated or committed persons—suspension). Additionally, the 4 authority shall explore expanding its waiver application for 5 prerelease services from 30 to 90 days; and provide the governor and 6 fiscal committees of the legislature estimates of costs for 7 implementation or maintenance of effort requirements of this 8 expansion prior to entering into agreement with the centers for 9 medicare and medicaid services. 10 (54) Within the amounts appropriated in this section the 11 authority in collaboration with UW Medicine shall explore funding 12 options for clinical training programs including, but not limited to, 13 family medical practice, psychiatric residencies, advanced registered 14 nurse practitioners, and other primary care providers. Options should 15 include, but not be limited to, shifting direct medicaid graduate 16 medical education payments or indirect medicaid graduate medical 17 education payments, or both, from rates to a standalone program. The 18 authority in collaboration with UW Medicine shall submit a report 19 outlining its findings to the office of financial management and the 20 fiscal committees of the legislature no later than December 1, 2023. 21 (55) $143,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 22 year 2024 is provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute 23 Senate Bill No. 5263 (psilocybin). If the bill is not enacted by June 24 30, 2023, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse. 25 (56) $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 26 year 2025 is provided solely for implementation of Second Substitute 27 Senate Bill No. 5532 (small rural hospital payment). If the bill is 28 not enacted by June 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this subsection 29 shall lapse. 30 (57) $56,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2024, $111,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2025, and $166,000 of the general fund—federal 33 appropriation are provided solely for the authority to increase 34 pediatric palliative care rates to the equivalent medicare rates paid 35 for hospice care in effect October 1, 2022, beginning January 1, 36 2024. 37 (58) $598,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 38 year 2024 and $591,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 39 p. 232 ESSB 5187.SL