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fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for work required of the 1 authority as specified in RCW 41.05.840 (universal health care 2 commission). Of the amounts provided in this subsection: 3 (i) $216,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4 year 2024 and $216,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 5 fiscal year 2025 are for staff dedicated to contract procurement, 6 meeting coordination, legislative reporting, federal application 7 requirements, and administrative support; 8 (ii) $132,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 9 year 2024 and $125,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 10 fiscal year 2025 are for additional staff dedicated to the work of 11 the finance technical advisory committee; and 12 (iii) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 13 year 2024 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 14 fiscal year 2025 are for consultant services, dedicated actuarial 15 support, and economic modeling. 16 (59) $2,395,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 17 fiscal year 2024, $2,395,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 18 for fiscal year 2025, and $10,178,000 of the general fund—federal 19 appropriation are provided solely to increase air ambulance-fixed 20 wing code A0430 by 189 percent, air ambulance-rotary wing code A0431 21 by 265 percent, fixed wing air mileage code A0435 by 57 percent, and 22 rotary wing air mileage code A0436 by 68 percent, beginning July 1, 23 2023. 24 (60) $37,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 25 year 2024, $73,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 26 year 2025, and $218,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 27 provided solely for the authority to increase the allowable number of 28 periodontal treatments to up to four per 12 month period for apple 29 health eligible adults, ages 21 and over, with a current diagnosis of 30 diabetes, beginning January 1, 2024. 31 (61)(a) $8,000,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2024 is provided solely for one-time bridge grants to 33 hospitals in financial distress. 34 (b) To qualify for these grants, a hospital must: 35 (i) Be located in Washington; 36 (ii) Serve individuals enrolled in state and federal medical 37 assistance programs; 38 p. 233 ESSB 5187.SL