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for revenue code 0821 billed with procedure code 90999 and revenue 1 codes 0831, 0841, and 0851, when reimbursed on a fee-for-service 2 basis or through managed care plans, by at least 30 percent above the 3 fee-for-service composite rates in effect on January 1, 2023. 4 (81) $1,360,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 5 fiscal year 2024 and $3,252,000 of the general fund—federal 6 appropriation are provided solely to increase the rates paid to rural 7 hospitals that meet the criteria in (a) through (d) of this 8 subsection. Payments for state and federal medical assistance 9 programs for services provided by such a hospital, regardless of the 10 beneficiary's managed care enrollment status, must be increased to 11 150 percent of the hospital's fee-for-service rates. The authority 12 must discontinue this rate increase after June 30, 2024, and return 13 to the payment levels and methodology for these hospitals that were 14 in place as of January 1, 2018. Hospitals participating in the 15 certified public expenditures program may not receive increased 16 reimbursement for inpatient services. Hospitals qualifying for this 17 rate increase must: 18 (a) Be certified by the centers for medicare and medicaid 19 services as sole community hospitals as of January 1, 2014; 20 (b) Have had less than 150 acute care licensed beds in fiscal 21 year 2011; 22 (c) Have a level III adult trauma service designation from the 23 department of health as of January 1, 2014; and 24 (d) Be owned and operated by the state or a political 25 subdivision. 26 (82) $55,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 27 year 2024 and $110,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 28 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the authority to contract 29 with a medicaid managed care organization for continuous coverage 30 beginning January 1, 2024, for individuals under age 26 that were 31 enrolled in the unaccompanied refugee minor program as authorized by 32 the office of refugee and immigrant assistance. There are no 33 residency, social security number, or citizenship requirements to 34 receive the continuous coverage as described in this subsection. 35 (83)(a) $45,696,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 36 fiscal year 2025 is provided solely for the authority, beginning July 37 1, 2024, to implement a program with coverage comparable to the 38 p. 240 ESSB 5187.SL