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for fiscal year 2025, and $23,444,000 of the general fund—federal 1 appropriation are provided solely for the authority and behavioral 2 health entities to continue to contract for implementation of high- 3 intensity programs for assertive community treatment (PACT) teams. In 4 determining the proportion of medicaid and nonmedicaid funding 5 provided to behavioral health entities with PACT teams, the authority 6 shall consider the differences between behavioral health entities in 7 the percentages of services and other costs associated with the teams 8 that are not reimbursable under medicaid. The authority may allow 9 behavioral health entities which have nonmedicaid reimbursable costs 10 that are higher than the nonmedicaid allocation they receive under 11 this section to supplement these funds with local dollars or funds 12 received under subsection (7) of this section. The authority and 13 behavioral health entities shall maintain consistency with all 14 essential elements of the PACT evidence-based practice model in 15 programs funded under this section. 16 (6) $3,520,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation is 17 provided solely for the authority to maintain a pilot project to 18 incorporate peer bridging staff into behavioral health regional teams 19 that provide transitional services to individuals returning to their 20 communities. 21 (7) $144,519,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 22 fiscal year 2024 and $163,088,000 of the general fund—state 23 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for persons 24 and services not covered by the medicaid program. To the extent 25 possible, levels of behavioral health entity spending must be 26 maintained in the following priority order: Crisis and commitment 27 services; community inpatient services; and residential care 28 services, including personal care and emergency housing assistance. 29 These amounts must be distributed to behavioral health entities as 30 follows: 31 (a) $108,803,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 32 fiscal year 2024 and $124,713,000 of the general fund—state 33 appropriation for fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the 34 authority to contract with behavioral health administrative service 35 organizations for behavioral health treatment services not covered 36 under the medicaid program. Within these amounts, behavioral health 37 administrative service organizations must provide a 15 percent rate 38 p. 249 ESSB 5187.SL