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(17) Within the amounts provided in this section, behavioral 1 health entities must provide outpatient chemical dependency treatment 2 for offenders enrolled in the medicaid program who are supervised by 3 the department of corrections pursuant to a term of community 4 supervision. Contracts with behavioral health entities must require 5 that behavioral health entities include in their provider network 6 specialized expertise in the provision of manualized, evidence-based 7 chemical dependency treatment services for offenders. The department 8 of corrections and the authority must develop a memorandum of 9 understanding for department of corrections offenders on active 10 supervision who are medicaid eligible and meet medical necessity for 11 outpatient substance use disorder treatment. The agreement will 12 ensure that treatment services provided are coordinated, do not 13 result in duplication of services, and maintain access and quality of 14 care for the individuals being served. The authority must provide all 15 necessary data, access, and reports to the department of corrections 16 for all department of corrections offenders that receive medicaid 17 paid services. 18 (18) The criminal justice treatment account—state appropriation 19 is provided solely for treatment and treatment support services for 20 offenders with a substance use disorder pursuant to RCW 71.24.580. 21 The authority must offer counties the option to administer their 22 share of the distributions provided for under RCW 71.24.580(5)(a). If 23 a county is not interested in administering the funds, the authority 24 shall contract with behavioral health entities to administer these 25 funds consistent with the plans approved by local panels pursuant to 26 RCW 71.24.580(5)(b). Funding from the criminal justice treatment 27 account may be used to provide treatment and support services through 28 the conclusion of an individual's treatment plan to individuals 29 participating in a drug court program as of February 24, 2021, if 30 that individual wishes to continue treatment following dismissal of 31 charges they were facing under RCW 69.50.4013(1). Such participation 32 is voluntary and contingent upon substantial compliance with drug 33 court program requirements. The authority must provide a report to 34 the office of financial management and the appropriate committees of 35 the legislature that identifies the distribution of criminal justice 36 treatment account funds by September 30, 2023. 37 (19)(a) $11,426,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 38 fiscal year 2024, $15,501,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 39 p. 253 ESSB 5187.SL