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(6) $1,642,000 of the medical aid account—state appropriation is 1 provided solely to cover the overhead rent costs to increase the 2 number of labor and industry vocational specialists embedded in 3 WorkSource offices and to implement a comprehensive quality-assurance 4 team to ensure the continuous improvement of vocational services for 5 injured workers through the workers' compensation program. 6 (7) $1,798,000 of the public works administration account—state 7 appropriation is provided solely to maintain expanded capacity to 8 investigate and enforce prevailing-wage complaints. 9 (8) $2,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 10 year 2024 and $2,500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 11 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the crime victims' 12 compensation program to pay for medical exams for suspected victims 13 of domestic violence. Neither the hospital, medical facility, nor 14 victim is to pay for the cost of the medical exam. This funding must 15 not supplant existing funding for sexual assault medical exams. If 16 the cost of medical exams exceeds the funding provided in this 17 subsection, the program shall not reduce the reimbursement rates for 18 medical providers seeking reimbursement for other claimants, and 19 instead the program shall return to paying for domestic violence 20 medical exams after insurance. 21 (9) $1,065,000 of the construction registration inspection 22 account—state appropriation, $57,000 of the accident account—state 23 appropriation, and $12,000 of the medical aid account—state 24 appropriation are provided solely for the conveyance management 25 system replacement project and are subject to the conditions, 26 limitations, and review provided in section 701 of this act. 27 (10) $250,000 of the opioid abatement settlement account—state 28 appropriation is provided solely for the department to analyze 29 patients who are maintained on chronic opioids. The department must 30 submit an annual report of its findings to the governor and the 31 appropriate committees of the legislature no later than October 1st 32 of each year of the fiscal biennium. The report shall include 33 analysis of patient data, describing the characteristics of patients 34 who are maintained on chronic opioids and their clinical needs, and a 35 preliminary evaluation of potential interventions to improve care and 36 reduce harms in this population. 37 (11) $1,363,000 of the medical aid account—state appropriation is 38 provided solely to improve access to medical and vocational providers 39 p. 308 ESSB 5187.SL