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provided from the criminal justice treatment account within that 1 county. The submitted plan should incorporate current evidence-based 2 practices in substance use disorder treatment. The funds shall be 3 used solely to provide approved alcohol and substance use disorder 4 treatment pursuant to RCW 71.24.560 and treatment support services. 5 No more than ten percent of the total moneys received under 6 subsections (4) and (5) of this section by a county or group of 7 counties participating in a regional agreement shall be spent for 8 treatment support services. 9 (7) Counties are encouraged to consider regional agreements and 10 submit regional plans for the efficient delivery of treatment under 11 this section. 12 (8) Moneys allocated under this section shall be used to 13 supplement, not supplant, other federal, state, and local funds used 14 for substance abuse treatment. 15 (9) If a region or county uses criminal justice treatment account 16 funds to support a therapeutic court, the therapeutic court must 17 allow the use of all medications approved by the federal food and 18 drug administration for the treatment of opioid use disorder as 19 deemed medically appropriate for a participant by a medical 20 professional. If appropriate medication-assisted treatment resources 21 are not available or accessible within the jurisdiction, the health 22 care authority's designee for assistance must assist the court with 23 acquiring the resource. 24 (10) Counties must meet the criteria established in RCW 25 2.30.030(3). 26 (11) The authority shall annually review and monitor the 27 expenditures made by any county or group of counties that receives 28 appropriated funds distributed under this section. Counties shall 29 repay any funds that are not spent in accordance with the 30 requirements of its contract with the authority. 31 Sec. 942. RCW 74.46.561 and 2023 c ... s 1903 (section 1903 of 32 this act) are each amended to read as follows: 33 (1) The legislature adopts a new system for establishing nursing 34 home payment rates beginning July 1, 2016. Any payments to nursing 35 homes for services provided after June 30, 2016, must be based on the 36 new system. The new system must be designed in such a manner as to 37 decrease administrative complexity associated with the payment 38 methodology, reward nursing homes providing care for high acuity 39 p. 698 ESSB 5187.SL