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section are sufficient to implement Substitute Senate Bill No. 5258 1 (consumer directed employers). 2 (bb) $63,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2022, $13,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 4 year 2023, and $77,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 5 provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1411 (health 6 care workforce). 7 (cc) $123,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 8 year 2023 and $156,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 9 provided solely to make up for a gap in the employer tax rates paid 10 to agency providers. Funds must be used to ensure wages and benefits 11 of home care agency workers who provide direct care are increased to 12 satisfy wage parity requirements set forth in RCW 74.39A.310, except 13 in situations where agency providers covered the gap in the tax rate 14 by reducing agency administrative expenses. 15 (dd) $80,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 16 year 2023 and $61,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 17 provided solely for the department to hire one full-time employee to 18 provide advice, evaluations, and recommendations on technological 19 tools to clients, providers, and case managers. 20 (ee)(i) $2,172,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 21 fiscal year 2023 and $1,666,000 of the general fund—federal 22 appropriation are provided solely to establish transition 23 coordination teams to coordinate transitions of care for clients who 24 move from one care setting to another. No later than December 1, 25 2022, the department of social and health services shall submit a 26 preliminary report to the appropriate committees of the legislature 27 that details how the funds were utilized and the associated outcomes 28 including but not limited to: 29 (A) A detailed reporting of the number of clients served, the 30 settings in which clients received care, and the progress made toward 31 increasing stability of client placements; 32 (B) A comparison of these outcomes against the outcomes achieved 33 in prior fiscal years; 34 (C) A description of lessons learned since the transition 35 coordination teams were first implemented, including an 36 identification of what processes were improved to reduce the 37 timelines for completion; and 38 p. 912 ESSB 5187.SL