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fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for community-based dementia 1 education and support activities in two areas of the state, including 2 dementia resource catalyst staff and direct services for people with 3 dementia and their caregivers. 4 (23) $237,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 5 year 2022, $226,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 6 fiscal year 2023, and $572,000 of the general fund—federal 7 appropriation are provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill 8 No. 1218 (long-term care residents). 9 (24) $4,329,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 10 fiscal year 2022 and $4,329,000 of the general fund—state 11 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for services 12 and support to individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf- 13 blind. 14 (25) $85,981,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 15 fiscal year 2022, $85,463,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 16 for fiscal year 2023, and $292,979,000 of the general fund—federal 17 appropriation are provided solely for rate add-ons for contracted 18 service providers to address the increased costs associated with 19 serving clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning July 1, 2022, 20 the rate add-ons shall be reduced by 20 percent every two fiscal 21 quarters. 22 (26) $11,609,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2023 and $11,609,000 of the general fund—federal 24 appropriation are provided solely to increase the fixed rate paid for 25 skilled nursing facility medicaid direct care to one hundred and five 26 percent of statewide case mix neutral median costs. 27 (27) Within the amounts provided in this section, the department 28 of social and health services must develop a statewide agency 29 emergency preparedness plan with which to respond to future public 30 health emergencies. 31 (28) The traumatic brain injury council shall collaborate with 32 other state agencies in their efforts to address traumatic brain 33 injuries to ensure that efforts are complimentary and continue to 34 support the state's broader efforts to address this issue. 35 (29) $1,858,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 36 fiscal year 2022 and $1,857,000 of the general fund—state 37 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for operation 38 of the volunteer services program. Funding must be prioritized 39 p. 925 ESSB 5187.SL