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provided solely for implementation of Engrossed Substitute Senate 1 Bill No. 5229 (health equity continuing education). 2 (35) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2022 is provided solely for fall prevention training. The 4 department of social and health services will provide one-time grant 5 funding to an association representing long-term care facilities to 6 develop and provide fall prevention training for long-term care 7 facilities. The training must include information about environmental 8 modifications to help reduce falls, tools to assess an individual's 9 risk for falling, and evidence-based interventions for reducing falls 10 amongst individuals with dementia or cognitive impairments. The 11 training must be offered at no cost and made available online for the 12 general public to access at any time. The recipient of the grant 13 funds must work with the department of social and health services and 14 the department of health on developing and promoting the training. 15 (36) $4,504,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 16 fiscal year 2022, $9,072,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 17 for fiscal year 2023, and $452,000 of the general fund—federal 18 appropriation are provided solely for behavioral health personal care 19 services for individuals with exceptional care needs due to their 20 psychiatric diagnosis as determined through the department's CARE 21 assessment and for three full-time positions to coordinate with the 22 health care authority and medicaid managed care organizations for the 23 care of these individuals. Future caseload and per capita changes for 24 behavioral health personal care services will be incorporated into 25 the department's medicaid forecast. The department shall coordinate 26 with the authority for purposes of developing and submitting to the 27 centers for medicare and medicaid, a 1915(i) state plan. 28 (37) Within existing appropriations, and no later than December 29 31, 2021, the department of social and health services must work with 30 stakeholders to consider modifications to current practices that 31 address the current challenges adult family homes are facing with 32 acquiring and maintaining liability insurance coverage. In 33 consultation with stakeholders, the department of social and health 34 services must: 35 (a) Transition language contained in citation and enforcement 36 actions to plain talk language that helps insurers and consumers 37 understand the nature of the regulatory citations; and 38 p. 927 ESSB 5187.SL