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(6)(((a) $32,432,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation 1 and $40,296,000 of the general fund—local appropriation are provided 2 solely for accountable communities of health described in initiative 3 1 of the 1115 demonstration waiver and this is the maximum amount 4 that may be expended for this purpose. In renewing this initiative, 5 the authority shall consider local input regarding community needs 6 and shall limit total local projects to no more than six. To provide 7 transparency to the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature, 8 the authority shall provide fiscal staff of the legislature query 9 ability into any database of the fiscal intermediary that authority 10 staff would be authorized to access. The authority shall not 11 supplement the amounts provided in this subsection with any general 12 fund—state moneys appropriated in this section or any moneys that may 13 be transferred pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The 14 director shall report to the fiscal committees of the legislature all 15 expenditures under this subsection and provide such fiscal data in 16 the time, manner, and form requested by the legislative fiscal 17 committees. 18 (b) $110,778,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation and 19 $45,248,000 of the general fund—private/local appropriation are 20 provided solely for the medicaid quality improvement program and this 21 is the maximum amount that may be expended for this purpose. Medicaid 22 quality improvement program payments do not count against the 1115 23 demonstration waiver spending limits and are excluded from the 24 waiver's budget neutrality calculation. The authority may provide 25 medicaid quality improvement program payments to apple health managed 26 care organizations and their partnering providers as they meet 27 designated milestones. Partnering providers and apple health managed 28 care organizations must work together to achieve medicaid quality 29 improvement program goals according to the performance period 30 timelines and reporting deadlines as set forth by the authority. The 31 authority may only use the medicaid quality improvement program to 32 support initiatives 1, 2, and 3 as described in the 1115 33 demonstration waiver and may not pursue its use for other purposes. 34 Any programs created or funded by the medicaid quality improvement 35 program do not constitute an entitlement for clients or providers. 36 The authority shall not supplement the amounts provided in this 37 subsection with any general fund—state, general fund—federal, or 38 general fund—local moneys appropriated in this section or any moneys 39 p. 958 ESSB 5187.SL