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administrative rate to ensure access to health care services for 1 medicaid patients. 2 (((52))) (49) $1,715,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 3 for fiscal year 2022, $1,804,000 of the general fund—state 4 appropriation for fiscal year 2023, and $6,647,000 of the general 5 fund—federal appropriation are provided solely to increase the rates 6 paid to rural hospitals that meet the criteria in (a) through (e) of 7 this subsection. Payments for state and federal medical assistance 8 programs for services provided by such a hospital, regardless of the 9 beneficiary's managed care enrollment status, must be increased to 10 150 percent of the hospital's fee-for-service rates. The authority 11 must discontinue this rate increase after June 30, 2023, and return 12 to the payment levels and methodology for these hospitals that were 13 in place as of January 1, 2018. Hospitals participating in the 14 certified public expenditures program may not receive increased 15 reimbursement for inpatient services. Hospitals qualifying for this 16 rate increase must: 17 (a) Be certified by the centers for medicare and medicaid 18 services as sole community hospitals as of January 1, 2013; 19 (b) Have had less than 150 acute care licensed beds in fiscal 20 year 2011; 21 (c) Have a level III adult trauma service designation from the 22 department of health as of January 1, 2014; 23 (d) Be owned and operated by the state or a political 24 subdivision; and 25 (e) Accept single bed certification patients pursuant to RCW 26 71.05.745 by July 1, 2022. If the hospitals qualifying for this rate 27 increase do not accept single bed certification patients by July 1, 28 2022, the authority must discontinue this rate increase after October 29 1, 2022, and must return to the payment levels and methodology for 30 these hospitals that were in place as of January 1, 2018. 31 (((53))) (50) $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 32 for fiscal year 2022, $100,000 of the general fund—state 33 appropriation for fiscal year 2023, and $200,000 of the general fund— 34 federal appropriation are provided solely for pass through funding 35 for a citizens of the compact of free association (COFA) community 36 member led organization through a Washington state based organization 37 contract as outlined in RCW 43.71A.030 to provide additional supports 38 to COFA community members statewide who are seeking access to health 39 p. 974 ESSB 5187.SL