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patients through increased provider rates beginning July 1, 2021. 1 Within the amounts provided in this subsection, the authority must 2 increase the medical assistance rates for adult dental services that 3 are reimbursed solely at the existing medical assistance rates on a 4 fee-for-service basis up to 100 percent above medical assistance 5 rates in effect on January 1, 2019. 6 (((63))) (60) $551,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 7 for fiscal year 2022, $770,000 of the general fund—state 8 appropriation for fiscal year 2023, and $3,288,000 of the general 9 fund—federal appropriation are provided solely for the implementation 10 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5195 (opioid overdose 11 medication). 12 (((64))) (61) The authority must claim the enhanced federal 13 medical assistance participation rate for home and community-based 14 services offered under section 9817 of the American rescue plan act 15 of 2021 (ARPA). Appropriations made that constitute supplementation 16 of home and community-based services as defined in section 9817 of 17 ARPA are listed in the LEAP omnibus document HCBS-2021. 18 (((65))) (62) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 19 for fiscal year 2022 and $250,000 of the general fund—state 20 appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for the 21 authority to continue a public-private partnership with a state-based 22 oral health foundation to connect medicaid patients to dental 23 services and reduce barriers to accessing care. The authority shall 24 submit a progress report to the appropriate committees of the 25 legislature by June 30, 2022. 26 (((66))) (63)(a) $35,000,000 of the coronavirus state fiscal 27 recovery fund—federal appropriation is provided solely for the 28 authority to distribute grants for the provision of health care 29 services for uninsured and underinsured individuals, regardless of 30 immigration status. Grants provided under this subsection must be 31 used for the direct care of uninsured and underinsured individuals 32 under 200 percent of the federal poverty level, including on-site 33 care as well as referrals to and payment for services provided off- 34 site, for: 35 (i) The testing, assessment, or treatment of the severe acute 36 respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19), including facility and 37 provider fees; 38 (ii) Primary and preventive care; 39 p. 978 ESSB 5187.SL