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the Washington apple health programs, including timely and proper 1 application, eligibility, and enrollment procedures. 2 (2)(a) By July 15th and January 15th of each year, the authority 3 shall make a payment of one-half the general fund—state 4 appropriation, one-half the health benefit exchange account—state 5 appropriation, and one-half the health care affordability account— 6 state appropriation to the exchange. By July 15, 2021, the authority 7 shall make the payments of the general fund—federal appropriation 8 (CRRSA) and the general fund—federal appropriation (ARPA) to the 9 exchange. 10 (b) The exchange shall monitor actual to projected revenues and 11 make necessary adjustments in expenditures or carrier assessments to 12 ensure expenditures do not exceed actual revenues. 13 (c) Payments made from general fund—state appropriation and 14 health benefit exchange account—state appropriation shall be 15 available for expenditure for no longer than the period of the 16 appropriation from which it was made. When the actual cost of 17 materials and services have been fully determined, and in no event 18 later than the lapsing of the appropriation, any unexpended balance 19 of the payment shall be returned to the authority for credit to the 20 fund or account from which it was made, and under no condition shall 21 expenditures exceed actual revenue. 22 (3)(a) $146,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 23 fiscal year 2022 and $554,000 of the general fund—federal 24 appropriation are provided solely for the exchange, in close 25 consultation with the health and human services enterprise coalition 26 (coalition), to develop a report on the next steps required for 27 information technology solutions for an integrated health and human 28 services eligibility solution. The report must include, but is not 29 limited to a: 30 (i) Technical approach and architecture; 31 (ii) Roadmap and implementation plan for modernizing and 32 integrating the information technology eligibility and enrollment 33 system for including, but not limited to, medicaid, basic food, child 34 care assistance, cash assistance, and other health and human service 35 program benefits, beginning with classic medicaid; and 36 (iii) Discussion of how an integrated health and human services 37 solution would: 38 (A) Comply with federal requirements; 39 p. 995 ESSB 5187.SL