North Carolina § 120-208 - 2. Organization of Committee.

§ 120-208. 2. Organization of Committee.

The President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each designate a cochair of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services. The Committee shall meet at least once per quarter, except while the General Assembly is in regular session, and may meet at other times upon the joint call of the cochairs. A quorum of the Committee is 10 members. No action may be taken except by a majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is present. While in the discharge of its official duties, the Committee has the powers of a joint committee under G.S. 120-19 and G.S. 120-19.1 through G.S. 120-19.4. Members of the Committee receive subsistence and travel expenses as provided in G.S. 120-3.1. The Committee may contract for consultants or hire employees in accordance with G.S. 120-32.02. The Legislative Services Commission, through the Legislative Services Officer, shall assign professional staff to assist the Committee in its work. Upon the direction of the Legislative Services Commission, the Supervisors of Clerks of the Senate and of the House of Representatives shall assign clerical staff to the Committee. The expenses for clerical employees shall be borne by the Committee. The Committee cochairs may establish subcommittees for the purpose of examining issues relating to services provided by particular Divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services. History (2011-291, s. 1.6(c).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 12I.2(a)-(c), provides: "(a) Notwithstanding G.S. 120-208.2(d), the cochairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services shall establish a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Subcommittee for the purpose of examining all of the following issues: "(1) Existing TBI services and any deficiencies in service array, quality of services, accessibility, and availability of services across each age group of persons with TBI regardless of the age at which the trauma occurred. "(2) Current inventory, availability, and accessibility of residential facilities specifically designed to service individuals with TBI. "(3) Existing TBI-specific service definitions for children and adults who receive services through federally funded programs, including Medicaid, federal block grants, and the Veterans Administration; through State-funded programs, including the Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund; through county-funded programs; and through other funding sources, as well as the need for additional or revised service definitions to meet the specific needs of those with TBI. "(4) Current reimbursement rates tied to settings that treat adults with TBI and the adequacy of these reimbursement rates. "(5) Current accessibility to TBI services, service information, educational materials, and family resources; and any deficiencies that need to be addressed. "(6) Current status of TBI-specific screening, assessment, triage, and service referrals for children, adults, and veterans; and any deficiencies that need to be addressed. "(7) This State's current organizational model for providing comprehensive needs assessment, information management, policy development, service delivery, monitoring, and quality assurance for children and adults with TBI as compared to TBI organizational structures in other states; and specific organizational models to manage services for persons with TBI that are well coordinated for all citizens, including veterans. "(8) Any other matters related to TBI services for children, adults, veterans, and their families. "(b) The cochairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services shall appoint members to the Traumatic Brain Injury Subcommittee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section from members of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services. "(c) The Traumatic Brain Injury Subcommittee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall submit a final report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services no later than December 15, 2014. The Subcommittee shall terminate upon the filing of its final report." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2014.'" Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2014-2015 fiscal year." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.7, is a severability clause. Session Laws 2017-57, s. 11D.3(a), (b), provides: "(a) Pursuant to the authority in G.S. 120-208.2(d), the cochairs for the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services may consider appointing a subcommittee on aging to examine the State's delivery of services for older adults in order to (i) determine their service needs and to (ii) make recommendations to the Oversight Committee on how to address those needs. North Carolina currently ranks ninth in the nation for the size of the age 60 and older population and tenth in the nation for the age 85 and older population. From 2015 to 2035, the age 65 and older population is projected to increase sixty-seven percent (67%) and the age 85 and older population is projected to increase one hundred two percent (102%). By 2019, North Carolina will have more people that are 60 years of age and older than children age zero to 17. It is recommended that the subcommittee examine the range of programs and services for older adults throughout the continuum of care. The subcommittee is encouraged to seek input from a variety of stakeholders and interest groups, including the Division of Aging and Adult Services and the Division of Social Services, Department of Health and Human Services; the North Carolina Coalition on Aging; the North Carolina Senior Tarheel Legislature, and the Governor's Advisory Council on Aging. "(b) If a subcommittee on aging is appointed, the subcommittee shall submit an interim report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services on or before March 1, 2018, and shall submit a final report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, on or before November 1, 2018, at which time it shall terminate unless reappointed by the cochairs of the Oversight Committee under the authority granted in G.S. 120-208.2(d)." Session Laws 2017-57, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2017.'" Session Laws 2017-57, s. 39.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium." Session Laws 2017-57, s. 39.6, is a severability clause.