NC H630

Updates North Carolina statutes governing older adults and long-term services and supports to clarify county-level coordination and implementation responsibilities.

Requires services for older adults to be person-centered and coordinated by each county, with information and advocacy programs based in individual counties.

Changes references from "local agencies" to "county agencies" throughout the long-term services and supports statute to clarify the appropriate level of government responsibility.

Authorizes each county board of commissioners to establish its own Community Resource Connections for Aging and Disabilities or participate in a multicounty arrangement.

Emphasizes home and community-based services should be developed and maintained in each county to meet consumer needs in the least restrictive manner possible.