NC H605

Creates a Subcommittee on Aging under the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services consisting of 21 members, including two cochairs (one from House, one from Senate), legislators, healthcare providers, and consumers.

Subcommittee must examine the State's delivery of services for older persons, determine service needs, and make recommendations to address gaps in service array, quality, accessibility, and availability.

Requires study of existing service definitions, Special Assistance programs, service preferences of older persons, information accessibility for seniors and families, and Medicaid and other federally/state-funded programs.

Members include licensed physicians in geriatric medicine, AARP and Alzheimer's Association representatives, home care and hospice providers, long-term care facility operators, and directors from the Divisions on Aging, Social Services, and Medical Assistance.

Subcommittee must submit interim report by May 9, 2014, and final report with findings and legislative recommendations by January 15, 2015, at which time it shall terminate.