NC H619

Establishes a 24-member Rethinking Guardianship Workgroup to be convened by the Department of Health and Human Services to study and recommend changes to North Carolina's guardianship laws under Chapter 35A of the General Statutes.

Workgroup membership includes 4 House members, 4 Senate members, court clerks, administrative office representatives, state agency employees, university faculty, and members from guardianship organizations, disability rights groups, and individuals with lived guardianship experience.

Workgroup shall study alternatives to guardianships, Multi-Disciplinary Evaluations quality, spousal guardianship requirements, review processes for ongoing guardianships, limited guardianships, rights protections, legal counsel provisions, and guardianship terminology.

Requires the Workgroup to submit findings, recommendations, and any legislative proposals to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services by January 1, 2020.

Workgroup terminates on January 1, 2020, or upon submitting its report, whichever occurs first; members receive travel and subsistence allowances, and administrative support is provided by the Department of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina School of Government.