Reappointed to Co-Chair Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services

N.C. Speaker of the House Destin Hall has reappointed Rep. Cunningham to continue to co-chair the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services.

The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services examines, on a continuing basis, the systemwide issues affecting the development, budgeting, financing, administration, and delivery of health and human services, including issues relating to the governance, accountability, and quality of health and human services delivered to individuals and families in North Carolina.

The Committee makes ongoing recommendations to the General Assembly on ways to improve the quality and delivery of services and to maintain a high level of effectiveness and efficiency in system administration at the State and local levels.

In addition, the committee examines issues relating to services provided by the following divisions within the Department of Health and Human Services:

• Aging and Adult Services

• Medical Assistance

• Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services

• Public Health

• Social Services

Finally, the committee studies other states' health and human services initiatives, in order to provide an ongoing commentary to the General Assembly on these initiatives and to make recommendations for implementing similar initiatives in North Carolina when appropriate.