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2-15-2221. Definitions

MT Code § 2-15-2221 (2019) (N/A)
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2-15-2221. Definitions. As used in 2-15-2221 through 2-15-2226, the following definitions apply:

(1) "Agency" means a division of the department of public health and human services.

(2) "Department" means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201.

(3) "Outcome measure" means a quantifiable indicator of the public and customer benefits derived from actions by the department and its agencies.

(4) "Output measure" means a quantifiable indicator of the number of goods or services that the department or an agency produces.

(5) "Performance measures" means monitoring tools included in the department's or an agency's strategic plan that are intended to help guide government and make it accountable.

(6) "Strategic plan" means a planning document, covering up to 5 years, that contains the mission, goals, and objectives that the department or an agency intends to accomplish and the performance measures that will track success in meeting missions, goals, and objectives.

History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 185, L. 2003.

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