52-3-410. Achieving accountability. (1) The department shall achieve accountability in providing quality services in a cost-effective manner by:

(a) establishing goals, responsibilities, and performance expectations for goals in providing services to the aged and to older Montanans as provided in Title 52, chapter 3, parts 1, 4, and 5;

(b) requiring periodic reporting of performance or progress toward stated goals by departmental programs for aging services and area agencies on aging;

(c) establishing a continual process for the evaluation of all functions, the review of the evaluations, and the followup required to correct any deficiencies; and

(d) providing for feedback on the accountability process.

(2) The department shall adopt rules only as necessary to implement the goals, responsibilities, performance expectations, reporting periods, and evaluation process to be followed.