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  • AIRS – Alliance of Information and Referral Systems
  • AHAR – Annual Homeless Assessment Report
  • APR – Annual Performance Report
  • ATA – Agency Technical Administrator
  • CAPER – Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report
  • CES – Coordinated Entry System
  • CDBG – Community Development Block Grant CoC - Continuum of Care
  • CH – Chronically Homeless
  • CoC – Continuum of Care
  • DOB – Date of Birth
  • DQSC – Data Quality Sub-Committee
  • DV – Domestic Violence
  • ES – Emergency Shelter
  • ESG – Emergency Solutions Grant
  • EVHI – Ending Veteran Homelessness Initiative
  • Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
  • HMIS – Homeless Management Information System
  • HoH – Head of Household
  • HOPWA – Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
  • HPCC – Homeless Prevention Call Center
  • HUD – Housing and Urban Development
  • NOFA – Notice of Funding Availability PIT - Point in Time
  • NP - Non-Participating (Agency is listed as not using ServicePoint or no longer in operation)
  • PATH - Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
  • PPI – Personal Protected Information
  • PSH – Permanent Supportive Housing
  • RHY – Runaway and Homeless Youth
  • ROI – Release of Information
  • RRH – Rapid Re-Housing
  • SH – Safe Haven
  • SHP – Supportive Housing Program
  • SRO – Single Room Occupancy
  • SSI – Supplemental Security Income
  • SSN – Social Security Numbe
  • SSO – Supportive Services Only
  • SSVF – Supportive Services for Veteran Families
  • UDE – Universal Data Element
  • TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
  • TFA – Temporary Financial Assistance
  • VASH – Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing
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    1. Helpdesk - Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
    2. Privacy Policy and Client Consent Form

    Privacy Policy and Client Consent Form

    Each client receiving services from an agency using HMIS must have access to the privacy policy and client consent for data sharing form. You can find all those necessary forms here, as well as a list of agencies participating in HMIS.

    Client Consent and Privacy Policy

    • Client Consent and Supplemental (ROI)
    • Privacy Policy Notice
    • Privacy One-page Posting
    • Client Consent and Locking Records with reference to Youth Projects
    • Webinar: Privacy Policy and Client Consent Form Refresher

    Spanish Privacy Policy and Client Consent

    • Spanish Privacy Policy Notice
    • Spanish Privacy one-page Posting
    • Spanish Client Consent for Data Sharing and Supplemental

    Polish Client Consent

    • Polish Client Consent for Data Sharing and Supplemental (Jan 2019)

    Locking Records, Client Consents in HMIS, and Reporting

    • Documenting Client Consent in HMIS - ROI
    • How to Lock a Client Record
    • Sharing Enrollment Data - Using HMIS to Better Serve Clients
    • Using ART to monitor client record locking in HMIS

    Frequently Asked Questions About Client Consent and Data Sharing

    • General Questions
    • HMIS and Release of Information (ROI)

    Partner Agencies

    • The HMIS Collaborative
    Helpdesk - Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)