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Sharing,Orange County CoC Inter -Agency Data <br />Memorandum <br />Agreement <br />The agency agrees to share client data among <br />participating agencies via the OC HMIS (Orange County Homeless Management information System) for the <br />purposes outlined below, Each participating agency must complete and comply with the Agency Agreement. <br />Each Individual HMIS user must complete and comply with the HMIS User Agreement. This document is <br />available on the OCHMIS website, <br />Uses of HMIS Data., <br />+ Coordinate housing services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness or facing a housing <br />crisis in Orange County <br />• Understand the extent and the nature of homelessness in Orange County <br />Evaluate performance and progress toward community benchmarks <br />+ Improve the programs and services available to Orange County residents experiencing homelessness or <br />a housing crisis <br />Improve access to services for all Orange County homeless and at -risk populations <br />Reduce Inefficiencies and duplication of services within our community <br />Ensure that services are targeted to those most in need, Including "hard to serve" populations <br />a Ensure that clients receive the amount and type of services that "best fits" their needs and preferences <br />€ Pursue additional resources for ending homelessness <br />$ Advocate for policies and legislation that will support efforts to end homelessness in Orange County <br />Client Protection: <br />Informed consent must be given by clients In order fortheir identifying information to be shared <br />among agencies In the OC HMIS (see Orange County HMIS participating agencies on OCHMIS,orx). If <br />the client does not give consent, their Identifying information can still be entered into HMIS, but the <br />record should only be visible to the agency entering the data. <br />All agencies participating In HMIS must sign this agreement. The client has the right to see a current list <br />of the OC HMIS participating agencies. As part of the Informed consent process, clients must be <br />Informed that additional agencies mayjoin the OC HMIS at any time and will have access to their <br />Information. <br />+ HMIS Users will maintain HMIS data in such away as to protect against revealing the Identity of clients <br />to unauthorized agencies, Individuals, or entities, <br />Last Updated:8/28/2018 <br />