HUD Standards - Level 2 Survey

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1. What does the acronym HMIS stand for?

Housing Management Information System

Housing Management Information Services

Human Meals Information System

Homeless Metrics Information System

Homeless Management Information System

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2. What is the purpose of HMIS data?

To collect data on the number of people experiencing homelessness

To guide planning by community homeless services

To monitor how many people can't afford to rent an apartment

All of the Above

Only A and B

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3. Which of the following situations are NOT defined as "homeless"?

A person living in a van

A person living in a place not fit for human habitation

A family living in a transitional homeless facility

A person living in permanent supportive housing

A family staying in a motel using a voucher from the city

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4. Which of the following sentences is correct regarding HMIS compliance by clients?

Clients must provide responses to all HMIS questions to receive services

Clients must provide at least their name and date of birth to receive services

Clients are not required to provide responses to any HMIS questions to receive services

Clients are eligible for additional services if they provide all HMIS responses

None of the above

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5. What is the general HUD standard and Best Practice for data entry timeliness?

Within 24 hours of client intake and 72 hours of discharge

Within 72 hours of client intake and 72 hours of discharge

Within 24 hours of client intake and 24 hours of discharge

Within 72 hours of client intake and 7 days of discharge

None of the above

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6. What is true about completing HMIS intakes?

Intakes must be completed in one session

Intakes can be stopped and completed during a second session

Intakes answers can be changed if more accurate information is discovered later

Both B and C

Both A and C

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7. Which of the following are considered "institutional" destinations?

Nursing Home

Prison

College dorm

A and B

All of the Above

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8. Which characteristic(s) would NOT meet part of the "Chronic Homeless" definition

Living homeless on the street for 15 months

Experiencing 3 episodes of homelessness

Being a diabetic

Having a disability that limits activities of daily functioning including employment

Both B and C

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9. Which of the following are NOT considered a type of long-term rental subsidy?

VASH voucher

Shelter plus Care voucher

Public Housing unit

Section 8 Housing Choice voucher

None of the above

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10. What is NOT true about income information recorded in the HMIS?

Income should be recorded as monthly amounts

Income may come from multiple sources

Monthly amounts may be estimated from hourly rates

Income may be recorded at intake without documentation

All single adults receiving SSI income should have the same amount

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11. A 60 year old single adult tells you that she used to work but now receives government assistance of $1135 per month. What type of income is it most likely to be?

SSI

Veterans Disability Benefit

SSDI

SSDI and SSI combined

Social Security Retirement

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12. A disabled adult tells you they received $735 in cash benefits monthly in May 2017. What type of income is it most likely to be?

SSDI

Veterans Benefits

SSI

Social Security Retirement

State Pension

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13. Which are the following person(s) are considered chronically homeless by HUD?

A person living in transitional facility who has a disabling condition and lived on the street for 20 years

A person who has lived in their van for 15 months who has a disabling condition

A person with a disabling condition sharing a bedroom with 2 other adults

A person living an interim housing who has been homeless for 3 straight years

None of the above

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14. Which is NOT a funding difference between an HUD Supportive Housing Program (SHP) and Shelter Plus Care (SPC) program?

SPC provides more money than SHP for leasing

SHP provides money for case management, SPC does not

SPC must be run administered by a government entity, SHP does not

HUD adjusts SPC lease funding annually based on the local FMR, SHP does not

None of the above

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15. What is the current HUD threshold for missing data for client and program elements?

10%

25%

No Threshold

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16. What type of programs are required to enter HMIS data?

Programs serving people regardless of housing status

Hotels accepting emergency housing vouchers

HUD funded program serving homeless female teens

Domestic Violence shelters

Federal Public Housing

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17. What year was the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act passed?

1979

1982

1987

1993

1965

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18. What is true about homeless programs serving school-age children?

Must provide three meals per day

Must have staff monitoring school enrollment

Parents must attend parenting classes

Must have one bed per child

Must complete physical examination within 90 days of program entry

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19. Which of the following are HUD Continuum System Performance Measures?

One-Day Point in Time count estimates

Number of clients re-entering the system within five years

Increased income (entry to exit) for all shelter programs

All of the Above

Only A and B

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20. If a client completing an intake responds that she does not have a substance abuse problem, but you can smell alcohol and have other strong evidence of heavy drinking, what are your options for completing the HMIS substance abuse question?

You can use responses related by the client for HMIS answers

You can check YES to substance abuse even though the client said no

You can leave the answer blank until you have more information

All the above

Only A and C

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* 1. What does the acronym HMIS stand for?

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* 2. What is the purpose of HMIS data?

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* 3. Which of the following situations are NOT defined as "homeless"?

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* 4. Which of the following sentences is correct regarding HMIS compliance by clients?

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* 5. What is the general HUD standard and Best Practice for data entry timeliness?

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* 6. What is true about completing HMIS intakes?

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* 7. Which of the following are considered "institutional" destinations?

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* 8. Which characteristic(s) would NOT meet part of the "Chronic Homeless" definition

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* 9. Which of the following are NOT considered a type of long-term rental subsidy?

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* 10. What is NOT true about income information recorded in the HMIS?

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* 11. A 60 year old single adult tells you that she used to work but now receives government assistance of $1135 per month. What type of income is it most likely to be?

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* 12. A disabled adult tells you they received $735 in cash benefits monthly in May 2017. What type of income is it most likely to be?

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* 13. Which are the following person(s) are considered chronically homeless by HUD?

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* 14. Which is NOT a funding difference between an HUD Supportive Housing Program (SHP) and Shelter Plus Care (SPC) program?

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* 15. What is the current HUD threshold for missing data for client and program elements?

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* 16. What type of programs are required to enter HMIS data?

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* 17. What year was the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act passed?

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* 18. What is true about homeless programs serving school-age children?

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* 19. Which of the following are HUD Continuum System Performance Measures?

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* 20. If a client completing an intake responds that she does not have a substance abuse problem, but you can smell alcohol and have other strong evidence of heavy drinking, what are your options for completing the HMIS substance abuse question?

1. What does the acronym HMIS stand for?

2. What is the purpose of HMIS data?

3. Which of the following situations are NOT defined as "homeless"?

4. Which of the following sentences is correct regarding HMIS compliance by clients?

5. What is the general HUD standard and Best Practice for data entry timeliness?

6. What is true about completing HMIS intakes?

7. Which of the following are considered "institutional" destinations?

8. Which characteristic(s) would NOT meet part of the "Chronic Homeless" definition

9. Which of the following are NOT considered a type of long-term rental subsidy?

10. What is NOT true about income information recorded in the HMIS?

11. A 60 year old single adult tells you that she used to work but now receives government assistance of $1135 per month. What type of income is it most likely to be?

12. A disabled adult tells you they received $735 in cash benefits monthly in May 2017. What type of income is it most likely to be?

13. Which are the following person(s) are considered chronically homeless by HUD?

14. Which is NOT a funding difference between an HUD Supportive Housing Program (SHP) and Shelter Plus Care (SPC) program?

15. What is the current HUD threshold for missing data for client and program elements?

16. What type of programs are required to enter HMIS data?

17. What year was the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act passed?

18. What is true about homeless programs serving school-age children?

19. Which of the following are HUD Continuum System Performance Measures?

20. If a client completing an intake responds that she does not have a substance abuse problem, but you can smell alcohol and have other strong evidence of heavy drinking, what are your options for completing the HMIS substance abuse question?