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PARTICIPATING AGENCY AGREEMENT FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY HOMELESS ADULT AND FAMILY MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSONNEL TEAMS BACKGROUND: Section 18999.8 of the Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) permits multidisciplinary personnel teams of Participating Agencies to share and exchange information made confidential by State law in order to facilitate the expedited identification, assessment, and linkage of homeless adults and families to housing and supportive services within the County (AB 210 MDTs). PARTICIPATING AGENCY DEFINITION: San Mateo County departments, their contracted agency providers, other governmental agency partners, and any other agencies/organizations that have, as one of its purposes, the identification, assessment, and linkage of homeless families and/or individuals to housing and supportive services to homeless adults or families within the County, may become a “Participating Agency.” PROTOCOL: WIC 18999.8 requires that a County protocol be developed as part of implementation of the AB 210 MDTs. Attached and incorporated herein is a copy of the County’s Protocol. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES: WIC 18999.8 requires Participating Agencies to have uniform written policies and procedures that include security and privacy awareness training for employees who have access to information pursuant to WIC 18999.8. The attached protocol provides the basic policies and procedures that each Participating Agency must follow. Additionally, Participating Agencies may adopt their own policies and procedures including but not limited to, those regarding Acceptable Use, Safeguards for Personally Identifiable Information, Confidentiality of Records, Disciplinary Actions for Failure to Comply with Policy and Reporting Privacy and Security Incidents/Breaches. CONFIDENTIALITY: WIC 18999.8 requires all persons that have access to confidential information pursuant to the AB 210 MDTs to sign a confidentiality statement that includes, at minimum, general use, security safeguards, acceptable use, and enforcement policies. Further, every AB 210 MDT member shall be under the same privacy and confidentiality obligations and subject to the same confidentiality penalties as the person disclosing or providing the information or records to the AB 210 MDT. Information and records must be maintained in a manner that ensures the maximum protection of privacy and confidentiality rights. SECURITY CONTROLS: WIC 18999.8 requires that Participating Agencies have security controls that meet applicable State and federal standards, including reasonable administrative, technical, and physical Docusign Envelope ID: 5ED92C3C-6B86-455C-A143-F96E1752BA85