Which statement is correct about VI-SPDAT access?

• A. All agencies can conduct the VI-SPDAT with households.
• B. All agencies can view VI-SPDATs conducted with households, and conduct if they work with any client group.
• C. Only agencies that work directly with households experiencing unsheltered or sheltered homelessness will have access to conduct the VI-SPDAT.
• D. No agency can conduct the VI-SPDAT; only case managers can.

Answer: (C)

Access to the VI-SPDAT is limited to agencies that are directly serving households experiencing homelessness (unsheltered or sheltered). This ensures the assessment is carried out by staff who have direct contact with the households, can ask the right questions in context, and can interpret and use the results within the HMIS workflow for prioritization and service planning. It also helps protect privacy and maintain data quality by keeping the data within the program and provider network that actually works with these households. The other scenarios would either broaden access beyond those actively serving homeless households or imply restrictions that are too narrow, which could lead to data inaccuracy or misuse.