The Hazardous Materials Identification System (HMIS), was developed by the National Paint & Coatings Association (NPCA) to help employers comply with OSHA's Hazard Communication 29 CFR 1910.1200. The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was created by Congress under the Occupational Safety and Health Act, signed by President Richard M. Nixon on December 29, 1970. ...

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Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), is also the term used to describe a class of database applications used to confidentially aggregate data on Homeless populations served in the United States.

Homeless Management Information Systems were first developed in the late 90's in response to a mandate by congress requiring States to collect this data in order to recieve federal money from HUD to serve homeless populatesions. The impetus behind this mandate is to reduce and eventually solve homelessness, a problem which could never be solved if it was not understood and if progress toward that goal was not tracked.

Most HMIS applications also serve as outcome-based systems that facilitate timely, efficient, and effective access to needed services and supports for person's who are homeless.

By design, and according to strict HIPPA standards, names, birth dates, Social Security Numbers, and other identifying informations is encrypted and can only be accessed by the agency that entered the data or agencies with whom the person being served agrees to share the information with.