Upcoming Changes to the Cost of Child Abuse Clearances

 

The legislative passage of Act 40 of 2017 included the increase to assist in covering actual costs for processing child abuse clearances after the previously amended Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) expanded who is required to receive clearances and instituted a five-year renewal cycle. Beginning in December 2014, individuals who require clearances expanded to include: volunteers, youth camp employees, coaches, youth mentors, Boy Scout and Girl Scout leaders, work study programs, internships, family-living home employees, and community-home employees for individuals with disabilities.

In 2014 and 2015, legislation was passed amending the CPSL. These amendments expanded clearance and background check requirements for individuals working or volunteering with children. In 2016, DHS received 951,414 child abuse clearance applications and identified 2,272 substantiated or alleged perpetrators of child abuse.

For more information on clearance and background check requirements as required by the CPSL, please visit www.KeepKidsSafe.pa.gov.

Is Your PD Registry Profile Ready for a DHS Visit?

1. Directors/Administrators: Create an organization profile. If you already have an active profile, it will appear and allow you to update any information.
2. Login and complete your profile. Your profile is a representation of your professional career. You can add your education and past work history.
3. Add your employment. To add your employment, click the "Employment" tab on the top navigation bar. Your director will verify that you are employed by your current center.
4. Locate your Professional Development Learning Record. Certificates are a thing of the past in the new PD Registry. Your Professional Development Learning Record will replace individual certificates and serves as one place for all your completed professional development to live. 

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