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APPENDIX EE

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CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES

All Providers and Contractors must comply with all of the requirements of 23 PA. C.S.

Chapter 63. The Child Protective Service Law.

Please note that Delaware County requires that a new Certification of Compliance as required under CPSL Section 6344 must be obtained every Thirty-Six (36) months

The Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) was passed by the Pennsylvania legislature and signed into law by the Governor in 2014. Please review the amended requirements in Chapter 63, Title 23 (go to www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/23/00.063..HTM) to assure that you and/or your agency are in full compliance.

The summary below is a partial listing and is not intended to take the place of your full review of the statute or your participation in training for mandated reporters.

Required documentation for new hires: any employee who begins employment with a new agency, institution, organization or other entity that is responsible for the care, supervision, guidance or control of children is required to have the three clearances as outlined by The Child Protective Services Law, Section 6344. The employer is required to maintain copies of the documents and produce them as requested. These are:

• Report of criminal history record information from the Pennsylvania State Police or a statement from the Pennsylvania State Police that the State Police Central Repository contains no such information relating to the applicant;

• Certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services that the applicant is not named in the Statewide database as the alleged perpetrator in a pending child abuse investigation or as the perpetrator of an Indicated or Founded report of child abuse;

• Report of Federal criminal history record information, to include fingerprint submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation indicating that the applicant is not disqualified from obtaining employment in a childcare position.

As of January 2, 2020, provisional hires are not permitted as mandated by Act 47 of 2019 and employees must obtain all three clearances prior to the beginning of employment. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is authorized to grant waivers for provisional hires for 45 days upon request from child day care centers, group day care homes and family day care homes providing that certain conditions are met.

Required documentation for current staff, volunteers and foster parents: Employees and volunteers who have contact with children, prospective adoptive parents, foster parents and school employees are required to obtain new clearances (certification and criminal record checks as described above) every three years.

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/23/00.063..HTM

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Written notification of new arrest, conviction or substantiated child abuse: If an employee, foster parent or volunteer subject to the CPSL is arrested for or convicted of an offense that would constitute grounds for denying employment or participation in a program, activity or service, or is named as a perpetrator in a founded or indicated report, the employee, foster parent or volunteer shall provide the administrator or designee of their agency with written notice not later than 72 hours after the arrest, conviction or notification that the person has been named in the Statewide database.

Requirement for training on child abuse recognition and reporting: The following persons are required to meet new training requirements: Operators of institutions, facilities and agencies, which care for children, their employees who have direct contact with children, foster parents, and caregivers in family daycare homes. The persons listed above must participate in three hours of training, which is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services prior to the issuance of a license, approval or registration certificate, and three hours of approved training every five years thereafter. New employees and new foster parents shall receive three hours of approved training within 90 days of hire or approval as a foster parent. Free on-line training is available from the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center. Go to www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu. Check with your licensing entity to learn about other training that will meet your agency’s training requirements.

All professionally licensed persons are required to submit documentation to their licensing board of completion of at least three hours of approved child abuse recognition and reporting training when applying for renewal or a new license. See your professional board information with the Pennsylvania Department of State website or your professional organization for information about the requirements for particular professional licenses.

Please have the following information available upon request from the County of Delaware to verify your compliance with the above regulations:

1. A copy of your professional license

2. Copies of your three certifications

3. A copy of a certificate showing that you have completed three hours of State approved training on Child abuse Recognition and Reporting

Please note that Delaware County requires that a new Certifications of Compliance as required under CPSL Section 6344 must be obtained every Thirty-Six (36) months http://www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu/