PA CHILD ABUSE CRIMINAL HISTORY CLEARANCE:
Beginning December 31, 2014, the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance can be submitted and paid for online through the Child Welfare Information Solution (CWIS) self-service portal, www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis. Submitting an application online allows individual applicants to receive their results through an automated system that will notify the applicant once their results have been processed. Applicants will be able to view and print their results online. The self-service portal also provides the ability for organizations to create business accounts to prepay for child abuse clearances and have online access to the results.
Clearance Statements:
As of Dec. 31, 2014, requests for clearance statements (now called "certifications") may be made online at https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS at a cost of $13.
Paper submissions of the clearance statement request form (CY113 Form) may be accessed via the same website. Under Clearance Applications, click on Learn About Clearances, Click on FAQ in the upper right hand corner, Scroll down to Clearance Application, Click the + beside How do I apply for a Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance. The link to download the form is located there. Complete the form, and mail with appropriate payment to
The ChildLine and Abuse Registry,
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services,
P.O. Box 8170,
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8170.
Clearances for NEW EMPLOYEES must have been completed within one year from date of hire. It must show EMPLOYMENT (not volunteer) as the purpose of the report.
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