New certifications shall be obtained in accordance with the following:
(1) Effective December 31, 2014:
(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (v), a person identified in section 6344 (relating to employees having contact with children; adoptive and foster parents) shall be required to obtain the certifications required by this chapter every 60 months.
(ii) School employees identified in section 6344(a.1)(1) shall be required to obtain reports under section 111 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, and under section 6344(b)(2) every 60 months.
(iii) Any person identified in section 6344 with a current certification issued prior to the effective date of this section shall be required to obtain the certifications required by this chapter within 60 months from the date of the person's oldest certification or, if the current certification is older than 60 months, within one year of the effective date of this section.
(iv) A person identified in section 6344 without a certification or who was previously not required to have a certification shall be required to obtain the certifications required by this chapter no later than December 31, 2015.
(2) (i) Effective August 25, 2015, a person identified in section 6344.2 (relating to volunteers having contact with children) shall be required to obtain the certifications required by this chapter every 60 months from the date of the person's most recent certification or, if the current certification is older than 60 months, within one year of the effective date of this section.
(ii) A person identified under section 6344.2 without a certification or who was previously not required to have a certification shall be required to obtain the certifications required by this chapter no later than July 1, 2016.
(3) For renewals of certification required under this chapter, the date for required renewal under this section shall be from the date of the oldest certification under section 6344(b).
(Oct. 22, 2014, P.L.2529, No.153, eff. Dec. 31, 2014; July 1, 2015, P.L.94, No.15, eff. imd.)
Special Provisions in Appendix. See section 15 of Act 153 of 2014 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to study by Department of Human Services.
References in Text. Subparagraph (v), referred to in paragraph (1)(i), does not exist.
Cross References. Section 6344.4 is referred to in sections 6344, 6344.3, 6387 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 63 - Child Protective Services
Section 6301 - Short title of chapter
Section 6302 - Findings and purpose of chapter
Section 6304 - Exclusions from child abuse
Section 6305 - Electronic reporting
Section 6311 - Persons required to report suspected child abuse
Section 6311.1 - Privileged communications
Section 6312 - Persons encouraged to report suspected child abuse
Section 6313 - Reporting procedure
Section 6314 - Photographs, medical tests and X-rays of child subject to report
Section 6315 - Taking child into protective custody
Section 6316 - Admission to private and public hospitals
Section 6317 - Mandatory reporting and postmortem investigation of deaths
Section 6318 - Immunity from liability
Section 6320 - Protection from employment discrimination
Section 6331 - Establishment of Statewide database
Section 6332 - Establishment of Statewide toll-free telephone number
Section 6333 - Continuous availability of department
Section 6334 - Disposition of complaints received
Section 6334.1 - Responsibility for investigation
Section 6335 - Access to information in Statewide database
Section 6336 - Information in Statewide database
Section 6338 - Disposition of founded and indicated reports
Section 6339 - Confidentiality of reports
Section 6340 - Release of information in confidential reports
Section 6340.1 - Exchange of information
Section 6341 - Amendment or expunction of information
Section 6342 - Studies of data in records
Section 6343 - Investigating performance of county agency
Section 6343.1 - Citizen review panels
Section 6344 - Employees having contact with children; adoptive and foster parents
Section 6344.1 - Information relating to certified or licensed child-care home residents
Section 6344.2 - Volunteers having contact with children
Section 6344.3 - Continued employment or participation in program, activity or service
Section 6344.4 - Recertification
Section 6345 - Audits by Attorney General
Section 6346 - Cooperation of other agencies
Section 6347 - Reports to Governor and General Assembly
Section 6361 - Organization for child protective services
Section 6362 - Responsibilities of county agency for child protective services
Section 6363 - County plan for protective services
Section 6364 - Purchasing services of other agencies
Section 6365 - Services for prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse
Section 6366 - Continuous availability to receive reports
Section 6367 - Reports to department and coroner
Section 6368 - Investigation of reports
Section 6369 - Taking child into protective custody (Repealed)
Section 6370 - Voluntary or court-ordered services; findings of child abuse
Section 6371 - Rehabilitative services for child and family
Section 6372 - Protecting well-being of children maintained outside home
Section 6373 - General protective services responsibilities of county agency
Section 6374 - Principles and goals of general protective services
Section 6375 - County agency requirements for general protective services
Section 6376 - Appeals with respect to general protective services
Section 6378 - Purchase of services
Section 6381 - Evidence in court proceedings
Section 6382 - Guardian ad litem for child in court proceedings (Repealed)
Section 6383 - Education and training
Section 6384 - Legislative oversight
Section 6385 - Reimbursement to county agencies