PENNSYLVANIA CHILD ABUSE HISTORY CLEARANCE INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE NOTE: Between December 19, 2014 – December 30, 2014, all Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance certificates will be issued on grey marble security paper and not the ivory marble security paper in preparation for switching to the new automated process for clearances.
Effective December 31, 2014
- The Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance application can be submitted online. Once you enter the link below you will be directed to the Child Welfare Portal where you must create an account or log in if you already have an account. Note: you will need an email address to create an account.
- THE PENNSYLVANIA CHILD ABUSE HISTORY CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED ON IVORY MARBLE SECURITY PAPER. ALL CHILD ABUSE HISTORY CLEARANCE RESULTS WILL BE ISSUED ON PLAIN WHITE PAPER AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014.
- VOLUNTEERS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THE PROCESSED RESULTS OF THEIR “REQUEST FOR CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK (SP4-164) FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE OR A COPY OF THEIR FBI RESULTS WITH THEIR PENNSYLVANIA CHILD ABUSE HISTORY CLEARANCE APPLICATION. IF WE RECEIVE COPIES ATTACHED TO THE PENNSYLVANIA CHILD ABUSE HISTORY CLEARANCE APPLICATION WE WILL NOT RETURN THOSE COPIES TO THE APPLICANT.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION – Pitt Dental Medicine recommended
Child Abuse History Clearance Online
Creating an account and submitting your clearance application online will give you immediate access to your results or the status of your results if your results cannot be processed immediately.
Paper submission is available, but not recommended. Please visit the child abuse history clearance form site if you decide to file a paper application.
For questions related to the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, please contact the ChildLine Verification Unit at 717-783-6211, or toll free at 1-877-371-5422.