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The Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification can be submitted and paid for online through the Child Welfare Information Solution (CWIS) self-service portal. Submitting an application online allows individual applicants to receive their results through an automated system that will notify them once their results have been processed.
Request a Child Abuse Clearance. Pennsylvania’s Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) requires certain individuals to obtain child abuse clearances to work or volunteer with children and to adopt or foster a child. Request clearance. Download Application (PDF)
Child Welfare Portal. Our service provides a means for individuals to apply for PA Child Abuse History Clearance online and for mandated reporters to report child abuse in Pennsylvania. Organizations can manage PA Child Abuse History Clearances online for their employees and volunteers.
Get a Clearance. The Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) requires certain individuals to obtain clearances in order to be employed, be a resource parent (foster or adoptive), or be a volunteer with children.
The Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance Check will provide the applicant information as to whether or not they are listed in the Pennsylvania statewide database as a perpetrator of child abuse.
The Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance can be submitted and paid for online through the Child Welfare Information Solution (CWIS) self-service portal or mailed in. If you chose to mail the form, please enclose a $13.00 money order or check for each application.
If you wish to submit a child abuse referral or apply for a PA Child Abuse History Clearance online you are required to first create a Child Welfare Account (CWA). Creation of an account allows you to access, view, and print previously saved or submitted referrals, clearance applications, and clearance outcomes including the clearance certificate.
