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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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
Clearance Certificate Verification. This site allows you to verify if a certificate is current and belongs to the named individual on the paper certificate, but it DOES NOT provide the results of the Child Abuse History Clearance application.
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.
Welcome to the Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse: Mandated and Permissive Reporting in Pennsylvania Online Training. Our technical support staff are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST at helpcpsl@pitt.edu.
Self-service for Commonwealth Employees. Change CWOPA Password or Hint Questions. WARNING! US GOVERNMENT SYSTEM and DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM. Unauthorized access is prohibited by Public Law 99-474 "The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986".
You may obtain your Pennsylvania Criminal Background Clearance online through the Pennsylvania State Police ePatch website In most cases, results will appear instantaneously if no record exists.
