Pennsylvania State Child Abuse History Clearance

I spoke with many of you today regarding the PA Child Abuse Screening forms. This is different than the criminal background check which you all have completed. If you are just starting this process, you should have the PA Child Abuse certificate sent to your new address in Philadelphia, since it will take a few weeks to get back. Once you have the certificate from PA, make yourself a copy and send the original to Temple.

Here are the instructions from TempleMedOnline:

Temple University School of Medicine is now requiring that all students complete a Pennsylvania State Child Abuse History Clearance Form prior to matriculation. Please attend to the following as soon as possible:

1) Instructions on completing the form can be found at:
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/child/childabuseneglect/003671038.htm

2) The form can be found at:
http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/Resources/Documents/Pdf/FillInForms/DPWchildabuse.pdf

3) Print and complete Section I. The address you provide should be your current
home address. The results will be sent to you within 2 weeks of the DPW receiving the
form. Make sure that you can access your mail at the address you provide to the DPW.

4) Indicate Child Care in response to the "purpose of clearance" question.

5) After completing the form, mail both pages with a $10 money order payable
Department of Public Welfare to: Childline and Abuse Registry, Department of Public
Welfare, PO Box 8170, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8170. Processing can take up to 14 days.

6) You will receive official documentation indicating the results of the History
Check directly from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare. Please forward this
information to the address below.

Temple University School of Medicine
Medical Research Building, Room 101
3420 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140