{"ref":"PA-HC-HR-03","title":"Child Abuse Clearances for Staff Serving Consumers Under 18","category":"Human resources","summary":"If the Agency serves anyone under 18, requires every direct care worker and office staff applicant, and the owners, to obtain a ChildLine verification before working, bars anyone named as the perpetrator of a founded or indicated report of child abuse, and, as the Agency’s own standard, obtains the full set of Child Protective Services Law clearances and renews them every 60 months.","inShort":["If you will work with a consumer under 18, you need a ChildLine child abuse clearance before you start.","We also ask for State Police and FBI clearances for anyone who works with children, and renew them every five years.","While your ChildLine result is pending, you may only work with a child if a supervisor or another worker is with you.","Anyone named in a founded or indicated child abuse report cannot work for the Agency."],"primaryCitation":"28 Pa. Code §611.53","citations":["28 Pa. Code §611.53","28 Pa. Code §611.5","28 Pa. Code §611.54(a)(6)","35 P.S. §448.806(d.1)(4)(ii)","23 Pa.C.S. §6344","23 Pa.C.S. §6344.4"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["Do you serve any consumer under 18? If so, show me the ChildLine verification for each worker assigned to that consumer.","Where are the owners’ ChildLine verifications?"],"forms":[{"ref":"PA-HC-HR-03-A","title":"Child Abuse Clearance Tracking Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (28 Pa. Code §611.53)","5. Procedure","6. Responsibilities","7. Records and Compliance Monitoring","8. Staff Training","9. Confidentiality","10. Where the Agency Does Not Serve Children","11. References","12. Related Policies and Forms","13. Approval","14. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"pa-hca","state":"Pennsylvania","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/abuse-neglect-exploitation-reporting/","h1":"Abuse, neglect and exploitation policies: what each state requires"},{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}