Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 21 - STATE BOARD OF NURSING › Subchapter E - CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 21.508 - Child abuse recognition and reporting- mandatory training requirement

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Except as
					 provided in subsection (c), individuals applying to the Board for an initial
					 license or certificate shall have completed at least 3 hours of training in
					 child abuse recognition and reporting requirements which has been approved by
					 the Department of Human Services and the Bureau, as set forth in §
											21.509 (relating to child abuse
					 recognition and reporting course approval process). The applicant shall certify
					 on the application that the applicant has either completed the required
					 training or has been granted an exemption under subsection (c). The Board will
					 not issue a license or certificate unless the Bureau has received an electronic
					 report from an approved course provider documenting the
					 attendance/participation by the applicant or the applicant has obtained an
					 exemption under subsection (c).
(b)
					 Except as provided in subsection (c), licensees seeking renewal of a license or
					 certificate issued by the Board shall complete, as a condition of biennial
					 renewal, at least 2 hours of approved continuing education in child abuse
					 recognition and reporting requirements, as a portion of the total continuing
					 education required for biennial renewal. For credit to be granted, the
					 continuing education course or program must be approved by the Bureau, in
					 consultation with the Department of Human Services, as set forth in §
											21.509. The Board will not renew a
					 license or certificate unless the Bureau has received an electronic report from
					 an approved course provider documenting the attendance/participation by the
					 licensee in an approved course within the applicable 2-year biennial licensure
					 cycle or the licensee has obtained an exemption under subsection (c). If a
					 licensee holds more than one license or certificate issued by the Board, or
					 holds a license issued by another licensing board within the Bureau that
					 requires mandatory training in child abuse recognition and reporting, credit
					 for completion of an approved course will be applied to both
					 credentials.
(c) An applicant or
					 licensee may apply in writing for an exemption from the training/continuing
					 education requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b) provided the
					 applicant or licensee meets one of the following:
(1) The applicant or licensee submits
					 documentation demonstrating all of the following:
(i) The applicant or licensee has already
					 completed child abuse recognition training as required by section
					 1205.6 of the Public School Code
					 of 1949 (24 P.S. §
														12-1205.6).
(ii) The training was approved by the
					 Department of Education in consultation with the Department of Human
					 Services.
(iii) The amount of
					 training received equals or exceeds the amount of training or continuing
					 education required under subsection (a) or (b), as applicable.
(iv) For purposes of licensure renewal, the
					 training must have been completed during the relevant biennial renewal
					 period.