Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 41 - STATE BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY › CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 41.77 - 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 initial
					 licensure shall have completed at least 3 hours of training in child abuse
					 recognition and reporting requirements which have been approved by the
					 Department of Human Services and the Bureau, as set forth in §
											41.78 (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 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), psychologists seeking renewal of a license issued by the Board
					 shall complete, as a condition of biennial renewal of the license, at least 2
					 hours of approved continuing education in child abuse recognition and reporting
					 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 § 41.78. The Board will not renew a license unless the
					 Bureau has received an electronic report from an approved course provider
					 documenting attendance/participation by the licensee in an approved course
					 within the applicable biennial renewal period or the licensee has obtained an
					 exemption under subsection (c). If a licensee 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 licenses.
(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 subsection (b), as
					 applicable.
(iv) For purposes of
					 licensure renewal, the training must have been completed during the relevant
					 biennial renewal period.