Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 16 - STATE BOARD OF MEDICINE-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter G - MINIMUM STANDARDS OF PRACTICE-CHILD ABUSE › Section 16.108 - 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 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 §
											16.109 (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
					 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 § 16.109. The Board will not renew a
					 license 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 biennial renewal period or the licensee
					 has obtained an exemption under subsection (c). If a licensee holds more than
					 one license 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 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 (b), as applicable.
(iv) For purposes of licensure renewal, the
					 training must have been completed during the relevant biennial renewal
					 period.