Pennsylvania Code › Title 49 - PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL STANDARDS › Part I - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Subpart A - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL AFFAIRS › Chapter 40 - STATE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY › Subchapter D - CHILD ABUSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS › Section 40.208 - 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 complete, as a condition of licensure, 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 §
											40.209 (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 and certificate holders seeking
					 renewal of a license or certificate issued by the Board shall complete, as a
					 condition of biennial renewal of the license or certificate, 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 §
											40.209. The licensee or
					 certificate holder shall certify on the biennial renewal application that the
					 licensee or certificate holder has either completed the required continuing
					 education or has been granted an exemption under subsection (c). 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 or certificate holder in an approved
					 course or the licensee or certificate holder has obtained an exemption under
					 subsection (c).
(c) An applicant,
					 licensee or certificate holder may apply in writing for an exemption from the
					 training/continuing education requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b)
					 provided the applicant, licensee or certificate holder meets one of the
					 following:
(1) The applicant, licensee or
					 certificate holder submits documentation demonstrating that:
(i) The applicant, licensee or certificate
					 holder 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.