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Act 151 - PA Child Abuse History Clearance

Act 151 - PA Child Abuse History Clearance Procedure for SSSD Employees

For questions related to the Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, please contact the ChildLine Verification Unit at 717-783-6211 or toll free at 1-877-371-5422.

If you have obtained a report in the past, it must be dated within one year of your start date and must show EMPLOYMENT (not volunteer) as the purpose of the report.

An individual can receive a Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance one of three ways:

  • In person by walking into the office that processes Child Abuse History Clearances located at the following address:

Child Abuse Registry
Department of Human Services
5 Magnolia Drive (Hillcrest Building #53)
Harrisburg, Pa 17110

  • Submitting an application online by first creating a Child Welfare Account and completing the information electronically through the Child Welfare Portal: https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home   
    The Keystone ID is the personal username you create/created for logging in and accessing your application or certificate.  

ChildLine and Abuse Registry
Department of Human Services
P.O. Box 8170
Harrisburg, Pa 17105-8170