Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 6344.1 - Information relating to certified or licensed child-care home residents(a) General rule.--In addition to the requirements of section 6344 (relating to employees having contact with children; adoptive and foster parents), an individual who applies to the department for a certificate of compliance or a license to provide child day care in a residence shall include criminal history record and child abuse record information required under section 6344(b) for every individual 18 years of age or older who resides in the home for at least 30 days in a calendar year.(b)Required information.--Child abuse record information required under subsection (a) shall include certification by the department as to whether the applicant is named in the statewide database as the perpetrator of a founded report or an indicated report .(c)Effect on certification or licensure.-- The department shall refuse to issue or renew a certificate of compliance or license or shall revoke a certificate of compliance or license if the day-care home provider or individual 18 years of age or older who has resided in the home for at least 30 days in a calendar year:(1) is named in the Statewide database as the perpetrator of a founded report committed within the immediately preceding five-year period; or(2) has been convicted of an offense enumerated in section 6344(c).(d) Regulations.--The department shall promulgate regulations to administer this section.Amended by P.L. TBD 2015 No. 15, § 6, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by P.L. 2529 2014 No. 153, § 9, eff. 12/31/2014.Amended by P.L. 645 2014 No. 45, § 6, eff. 12/31/2014.Amended by P.L. 388 2014 No. 29, § 7, eff. 12/31/2014.2006, Nov. 29, P.L. 1581, No. 179, § 5, effective in 180 days [May 29, 2007].