PENNSYLVANIA
| Category | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Clergy (priests, deacons, deacon candidates, and seminarians) |
(for original registration. Site then leads you to subsequent logins and programs)
https://www.dhs.pa.gov/KeepKidsSafe/Clearances/Pages/FBI-Fingerprinting.aspx |
| Parish/mission employees |
(for original registration. Site then leads you to subsequent logins and programs)
https://www.dhs.pa.gov/KeepKidsSafe/Clearances/Pages/FBI-Fingerprinting.aspx |
| Parish/mission volunteers | • Virtus online training https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_0.cfm?theme=0 • (for original registration. Site then leads you to subsequent logins and programs) • Report of criminal history from the Pennsylvania State Police: https://www.psp.pa.gov/pages/criminal-history-background-check.aspx • Child Abuse History Clearance from the Department of Human Services: https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home In addition to the above listed items, one of the following is required as determined by the length of residence in Pennsylvania: • If the person has lived outside Pennsylvania in the last 10 years: o fingerprint-based federal criminal history (FBI): https://www.dhs.pa.gov/KeepKidsSafe/Clearances/Pages/FBI-Fingerprinting.aspx • If the person has lived in Pennsylvania for the last 10 years: o the person must sign and submit the disclosure statement (follow the link on the website of St. Josaphat Eparchy (the link to the statement should be on the bottom of the page under “Disclosure Statement Application for Volunteers in the State of Pennsylvania”)): https://stjosaphateparchy.com/safe-environment/ |