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Fingerprinting FAQs (May 15, 2020)

Fingerprinting FAQs: IdentoGO site closures, appointment-only service and Act 18 deadline extension

Department of Human Services (Office of Children, Youth and Families), with the Commonwealth's fingerprint vendor IdentoGO (IDEMIA) · Pennsylvania (State)

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Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania
Level
State
Authority
Child Protective Services Law, 23 Pa.C.S. 6344; Act 18 of 2020 (May 8, 2020)
Issued
2020-05-15 May 15, 2020
Effective
2020-05-15 (describing conditions from Mar. 2020) (read as 2020-05-15)
End
Act 18 deadline Dec. 31, 2020 (or 60 days after the emergency, if sooner) (read as 2020-12-31)
In force
May 15, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • employers and applicants required to obtain FBI fingerprint-based checks (child care, schools, health and human services placements)
Functions reached
  • RC onboarding, fingerprinting and clearances for placements in schools, child care, home care and health facilities
  • HR
  • PL (placements could not start without clearances)
Collection
Staffing and Support Services SEC-19

Operative words

You must pre-enroll with IdentoGO to have [fingerprints taken]... walk-in services may be limited or unavailable at many fingerprint locations. An appointment is encouraged and pre-enrollment is always required.... as of April 29, 2020 more than half of the locations across the state are closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... Governor Wolf signed Act 18 of 2020 on May 8, [2020]... Individuals will have until December 31, 2020 to obtain a copy of their fingerprint-based [FBI check]

Enforcement

Statutory hiring bar without clearances (23 Pa.C.S. 6344) as modified by Act 18

Notes

The Commonwealth's own record that its fingerprint infrastructure was more than half closed in April 2020 and appointment-only thereafter; the same vendor (IdentoGO) served New York, New Jersey, Texas and other States.

Retrieval note

Agency FAQ (an official record of conditions, not an order); pleaded as facts and circumstances and as the Commonwealth's own account of Act 18's necessity.

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