{"id":"SEC-19-015","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Pennsylvania","state":"PA","metro":"","industry":"19","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Department of Human Services (Office of Children, Youth and Families), with the Commonwealth\u0027s fingerprint vendor IdentoGO (IDEMIA)","authority":"Child Protective Services Law, 23 Pa.C.S. 6344; Act 18 of 2020 (May 8, 2020)","instrument":"Fingerprinting FAQs (May 15, 2020)","title":"Fingerprinting FAQs: IdentoGO site closures, appointment-only service and Act 18 deadline extension","dateIssued":"2020-05-15","effective":"2020-05-15 (describing conditions from Mar. 2020)","end":"Act 18 deadline Dec. 31, 2020 (or 60 days after the emergency, if sooner)","startDate":"2020-05-15","endDate":"2020-12-31","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4"],"types":["CRT","OTHER"],"addressees":["employers and applicants required to obtain FBI fingerprint-based checks (child care, schools, health and human services placements)"],"clause":"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","functions":["RC onboarding, fingerprinting and clearances for placements in schools, child care, home care and health facilities","HR","PL (placements could not start without clearances)"],"notes":"The Commonwealth\u0027s 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.","sourceUrl":"https://www.pa.gov/content/dam/copapwp-pagov/en/dhs/documents/providers/providers/documents/coronavirus-2020/Fingerprinting%20FAQs%205.15.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":241364,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"SEC-19","url":"/library/SEC-19-015","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/SEC-19-015","citation":"Department of Human Services (Office of Children, Youth and Families), with the Commonwealth\u0027s fingerprint vendor IdentoGO (IDEMIA), Fingerprinting FAQs (May 15, 2020) (Ex. SEC-19-015)","stateName":"Pennsylvania","related":[]}