Background Check Information

Pennsylvania Background Check Requirements:

Dear Staff, Parents of Staff Members and Chaperones,
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvanian requires that all volunteers, age 14 and older, who are, “responsible for the welfare of a child or having direct contact with children” complete mandated state and federal background checks and receive a Pennsylvania Child Abuse Clearance in order to work with children. To comply with state law, you will need to initiate the following three background checks for yourself.
NOTE: Volunteers pay no cost for PA Clearances #1 and #2 below. For Item #3, if the volunteer has lived in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 10 or more consecutive years, then a Disclosure Statement may be signed in lieu of registering for an FBI Criminal Background Check and Fingerprinting. If the volunteer does not qualify for the Disclosure, then the volunteer must register and pay for the FBI Criminal Background Check and Fingerprinting.

1. Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Check – No Cost
   a. Go to https://epatch.pa.gov/home
   b. Click on “New Record Check (Volunteer)”
   c. Check box and click Accept.
   d. Fill in all information required. Keep track of your “Control #”
   e. Once your request has finished processing, do one of the following:
   i. If message received is “NO RECORD FOUND”, print and/or save the Record Check Request Results page clearly showing your Control # and “No Record.”
   ii. If a criminal record IS found, submit a copy of the report detailing the criminal record found (which will be mailed to you) to the Camp Manager.
2. PA Department of Human Services Child Abuse History Clearance – No Cost
   a. Go to https://www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
   b. Select “Create Individual Account” to begin the process.
   c. Once on the application page, select “Volunteer” and complete application.
3. Fingerprint Based FBI Criminal Background Check – NOTE: Fee Involved
   a. Required for all employees and volunteers who have lived outside PA in the last 10 years.
   b. Go to https://uenroll.identogo.com/
   c. Service Code is required, please use 1KG6ZJ
   d. “Select Schedule or Manage Appointment”
   e. Fill out the form and follow all instructions necessary to complete the application and fingerprinting process.
   For questions during this process please contact the Registrar at registrar@iroquoina.org
   Please email all three documents to the Camp Manger after completion at campmanager@iroquoina.org You may also bring these documents with you the next time you come to camp.
   Thank You Camp Iroquoina