Clearances, Trainings, & Other Requirements

Bishop McCort Catholic High School Athletics

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Act 34 (State Police) (every 5 years)
- https://epatch.state.pa.us
Act 151 (Child Welfare) (every 5 years)
- https://www.compass.state.pa.us/CWIS/public/home
Act 114 (FBI Fingerprinting) (every 5 years)
- Requires pre-registration, but once you receive a Transaction number, you must go to a fingerprint site and have your prints taken. School ID is: 1KG6TR 
  1-844-321-2124 or https://uenroll.identogo.com/
Act 126 (Recognizing & Reporting Child Abuse) (every 5 years)
- www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu - Free online course (approximately 3 hours)
Youth Protection Program (required by Altoona-Johnstown Diocese) (one time)
- https://www.virtusonline.org/virtus/reg_2.cfm?theme=0&org=37531 - Free online course
Act 24 (Arrest/Conviction Report Form) (every 5 years)
- http://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/Teachers-Administrators/Background%20Checks/Arrest%20or%20Conviction%20form.pdf
Act 168 (Sexual Misconduct/Abuse Disclosure Release Form) (once at time of hire)
- https://www.aimpa.org/uploaded/pdfs/Act168Disclosure.pdf
Diocesan Clearance Forms (once at time of hire) – Forms available in the Business Office.
- Application Form, Code of Conduct, Use of Technology, Act 64, Ministry Reference Form

Will Additional Requirements for Coaches (paid or volunteer):

BMCHS PIAA Rules & Procedures Acknowledgement Form (start of EVERY season at preseason meeting)
“ConcussionWise” or “NFHS Concussion in Sports” Training (start of EVERY season after June 1)
- https://www.sportsafety.com/#concussionwise
“CardiacWise” Sudden Cardiac Arrest Training (start of EVERY season after June 1)
- https://www.sportsafety.com/#cardiacwise
NFHS “Fundamentals of Coaching” ($50) or Human Kinetics “Coaching Principles” ($70/$65) (approximately 5 hours)
- Coaches hired after July 1, 2016 will have two years from their date of hire to complete.
  - This clearance is submitted by yourself by creating a coaching profile on https://www.piaa.org/account/sign-in.aspx
NFHS “First Aid, Health & Safety for Coaches” ($45) or Human Kinetics “Sport First Aid 5th Edition” ($55/$45)
- Coaches hired after July 1, 2016 will have two years from their date of hire to complete.
- You will be notified as other opportunities become available that would fulfill this requirement.
  - This clearance is submitted by yourself by creating a coaching profile on https://www.piaa.org/account/sign-in.aspx

Updated June 2023