Background Check
In alignment with ongoing efforts to enhance public safety and ensure the integrity of the EMS system, the Department will implement a new FBI criminal history background check requirement, effective January 1, 2026.
EMSIB 2025-09 New Requirement for FBI Background Checks
CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES LAW AMENDMENTS FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR EMS AGENCIES AND EMS PROVIDERS APRIL 2015
In 2013 and 2014, Governor Corbett signed into law numerous changes to the Child Protective Services Law (CPSL). These amendments affect EMS agencies and EMS providers in a variety of ways. For additional information please click on box below.