Pennsylvania Exclusion and Verification Lists

Listing of disciplinary or corrective measures taken by the 29 professional licensing boards and commissions, Charitable Organizations and Notaries Public. Every effort is made to ensure each record (entry) and information is correct. Each entry includes the respondent's name, license number (if any), last known business address with the board, the sanction imposed, a brief description of the basis for the disciplinary or corrective measure, the effective date, and whether the action has been appealed.

The names of persons listed may be similar to the names of persons who have not had disciplinary or corrective measures taken against them.

To obtain an official confirmation of the current status of a license contact the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs at 2601 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17110; (717) 787-8503.

https://www.pals.pa.gov/#/page/search

Search the most recent Medicheck List by provider name, license number, and business name. To order, select the applicable field from the dropdown menu. To get a complete and current Medicheck listing (sorted by provider last name), select the View Complete List button.

http://dhs.pa.gov/publications/medichecksearch/

Pennsylvania's General Assembly has enhanced public safety by making available public records of registered sexual offenders via the internet. Access to said information is intended solely as a means of public protection, any other use is prohibited. Knowing whether a person is a registered sexual offender could be a significant factor in protecting self, family members, or persons in one’s care from recidivist acts by registered sexual offenders.

The website (below) provides public information on registered sexual offenders who reside, or are transient, attend school, or are employed/carry on a vocation (State Police, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.28). Pennsylvania's Megan's Law (42 Pa.C.S § 9799.32(1)) requires the State Police to create and maintain a registry of persons who reside, or is transient, work/carry on a vocation, or attend school in the Commonwealth and who have either been convicted of, entered a plea of guilty to, or have been adjudicated delinquent of Certain Sexual Offenses in Pennsylvania or another jurisdiction.

https://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/Search/NameSearch

Search for license information on individuals and businesses regulated by the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs. This site is considered a primary source for verification of license credentials provided by the Pennsylvania Department of State.

https://www.pals.pa.gov/#/page/search

A nurse aide who is not enrolled, or in good standing, on the Nurse Aid Registry may not be employed in a nursing care facility that receives Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement. Facilities must verify that the aides they employ (or potential employees) are eligible for enrollment (or re-enrollment) as nurse aides. Aides must have no record of resident abuse, neglect or misappropriation of resident’s personal property. The Nurse Aide Registry is now available online to facilitate a nurse aide’s status verification via the internet.

https://www.pulseportal.com/selectStateAndBoard.do