"Registry." The Statewide Registry of Abusive Caregivers
established by this act.
Section 3. Statewide Registry of Abusive Caregivers.
(a) Establishment.--The department shall establish and
maintain a Statewide registry of caregivers who have been
charged and caregivers who have been convicted with an offense
that involves the abuse or neglect of an individual with a
disability or special needs. The registry shall:
(1) Be a complete and systematic index of all records
that relate to such charges and convictions.
(2) Be composed of an electronic database and digitized
records.
(3) Be able to communicate with abusive caregiver
registries established in other jurisdictions.
(4) Consist of such information from records as
determined by the department.
(b) Cooperation.--There shall be cooperation between the
Pennsylvania State Police, State and county correctional
institutions, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole,
the county office of probation and parole, any court with
jurisdiction over a caregiver that has been charged or convicted
with an offense that involves the abuse or neglect of an
individual with a disability or special needs, the chief
juvenile probation officer of the court, juvenile probation and
parole and Commonwealth agencies to ensure that the information
set forth in subsection (a) is provided and placed in the
registry.
(c) Confidentiality.--The registry may not disclose the name
or identifying information of an individual with a disability or
special needs.
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