Mandated topic
Pennsylvania, New York and Iowa each mandate a specific state-approved course. Third-party CME generally does not count.
4 free options verified August 22, 2026University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work / PA DHS
On the Pennsylvania Department of State's approved provider list. Credits transmit automatically to PALS within 7–10 business days.
Heads up: You must enter your full legal name, DOB, SSN and PA license number exactly for credits to post. Not AMA PRA Category 1 — it satisfies Act 31 directly. Pennsylvania licensees only.
Penn State College of Medicine
Heads up: No AMA PRA Category 1 designation is published, despite Penn State's ACCME accreditation. Verify inside the platform if you need Category 1 credit rather than just Act 31 compliance.
New York State OCFS / SUNY Buffalo State
NYSED confirms OCFS offers the required training free. All New York mandated reporters must complete the updated 3-hour version by 11/17/2026.
Heads up: If you completed the OCFS training between 11/1/2022 and 8/31/2025 you must also take a short addendum on children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The old 2-hour version closed 8/31/2025.
Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Iowa HHS training is the ONLY approved mandatory reporter course in Iowa. A separate 2-hour Dependent Adult Abuse course (DS 168) covers the adult requirement.
Heads up: Third-party Iowa 'mandatory reporter' courses are not valid — all prior approvals were voided after June 30, 2019.
Jurisdictions that mandate this topic, with the specific hours each one asks for.
| Jurisdiction | Requirement | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Mandated reporter training | — |
| Iowa | Child abuse identification & reporting | 2 |
| Massachusetts | Child abuse/neglect & domestic/sexual violence | — |
| New York | Child abuse identification & reporting | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | Child abuse recognition & reporting | 2 |
Still recommended elsewhere, still broken.
CDC (course WB4846)
1.5 free Category 1 credits and would have been an ideal child maltreatment entry. Worth re-checking CDC TRAIN for a renewed version.
PAMED
2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credits, but the page states the courses are free and only available to PAMED members.