Illinois license renewal guides
Renewal deadlines and continuing education for every profession we cover, and the checks Illinois health care employers run on their staff.
By profession
- Nursing license renewal (RN, LPN)Statewide RN and LPN deadlines, the 20 CE hours and the required courses.
- Dental license renewalEvery 3 years, by September 30. 48 hours over 3 years.
- Social work license renewalEvery 2 years, by November 30 of odd years. 30 hours.
- Mental health counseling license renewalEvery 2 years, by March 31 of odd years. 30 hours.
- Psychology license renewalEvery 2 years, by September 30 of even years. 24 hours.
- Physician assistants license renewalEvery 2 years, on the date shown on the license. 50 hours.
- Applied behavior analysis license renewalEvery 2 years, by October 31 of odd years. 30 hours.
- Optometry license renewalEvery 2 years, by March 31 of even years. 30 hours.
- Chiropractic license renewalEvery 3 years, by July 31. 150 hours over 3 years, 60 of them formal (Category I).
- Marriage and family therapy license renewalEvery 2 years, by February 28 of odd years. 30 hours.
- Physical therapy license renewalEvery 2 years, by September 30 of even years. 40 hours.
- Pharmacy license renewalEvery 2 years, by March 31 of even years. 30 hours.
- Speech-language pathology license renewalEvery 2 years, by October 31 of odd years. 20 hours.
- Podiatry license renewalEvery 2 years, on the date shown on the license. 100 hours.
- Occupational therapy license renewalEvery 2 years, by December 31 of odd years. 24 hours.
For employers
- Health Care Worker Background Check (IDPH registry)Who must be fingerprinted, how the IDPH Health Care Worker Registry works, and waivers.
- Exclusion screening (OIG, SAM.gov, HFS sanctions)The federal lists plus Illinois Medicaid's sanctions list, checked monthly.
- How to verify an Illinois licenseLook up any Illinois license with IDFPR, read its status, and save proof.
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