New Requirements for Health Care Providers Licensed in Illinois
CILL Interprofessional Continuing Education offers continuing education activities to satisfy Illinois State Required Trainings. Physicians and other allied healthcare professionals must complete continuing education in the following topic areas as part of their licensure renewal. The special requirements below count towards the required number of continuing education credits for licensure renewal.
The Illinois State Required Training page will continue to be updated as new information and new courses become available.
State Required Training
New Requirements for Health Care Providers Licensed in Illinois
Continuing Education Requirements
Physicians and other allied healthcare professionals in Illinois must earn continuing education to maintain their professional license. Licenses are renewed through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR License Renewal Publication.pdf)
Physicians and other allied healthcare professionals must complete continuing education in the following topic areas as part of their licensure. These requirements count towards the required number of continuing education credits required for licensure renewal.
- Sexual Harassment Prevention
- Recognizing Implicit Bias in Healthcare
- Recognizing Dementia
- Opioid Safe Prescribing
To help meet the needs of licensed healthcare workers, IPCE has put together the following list of courses available to meet the state requirements. Current courses include:
Sexual Harassment Prevention
Every licensed professional in Illinois must complete one hour of continuing education in Sexual Harassment Prevention. For more information on this state requirement, click here. Click here to view the Sexual Harassment Prevention course.
Recognizing Implicit Bias in Healthcare
All healthcare professionals with an Illinois license must complete one hour of continuing education in recognizing implicit bias in healthcare. View the course, Recognizing Implicit Bias in Healthcare
Recognizing Dementia
Every licensed healthcare professional with direct interaction with adults ages 26 or older must complete one hour of continuing education in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. Visit the course Diagnosis and Management of Dementia
Opioid Safe Prescribing
Professionals with an Illinois Controlled Substance License must complete 3 hours of continuing education on Safe Opioid Prescribing.
Visit the course Safe Opioid Prescribing Practices which is available for 3.0 credits.
Visit the course Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Overdose Using Naloxone which is available for 0.75 credits.
Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse
Physicians who treat children must complete one hour of continuing education in identifying and reporting child abuse every six years. Visit the Course Recognizing And Reporting Child Abuse: Training For Mandated Reporters
Rush has selected these courses based on the limited published information from the state of Illinois. Please check with your licensing body to ensure these courses will meet your requirements.
There is a nominal fee for each course, Rush employees may get reimbursed through the employee reimbursement program. For more information visit, Employee Service Center - Employee Enhancement Reimbursement (service-now.com).
Instructions to view certificate for online course.