State Mandated CME

Illinois State Requirements for Health Care Providers Licensed in Illinois

CME Requirements

Physicians in Illinois must earn 150 hours of continuing medical education in a three-year licensure period. Licenses are renewed through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

Physicians must complete CME in the following topic areas as part of their 150 hours of continuing medical education in a three-year licensure period. The special requirements below count towards the 150 hours of continuing education that is required for licensure renewal.

• Opioid Safe Prescribing (3-hours)
• Sexual Harassment Prevention (1-hour)
• Recognizing Dementia (1-hour)
• Recognizing Implicit Bias in Healthcare (1-hour)

To help meet the needs of licensed healthcare workers, IAFP has a library of live and on-demand CME available to meet the state requirements.

Current courses include:

All IAFP on-demand courses can be found online at the IAFP Education YouTube Channel

Instructions for claiming CME credit are found in the Description section for each Module. 

Opioid Safe Prescribing

Professionals with an Illinois Controlled Substance License must complete 3 hours of continuing education on Safe Opioid Prescribing.
Buprenorphine Opioid Use Disorder: Gold standard treatment Any DEA registered provider can prescribe
Buprenorphine Case Presentations: An Illustration of Best Practices
Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy
 

Sexual Harassment Prevention

Every licensed professional in Illinois must complete one hour of continuing education in Sexual Harassment Prevention. 
Sexual Harassment Prevention in Health Care

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. Learn more under Sec. 2105-15.7 here.

Implicit Bias Training

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.

Early Detection and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

Brain Trust 2.0: Creating and Managing a Dementia Friendly Primary Care Clinic

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 DCFS Course Recognizing And Reporting Child Abuse: Training For Mandated Reporters