Illinois Chiropractor (DC) CE requirements

Q: How many CE hours do chiropractors need in Illinois?

Chiropractors in Illinois must complete 150 CE hours every 3 years. Licenses expire July 31 every three years (most recently July 31, 2026; next July 31, 2029); the CME prerenewal period is the 36 months preceding that July 31. One-time 2026 variance: renewal deadline was extended to August 31, 2026 without late fee, but CME still had to be completed by July 31, 2026.

Chiropractor — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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Renewal: Licenses expire July 31 every three years (most recently July 31, 2026; next July 31, 2029); the CME prerenewal period is the 36 months preceding that July 31. One-time 2026 variance: renewal deadline was extended to August 31, 2026 without late fee, but CME still had to be completed by July 31, 2026.

Required categories

Child abuse recognition and reporting training, 1 hour every 6 years for mandated reporters (counts toward the 150)

Cultural competency training, 1 hour every 6 years / every other renewal (counts toward the 150)

Diagnosis, treatment, and care of individuals with Alzheimer's and other dementias, 1 hour every 6 years — for licensees seeing patients age 26+ (counts toward the 150)

First renewal of an Illinois license — exempt from CME requirements (no CME required)

Minimum 60 hours of formal (Category 1) CME per 3-year cycle

60h

Implicit bias awareness training, 1 hour every renewal (counts toward the 150)

Maximum 90 hours of informal (Category 2) CME per 3-year cycle

90h

Sexual harassment prevention training, 1 hour every renewal (counts toward the 150)

Details

Reporting

Each renewal applicant certifies full compliance on the renewal application; the Division may demand additional evidence (e.g., certificates of attendance); each applicant must retain/produce records.

150 hours of CME per 3-year prerenewal period under 68 Ill. Admin. Code 1285.110; first renewals are exempt. UNCONFIRMED: the individual mandated-topic hour requirements come from Illinois Chiropractic Society summaries of the December 2024 rule rewrite and were not verified in the published rule text available — verify against the current official rule before treating them as enforceable.

Official source: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (68 Ill. Admin. Code 1285.110)

⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.

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