Illinois Physician CE requirements
Physician (MD/DO) — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
Renewal: Triennial renewal due July 31.
Required categories
Details
150 hours per 36-month pre-renewal period ending July 31 (60 formal/Category 1 per the renewal rules); attestation with audit; includes 1 hour each of sexual harassment prevention, implicit bias awareness, and (for physicians with direct adult-patient interaction) Alzheimer's/dementia training. Safe opioid-prescribing topics also appear in the 3-year cycle per secondary sources; recurrence not fully reconciled — check the current rule before relying on cadence.
Official source: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation — Medical Minute, Spring 2026 (PDF)
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