Illinois Physician CE requirements

Physician (MD/DO) — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.

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150CE hours every 3 yearsVerify with board

Renewal: Triennial renewal due July 31.

Required categories

Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (physicians with direct adult-patient interaction)
1h
Formal/Category 1 CME (60 of 150)
60h
Implicit bias awareness (1 hour per renewal period)
1h
Safe opioid prescribing practices (conditional)
3h
Sexual harassment prevention (1 hour)
1h

Details

Reporting
Attestation at renewal

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)

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

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