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Illinois Physician CE category requirements

How the 150 CE hours every 3 years breaks down by category for physician (md/do)s in Illinois, sourced from the official board.

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150CE hours every 3 yearsVerify with board

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

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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