Illinois Nursing (RN) CE requirements
Registered Nurse — license renewal requirements, sourced from the official board.
20CE hours every 2 yearsVerify with board
Renewal: RN licenses expire May 31 of even-numbered years.
Required categories
Details
Illinois RNs need 20 contact hours per biennium, including 1 hour each of sexual harassment prevention and implicit bias awareness, plus 1 hour of cultural competency every six years and conditional dementia-care and mandated-reporter training. Nurses renewing a license for the first time are exempt from the 20-hour requirement. LPN requirements differ.
Official source: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation - IL RN CE Relicensure FAQs
⚠️Board rules change. Verify every figure against the official source before relying on it.
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