Licensing & Renewals

  • BASE REQUIREMENTS

    50 CME hours every 2 years (renewal cycle).

    • If you have Schedule II authority: 10 hours of pharmacology every 2 years (counts toward the 50).

    PRESCRIBERS

    • If you hold an IL controlled substances registration and prescribe: ≥1 hour safe opioid prescribing each 2-year pre-renewal period for renewals on/after 1/1/2025 (previously 3 hours). Illinois General Assembly

    • DEA: one-time 8-hour SUD/opioid-use-disorder training for DEA initial/renewal registrations starting June 27, 2023.

    ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (count toward the 50)

    • 1 hour implicit bias each renewal.

    • 1 hour sexual harassment prevention each renewal.

    REQUIRED EVERY SIX YEARS (Three Renewal Cycles)

    • 1 hour Alzheimer’s/dementia if you provide care to patients age 26+ (requirement began for PAs renewing in 2024).

    • 1 hour cultural competency for renewals on/after 1/1/2025.

    • DCFS mandated reporter training within 3 months of assuming the role, then at least every 6 years if you work with children.