Illinois RN continuing education requirements at a glance*:

Registered Professional Nurses in Illinois are required to complete twenty (20) hours of approved continuing education per 2-year license renewal cycle.

Next license renewal deadline: May 31, 2024

• NEW REQUIREMENTS for 2024!
  • Illinois RNs will be required to complete a one-hour course in implicit bias awareness training beginning with the 2024 RN renewal.
  • Beginning with the 2024 RN renewal, Illinois RNs who provide health care services to and have direct patient interaction with adults 26 years of age and older will be required to complete a one-hour course in diagnosis, treatment and care of Alzheimer’s disease, along with other dementia types. This course may count toward the regular CE requirements (Public Act 102-0399, 20 ILCS 2105/2105-365).
• Additional requirement: All RNs must complete a one-hour CE course in sexual harassment training as part of the 20 hours of required CE.

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Illinois Advanced Practice Registered Nurse continuing education requirements at a glance*:

Advanced practice registered nurses are required to complete eighty (80) hours of approved continuing education in the advanced practice registered nurse’s specialty per 2-year license renewal cycle. Completion of the 80 hours shall satisfy the CE requirements for renewal of a registered professional nurse license.

Next license renewal deadline: May 31, 2024

• A minimum of fifty (50) hours of the continuing education shall be obtained in continuing education programs that shall include no less than twenty (20) hours of pharmacotherapeutics, including ten (10) hours of opioid prescribing or substance abuse education.
• A maximum of 30 hours of credit may be obtained by presentations in the APRN clinical specialty, evidence-based practice, or quality improvement projects, publications, research projects, or preceptor hours.

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Illinois LPN continuing education requirements at a glance*:

Illinois Licensed Practical Nurses are required to complete twenty (20) hours of continuing education per 2-year license renewal cycle.

Next license renewal deadline: January 31, 2025

• • NEW requirement beginning with renewals on or after 1/1/25: One (1) hour in Cultural Competency.
  • One (1) hour of Implicit Bias training as part of the 20 hours of required CE.
  • One (1) hour related to the Diagnosis, Treatment and Care of Alzheimer’s Disease, for licensees who provide health care services to and have direct patient interaction with adults 26 years of age and older. This course may count toward the regular CE requirements.
  • One (1) hour of Sexual Harassment Prevention Training as part of the 20 hours of required CE.
  • One (1) hour of Mandated Reporter Training, within 3 months of initial licensure and at least every 6 years thereafter. This course is provided by the Illinois Department of Children And Family Services.

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