Illinois Pharmacy Technician Continuing Education

Meet your Illinois pharmacy technician CE requirements with ease. If you'd like a refresher on what's needed to renew your license, see the requirements below.

4 Mandatory Hours
16 Elective Hours
20 Total Hours
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Here's what you need to renew your Illinois Pharmacy Technician license

The information below is a summary of the minimum requirements set forth by the Illinois Professional Services Section. For a more detailed requirements breakdown, please see the board's site.
If you hold Pharmacy Technician licenses in multiple states, please make sure to check each state's requirements.

Illinois Pharmacy Technician: Pharmacy Tech (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 20
Mandatory Hours: 4
Elective Hours: 16
Renewal Cycle in Years: 1
License Expiration Date: 03/31/2025
Next Education Due Date: 03/31/2025

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As a condition for the renewal of a license as a registered certified pharmacy technician, the licensee shall provide evidence to the Department of completion of a total of 20 hours of continuing pharmacy education during the 24 months preceding the expiration date (10 hours of CE during the 12 months preceding the expiration date of the license).

 

Mandatory Subjects:

  • 1 Hour of Pharmacy Law
  • 1 hour of Patient Safety
  • 1 hour of Sexual Harassment Prevention
  • NEW! 1-hour of Implicit Bias Training*

 

*For license or registration renewals occurring on or after January 1, 2023, a health care professional who has continuing education requirements must complete at least a one-hour course in training on implicit bias awareness per renewal period. A health care professional may count this one hour for completion of this course toward meeting the minimum credit hours required for continuing education. Any training on implicit bias awareness applied to meet any other State licensure requirement, professional accreditation or certification requirement, or health care institutional practice agreement may count toward the one-hour requirement. 

For more information on the new Implicit Bias training requirement, please visit the Illinois General Assembly

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

Name: Illinois Professional Services Section
Phone: 2177850823
Fax: 2177827645
Address: 320 West Washington Street Springfield, 62786

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Note: This license renewal information is provided as a convenience only and is subject to change at any time. It's ultimately the responsibility of the licensee to be sure that he or she is meeting all requirements for each license and corresponding renewal period.