Illinois Physical Therapy Continuing Education Requirements And License Renewal

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

5 Mandatory Hours
35 Elective Hours
40 Total Hours
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Here's what you need to renew your Illinois Physical Therapy 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 Physical Therapy licenses in multiple states, please make sure to check each state's requirements.

Illinois Physical Therapy: Physical Therapists (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 40
Mandatory Hours: 5
Elective Hours: 35
Renewal Cycle in Years: 2
License Expiration Date: 09/30/2026
Next Education Due Date: 09/30/2026

Online Info

Mandatory Subjects:

  • 3 hours of Ethics
  • 1 hour of CE on the topic of sexual harassment prevention training
  • 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

 

Online Limitations

An applicant may obtain 75% of his or her total CE credit by taking correspondence or web-based courses, including pre-recorded professional presentations and pre-recorded webinars, from an approved CE sponsor. Virtual attendance at live professional presentations, provided the participant is able to communicate in real time with the speaker and other participants are not subject to the home study / online limitations. Live, Interactive webinars from Elite are not subject to the limitations identified above.

Roster

No roster required

Governing Agency

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

Illinois Physical Therapy: Physical Therapy Assistants (Continuing Education)

Total Hours Required: 20
Mandatory Hours: 5
Elective Hours: 15
Renewal Cycle in Years: 2
License Expiration Date: 09/30/2025
Next Education Due Date: 09/30/2025

Online Info

Mandatory Subjects:

  • 3 hours of Ethics
  • 1 hour of CE on the topic of sexual harassment prevention training
  • 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

 

Online Limitations

An applicant may obtain 75% of his or her total CE credit by taking correspondence or web-based courses, including pre-recorded professional presentations and pre-recorded webinars, from an approved CE sponsor. Virtual attendance at live professional presentations, provided the participant is able to communicate in real time with the speaker and other participants are not subject to the home study / online limitations. Live, Interactive webinars from Elite are not subject to the limitations identified above.

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.