| Sandra Dunn, Manager |
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Illinois Dept. Of Financial & Professional Regulation
Medical Licensing Unit
Division of Professional Regulation
320 W. Washington, Third Floor
Springfield, IL 62786 |
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Phone: (217) 557-3209
Fax: (217) 524-2169
(Do not use FAX for applications)
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Web address: www.idfpr.com |
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| Office Hours: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm; M - F |
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Time Zone: Central |
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| Exam Dates: Passage of National Boards is required |
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Exam Fee: n/a |
| Application/Transcript Deadline: n/a |
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Criminal Background Check: No |
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Initial License Fee: $ 300
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Require Fingerprinting: No |
| License Renewal Fee: $ 300 resident, $600 non-resident |
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Term: Triennial
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| Students: May apply for license prior to graduating |
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| Preceptor/Intern/Extern Program: n/a |
| Require supervised practice prior to full licensure: Contact Board |
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| License(s) Required for Practice: Chiropractic |
| Optional Certification: n/a |
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| CONTINUING EDUCATION: |
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Requirements: CME is mandated, 150 hours every 3 years.
Distance Credits Allowed: No limit
Board accepts the uniform continuing education form: No
Board requires sexual boundaries training: No
Board requires AIDS awareness / risk prevention training: No
Other special areas of specific CME training required: None |
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| CONDITIONS FOR RECIPROCITY/ENDORSEMENT: Applicant must be a graduate of a chiropractic school or college approved by the Department at the time of their graduation; the requirements for the applicant's license to practice the treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs are deemed by the Department to have been substantially equivalent to the requirements for a license to practice in this State at the date of the applicant's license; must be currently licensed in another state, territory, country or province. Must have passed Parts I, II, and III. If not, applicant must pass either SPEC or Part III of National Boards. |
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| EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY STATE: None |
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| NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS: |
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SPEC: |
Part I: Required
Part II: Required
Part III (WCCE): Required
Part IV: Not required
Physiotherapy: Not required
Acupuncture: Not accepted |
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Reciprocity/Endorsement: Not used
Restoration of Lapsed License: A licensee seeking restoration of a license which has been placed on inactive status and has not maintained an active practice in another jurisdiction take either SPEC or Part III examination
Disciplinary Cases: Can use now
Impairment Review: Can use now
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| PHYSIOTHERAPY: No information provided by state |
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| EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
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Min. # years pre-professional education required for licensure: An applicant who is a matriculant in a chiropractic college after Sept. 1, 1969, must have completed a 2 year course of instruction in a liberal arts college, followed by a course of instruction in a chiropractic college in the treatment of human ailments, such course; as a prerequisite to graduation there from, having been not less than 132 weeks in duration and shall have been completed within a period of not less than 35 months, and such college of liberal arts and chiropractic college must have been approved by the Department. No requirement for 4-year degree planned. |
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Accreditation for Chiropractic Programs/Institutions: An applicant who is a graduate of a United States Chiropractic college after 8/19/81, must graduate from a college fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Chiropractic Education or its successor at time of graduation. |
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| SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATES OF FOREIGN COLLEGES: Such chiropractic college shall be equivalent to the standards of education as set forth for chiropractic colleges located in the U.S. Currently accepting graduates of Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and Anglo-European College of Chiropractic. |
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SUMMARY OF SCOPE OF PRACTICE:
(Contact State for precise definition by state law)
The treatment of human ailments without the use of drugs and without operative surgery, as per the Illinois Medical Practice Act. |
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| OTHER REFERENCE INFORMATION: |
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Board regulates specialty council certification: No
Board permits or authorizes travel-to-treat requirements: No
Board permits or authorizes telemedicine practices: No
Licensees required to carry malpractice insurance: No
Additional legally accepted terms for chiropractor (in addition to Doctor of Chiropractic, D.C., Chiropractor, Chiropractic Doctor): Chiropractic Physician
Peer Review: No information available
Chiropractic Therapy Assistants: No current or planned regulation |
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BOARD MEMBERS:
Licensing and disciplinary functions are handled by separate boards. |
| William J. Rademacher, D.C., Chair |
Robert M. Vanecko, M.D. |
| Dennis Palmer, D.O., Vice Chair |
Jane Jackman, M.D. |
| Ronald Johnson, M.D. |
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| STATISTICAL INFORMATION: Total # of Licensees as of 10/09: 4,106 |
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Of these licensees, there are:
Active licenses: *
Inactive licenses: *
New licenses: *
Resident licenses: *
Non-Resident licenses: *
*Information not provided |
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 Updated 1/05/2010
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