New Continuing Education Requirement in Illinois
07/11/2023
Licensees must earn one hour of CE in in domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education.
Illinois Legislative and Policy Developments
Illinois
Department of Financial & Professional Regulation
Chicago Office:
555 West Monroe St., 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
Springfield Office:
320 West Washington St., 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 600 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB
Renewal: 25 hours/2 years
Regulation Type:
State License
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Human Trafficking Signage in Illinois Massage Therapy Establishments
08/03/2021
Illinois House Bill 0588 was signed into law this legislative session and requires massage establishments to post a human trafficking resource notice in bathrooms located within their businesses.
All Illinois Required CE Hours Can Be Completed Online
03/15/2021
Effective March 1, 2021, a new rule allows all 24 hours of continuing education credits to be completed online.
Illinois Personal Care Service Guidelines Updated for Tier 3
11/18/2020
Personal Care Service Guidelines for businesses in Illinois have been updated for Tier 3, beginning November 20, 2020.
Illinois Online Continuing Education Allowed this Renewal Period
10/14/2020
Illinois revised its CE requirements for this renewal cycle in an emergency rule that allows all 24 hours of CE credits to be completed online.
UPDATE: Illinois Personal Care Services Guidelines Amended
06/08/2020
Personal Care Services Guidelines issued by the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity were recently updated.
Illinois COVID-19 State Update for Massage Therapists
04/17/2020
ABMP, ASCP, AHP, and ANP have summarized below how COVID-19 has impacted the licensing regulations and laws in the state of Illinois.
Free Sexual Harassment CE Course from ABMP
03/06/2020
ABMP offers members a free, one-hour sexual harassment prevention training CE to meet new Illinois continuing education requirement.