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Covid-19 Division of Professional Regulation

General

List of Temporary Practice Permits Granted
International Medical Graduates
July 30, 2020 | Variance | Extension of March Variance Regarding Online Instruction
March 17, 2020 | Variances | Permitting Remote Attendance Where Live Attendance Is Required and Extending License Renewal and Continuing Education Deadlines From March 1, 2020 Through July 31, 2020 to September 30, 2020

Health Care Professions

May 4, 2023 | Proclamation | Extending Deadline for COVID-19 Temporary Practice Permits Expiration to Apply for Full Licensure to July 11, 2023
IDFPR COVID-19 Temporary Practice Permit FAQs
February 7, 2023 | Podiatry Fee Waiver FAQs
July 14, 2022 | Frontline Healthcare Worker Fee Waiver FAQs
May 27, 2022 | Proclamation | Extends Expiration Date for Out-of-State Temporary Practice Permits for Healthcare Workers for the Duration of the Gubernatorial COVID-19 Disaster Proclamations
April 29, 2022 | Proclamation | Modifies Professional License and Certification Statutes for International Medical Graduates for the Duration of the Gubernatorial COVID-19 Disaster Proclamations
January 10, 2022 | Proclamation | Allow Out-of-State Healthcare Professionals to Provide Telehealth Services
January 10, 2022 | Proclamation | Modifies Professional License and Certification Statutes for Out-of-State Healthcare Professionals
January 10, 2022 | Proclamation | Modifies Professional License and Certification Statutes for International Medical Graduates
December 20, 2021 | Proclamation | Extension of Modification of Professional License and Certification Statutes for Out-of-State Healthcare Professionals
December 20, 2021 | Variance | Allow Physician Assistants with Licenses in “Inactive” Status for Less Than 3 Years to Restore Physician Assistant License
December 20, 2021 | Variance | Allow Physician Assistants with Licenses in “Non Renewed” Status for Less Than 3 Years to Restore Physician Assistant License
December 20, 2021 | Variance | Allow Respiratory Care Therapists with Licenses in “Inactive” Status for Less Than 5 Years, to Restore Respiratory Care Therapist License
December 20, 2021 | Variance | Allow Respiratory Care Therapists with Licenses in “Non Renewed” Status for Less Than 5 Years, to Restore Respiratory Care Therapist License
December 20, 2021 | Variance | Allow Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Professional Nurses, & Advanced Practice Registered Nurses with “Inactive” Status for Less Than 5 Years to Restore Illinois Nursing Licenses
December 20, 2021 | Variance | Allow Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Professional Nurses, & Advanced Practice Registered Nurses with “Non Renewed” Status for Less Than 5 Years to Restore Illinois Nursing Licenses
December 20, 2021 | Variance | Allow Illinois Physicians Licensed to Practice Medicine with “Expired” or “Inactive” Status for Less Than 3 Years to Restore Illinois Physician Licenses
November 23, 2021 | Variance | Suspends Certain License Restoration Requirements for Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licenses in Inactive Status for Five Years or Less
November 23, 2021 | Variance | Suspends Certain License Restoration Requirements for Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional Counselor Licenses in Non-renewed Status for Five Years or Less
November 23, 2021 | Variance | Suspends Certain License Restoration Requirements for Clinical Psychology Licenses in Inactive Status for Less Than Five Years
November 23, 2021 | Variance | Suspends Certain License Restoration Requirements for Clinical Psychology Licenses in Non-renewed Status for Less Than Five Years
November 23, 2021 | Variance | Suspends Certain License Restoration Requirements for Social Work and Clinical Social Work Licenses in Inactive Status for Five Years or Less
November 23, 2021 | Variance | Suspends Certain License Restoration Requirements for Social Work and Clinical Social Work Licenses in Non-renewed Status for Five Years or Less
November 16, 2021 | Notice | That Advice or Treatment Regarding Covid-19 Must Conform with Evidence-Based Medicine and Standards of Care
September 30, 2021 | Proclamation | Allow Illinois Licensed Pharmacists to Order and Administer COVID-19 Therapeutics
September 2, 2021 | Variance | Extension of May 2021 Variance for Clinical Professional Counselor License Applicants
May 27, 2021 | Proclamation | Extension of Modification of Professional License and Certification Statutes for Out-of-State Healthcare Professionals
May 27, 2021 | Variance | Allow Physician Assistants with Licenses in “Inactive” Status for Less Than 3 Years to Restore Physician Assistant License by Paying a Reduced Renewal Fee of $0 & Exempting Them from Completing the Necessary CE Requirements Due to Current COVID-19 Pandemic
May 27, 2021 | Variance | Allow Respiratory Care Therapists with Licenses in “Inactive” Status for Less Than 5 Years, to Restore Respiratory Care Therapist License by Paying a Reduced Renewal Fee of $0 & Exempting Them From Completing the Necessary CE Requirements Due to Current COVID-19 Pandemic
May 27, 2021 | Variance | Allow Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Professional Nurses, & Advanced Practice Registered Nurses with “Inactive” Status for Less Than 5 Years to Restore Illinois Nursing Licenses by Paying a Reduced Renewal Fee of $0 & Exempting Them from Completing the Necessary CE Requirements Due to Current COVID-19 Pandemic
May 27, 2021 | Variance | Allow Illinois Physicians Licensed to Practice Medicine with “Expired” or “Inactive” Status for Less Than 3 Years to Restore Illinois Physician Licenses by Exempting Them From the Following 3 Requirements Paying the Required Fee, Submitting Completed Physician Profile, & Completing the Necessary CE Requirements Due to Current COVID- 19 Pandemic
May 27, 2021 | Variance | Extension of December 2020 Variance for Clinical Professional Counselor License Applicants
March 24, 2021| Proclamation | Emergency Powers to Modify Professional License and Certification Statutes for Illinois Licensed Veterinarians
March 24, 2021| Proclamation | Emergency Powers to Modify Professional License and Certification Statutes for Illinois Licensed Optometrists
March 24, 2021| Proclamation | Emergency Powers to Modify Professional License and Certification Statutes for Illinois Licensed RCP’s
March 24, 2021| Proclamation | Emergency Powers to Modify Professional License and Certification Statutes for Illinois Licensed Podiatrists
March 12, 2021 | Guidance | Updated Nursing Student Guidance
March 1, 2021 | Vaccination Scope of Practice
February 2, 2021 | Guidance | For Physician Delegation to an Unlicensed Person
January 29, 2021| Amended Proclamation | Emergency Powers to Modify Professional License and Certification Statutes for Illinois Licensed Dentists
January 14, 2021 | Guidance | Optometrists Renewing March 2022
December 23, 2020 | Proclamation | Emergency Powers to Modify Professional License & Certification Statutes for IL Licensed Pharmacists & Pharmacy Techs
December 9, 2020 | Variance | Extension of April 2020 Variance for Clinical Professional Counselor License Applicants
December 3, 2020 | Proclamation | Emergency Powers to Modify Professional License and Certification Statutes for Illinois Licensed Dentists
December 3, 2020 | Variance | Allow Illinois Physicians Licensed to Practice Medicine with “Expired” or “Inactive” Status for Less Than 3 Years to Restore Illinois Physician Licenses by Exempting Them From the Following 3 Requirements: Paying the Required Fee, Submitting Completed Physician Profile, & Completing the Necessary CE Requirements Due to Current COVID- 19 Pandemic
December 3, 2020 | Proclamation | Extension of Modification of Professional License and Certification Statutes for Out-of-State Healthcare Professionals
December 3, 2020 | Variance | Allow Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Professional Nurses, & Advanced Practice Registered Nurses with “Inactive” Status for Less Than 5 Years to Restore Illinois Nursing Licenses by Paying a Reduced Renewal Fee of $0 & Exempting Them from Completing the Necessary CE Requirements Due to Current COVID-19 Pandemic
December 3, 2020 | Variance | Allow Physician Assistants with Licenses in “Inactive” Status for Less Than 3 Years to Restore Physician Assistant License by Paying a Reduced Renewal Fee of $0 & Exempting Them from Completing the Necessary CE Requirements Due to Current COVID-19 Pandemic
December 3, 2020 | Proclamation | Emergency Powers to Modify Professional License and Certification Statutes for Illinois Licensed Pharmacists
December 3, 2020 | Variance | Allow Respiratory Care Therapists with Licenses in “Inactive” Status for Less Than 5 Years, to Restore Respiratory Care Therapist License by Paying a Reduced Renewal Fee of $0 & Exempting Them From Completing the Necessary CE Requirements Due to Current COVID-19 Pandemic
November 13, 2020 | Guidance | Optometry CE
November 13, 2020 | Guidance | Dental CE
November 13, 2020 | Guidance | Dental Hygiene CE
October 13, 2020 | Guidance | Social Workers CE for Renewal
September 18, 2020 | Proclamation | Extension of Modification of Professional License and Certification Statutes for Out-of-State Healthcare Professionals
September 17, 2020 | Guidance | For Clinical Social Workers In-Training and Social Workers In-Training
July 31, 2020 | Variance | Extension of April Variance Regarding Supervision and Education
July 30, 2020 | Variance | Regarding Continuing Education
July 30, 2020 | Variance | Extension of April Variance Regarding Supervision
June 4, 2020 | Variance | Allowing for distance learning of all CE hours required for clinical and prescribing psychologists
June 4, 2020 | Proclamation | Allowing Pharmacists and Physicians to Work In or With a CLIA-certified Lab or a Facility with a CLIA Waiver May 6, 2020 | Guidance | Compounding Guidance
May 6, 2020 | Guidance | Compounding Guidance
April 28, 2020 | Variance | For Dental Students Unable to Complete Exams Requiring In-Person Testing
April 23, 2020 | Guidance | For Mental Health Applicants on TeleHealth for Clinicals
April 23, 2020 | Guidance | Prescribing & Dispensing of Controlled Substances
April 21, 2020 | Guidance | Where Out-Of-State Health Care Providers Can Work
April 17, 2020 | Guidance | For Medical Students and Residents to Assist During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 17, 2020 | Guidance | For Nursing Students to Assist During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 17, 2020 | Guidance | For Physician Assistant Students to Assist During COVID-19 Pandemic
April 10, 2020 | Proclamation | Modifying Professional License Statutes for Out-of-State Licensed Physicians and for Illinois Licensed Pharmacists to Administer COVID-19 Tests
April 6, 2020 | Proclamation | Modifying Professional License and Certification Statutes for Certain Out-of-State Professions (Dietitians Nutritionists, Clinical Professional Counselors, Professional Counselors, Clinical Psychologists, Physical Therapists, PT Assistants, Occupational Therapists, OT Assistants, and Pharmacists)
April 6, 2020 | Guidelines | Prescriber Guidelines During COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
April 6, 2020 | Guidance | Use of PPE by Compounding Pharmacies During COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
April 6, 2020 | Guidance | For Pharmacists Regarding Dispensing During COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
April 6, 2020 | Guidance | For Pharmacies Regarding Remote Processing During COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
April 6, 2020 | Guidance | For Pharmacies Regarding Delivery During COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
April 6, 2020 | Guidance | For Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Regarding COVID-19
April 6, 2020 | Guidance | For Illinois-Licensed Physician Assistants Regarding COVID-19
April 6, 2020 | Variance | For Clinical Professional Counselor License Applicants
April 6, 2020 | Variance | For Students Pursuing Speech-Language Pathology or Audiology Licenses
April 3, 2020 | Amendment | Amendment to Proclamation to Modify Professional License and Certification Statutes and Regulations for Certain Healthcare Professions
March 30, 2020 | Guidance | Information for Healthcare Providers using Telehealth Services in Illinois
March 20, 2020 | Proclamation | Modifying Professional License and Certification Statutes for Out-of-State Healthcare Professionals (Physicians, RNs, PAs, RCTs)
March 20, 2020 | Variances | Illinois Inactive/Nonrenewed Licenses for RNs, APRNs, PAs, and RCTs and for Inactive/Expired Physicians

Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology (“BCENT”) Professions

February 9, 2021 | Variance | Extension of July Variance Regarding Online Instruction
August 20, 2020 | Variance | Regarding Continuing Education
July 30, 2020 | Variance | Regarding Continuing Education
May 7, 2020 | Variance | Update - BCENT Schools and Online Education
April 9, 2020 | Variance | Regarding BCENT Schools and Online Education

Cannabis

January 25, 2023 | Variance | Extending Medical Cannabis Outside Limited Access to June 30, 2023
January 3, 2023 | Variance | Extending Medical Cannabis Outside Limited Access to January 31, 2023
October 31, 2022 | Update and Variance | FINAL Variance Extending Medical Cannabis Outside Limited Access to December 31, 2022
September 30, 2022 | Variance | Extending Medical Cannabis Outside Limited Access Variance to October 31, 2022
August 31, 2022 | Variance | Extending Medical Cannabis Outside Limited Access Variance to September 30, 2022
February 4, 2022 | Variance | Extending Medical Cannabis Outside Limited Access Variance to August 31, 2022
August 1, 2021 | Variance | Extending Medical Cannabis Outside Limited Access Variance to February 28, 2022
May 1, 2020 | Guidance | For Dispensaries on Compliance with Executive Order 2020-34

Funeral Directors and Embalmers

May 2, 2020 | Guidance | For Funeral Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 7, 2020 | Variance | For Funeral Directors and Embalmer Interns to Renew Licenses During COVID-19 Pandemic

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