Addiction Medicine

Illinois physicians are required to take three hours of Continuing Medical Education specifically on safe opioid prescribing practices.  These three hours count towards the 150 CME hours necessary for your license renewal. The three hours must be offered or accredited by a professional association (such as IAFP!), state government agency, or federal agency. 

While you will not be required to submit any documentation proving that you have completed the required three hours of opioid safety, you should keep your records in the event of an audit.  Should you be audited, all that you would need would be a copy of a CME certificate that states the course name, date taken, name of the accredited provider, and your name.
License renewal requirements for the state of Illinois 

Our Opioid Safety Courses live on our YouTubeChannel that you can take today!

• Buprenorphine Opioid Use Disorder: Gold standard treatment Any DEA registered provider can prescribe
• Buprenorphine Case Presentations: An Illustration of Best Practices
• Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy

Opioid Safety Resources

• CME Requirements on Opioid Prescribing – Visit the University of Chicago’s listing of additional CME courses on this topic (as well as the 1-hour sexual harassment requirement)!

• To enroll and receive Narcan directly, go to: IDHS/SUPR Drug Overdose Prevention Program (state.il.us)

Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program
State law requires that all prescribers with controlled substance licenses must register for the Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) which is an electronic tool that collects information on controlled substance prescriptions, reported on a daily basis by retail pharmacies dispensing in Illinois. Register at  www.ilpmp.org. If you have any problems registering, call the PMP for assistance at 217-524-1311 or email [email protected].  

Illinois Opioid Hotline - Free and confidential help, 24/7 1-833-2FINDHELP or http://helplineil.org/.
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Perinatal Toolkit to increase access to MAR for pregnant and post-partum people with opioid use and substance use disorder. View the perinatal toolkit on the IL Helpline. 

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