Press release: IDFPR Announces Measures to Assist Licensees and Education Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (five variances: renewals due Mar. 1-July 31, 2020 extended to Sept. 30, 2020; CE deadlines extended; live-attendance requirement waived; massage-school online instruction; cosmetology-school online theory above the 10 percent limit)

The record

Jurisdiction

Illinois; Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Division of Professional Regulation and Division of Real Estate) · Illinois

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

20 ILCS 2105/2105-15; 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1130.1100

Issued

2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020

Effective

2020-03-17

End

2020-09-30

In force

Mar. 17, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Schools and child careOther

Addressees

• all IDFPR professional licensees
• continuing-education providers
• massage therapy schools
• cosmetology schools

Functions reached

• HR renewals and CE for every licensed profession in Illinois
• IN cosmetology and massage school instruction moved online
• EV live CE programs

Collection

State trade licensing boards AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS

Operative words

Any professional licenses issued by the Department that have renewal dates between March 1, 2020 through and including July 31, 2020 are granted an automatic extension to renew to September 30, 2020. Additionally, all current licensees under the Department's jurisdiction whose license renewal deadlines fall within the period beginning March 1, 2020 through and including July 31, 2020 shall have up to, and including, September 30, 2020 to complete their continuing education coursework. The Department is also allowing licensees to complete their continuing education coursework without requiring live attendance... Additionally, during the period beginning March 17, 2020 through and including July 31, 2020, all massage therapy schools are permitted to offer on-line instruction for their lecture-based, non-hands-on courses. Finally, all cosmetology schools licensed under Article IIID of the Barber, Cosmetology, Esthetics, Hair Braiding, and Nail Technology Act of 1985 ('BCENT') are permitted to teach online theory courses above the current ten percent (10%) hour limitation for students who are graduating on or before July 31, 2020.

Enforcement