In August of last year, House Republicans were fielding calls from doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals fearful that they would lose their jobs due to continued delays at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), the state agency responsible for approving and renewing their licenses.
Something had to be done, Illinois couldn’t afford to lose more healthcare professionals as we face a growing nursing shortage.
IDFPR is responsible for licensing and regulating more than 1.2 million professionals. These professionals represent a wide breadth of occupations including medical practitioners, barbers and hair stylists, pharmacists, engineers, architects, geologists, roofing contractors, accountants and many more.
In an effort to help, Representative Amy Elik has posted a form on her website to aid professionals in tracking their license renewals. To access this form, please go here.
House Republicans are hopeful that new procedures at IDFPR will streamline the licensure process. They will be keeping an eye on the progress and are ready to interface with the agency on behalf of their constituents.