Applying – Two Year Application Rule

By Adrienne Hersh, JD, ICS Legal Counsel · March 10, 20183 min read

Person standing at a fork in the road — Two road business for your select choice success or failure with your career and target.

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Editor’s Note: This is a specific segment of a full article that covers all license application issues. You can access that full article here.

In drafting the Medical Practice Act, the legislature wanted to ensure that applicants possess current knowledge and ability to practice. For that reason, the Act requires that a graduate who waits more than 2 years to apply for an initial license, or an applicant for licensure by endorsement who holds a license in another state but has not practiced for more than 2 years, will be required to prove current professional capacity (competency).

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Adrienne Hersh, JD, ICS Legal Counsel

Adrienne serves as Illinois Chiropractic Society general counsel and provides legal advice and support on a wide range of legal issues affecting chiropractic physicians, including licensing and other health care regulations, scope of practice, insurance and reimbursement, business structuring, labor and employment, contracts, and litigation. Adrienne previously served for 8 years as general counsel to the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (now the Division of Professional Regulation, Department of Financial and Professional Regulation), where she was chief legal counsel responsible for overseeing all legal issues and advising the 50+ licensing and disciplinary boards, including the Medical Disciplinary Board and the Medical Licensing Board. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association Health Care Section, the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, and the National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys.