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These are the entries this site holds for Illinois in its licensure, state association, program and pathway layers. Follow each section’s link to read the full entries.

Licensure

Licensing body
published The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) issues the license; you apply with the Division of Professional Regulation. IDFPR’s profession page is titled Chiropractic Physician. The Illinois State Medical Board, created by the Medical Practice Act, advises the Department; IDFPR’s board page describes its purpose as advising the Department on the qualifications of applicants for medical licensure in Illinois. Its members include chiropractic physicians.Source: https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/chiropractor.html · https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/boards/statemedboard.html · https://idfpr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idfpr/core/dpr/038-qualifications-for-licensure.pdf · https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012850A00300R.html · https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=1309&ChapterID=24&Chapter=PROFESSIONS,%20OCCUPATIONS,%20AND%20BUSINESS%20OPERATIONS&MajorTopic=REGULATION · checked 2026-10-04
NBCE parts required
published You need NBCE Parts I, II, III and IV, with a passing score on all four as determined by NBCE. Rule 1285.60 and IDFPR’s qualifications document name no physiotherapy exam. Under rule 1285.60(b)(2), no applicant may have exceeded the NBCE’s maximum number of attempts for any part, so long as that maximum attempt is 5 or less.Rule 1285.70(c)(3), for applicants by examination, cites Section 1285.60(n); rule 1285.60, as published on 2026-10-04, has no subsection (n). The parallel endorsement clause, rule 1285.80(c)(4), cites Section 1285.60(b).Source: https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012850A00600R.html · https://idfpr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idfpr/core/dpr/038-qualifications-for-licensure.pdf · https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012850A00700R.html · https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012850A00800R.html · checked 2026-10-04
State-specific exam
not published None published. Rule 1285.60(b), which defines the examinations for licensure to practice chiropractic, names the four NBCE parts and no Illinois-administered exam. IDFPR’s qualifications document lists no state exam.Read on 2026-10-04: IDFPR’s chiropractic physician page; IDFPR’s qualifications document (038); rules 1285.60, 1285.70 and 1285.80; the full text of 225 ILCS 60.Source: https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012850A00600R.html · https://idfpr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idfpr/core/dpr/038-qualifications-for-licensure.pdf · https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/chiropractor.html · https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012850A00700R.html · https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012850A00800R.html · https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=1309&ChapterID=24&Chapter=PROFESSIONS,%20OCCUPATIONS,%20AND%20BUSINESS%20OPERATIONS&MajorTopic=REGULATION · checked 2026-10-04
Jurisprudence requirement
not published None published. No law, rules or jurisprudence exam appears in the act, in rules 1285.60, 1285.70 or 1285.80, or in IDFPR’s qualifications document. The act does not use the word jurisprudence.Read on 2026-10-04: IDFPR’s chiropractic physician page; IDFPR’s qualifications document (038); rules 1285.60, 1285.70 and 1285.80; the full text of 225 ILCS 60.Source: https://idfpr.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/idfpr/core/dpr/038-qualifications-for-licensure.pdf · https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=1309&ChapterID=24&Chapter=PROFESSIONS,%20OCCUPATIONS,%20AND%20BUSINESS%20OPERATIONS&MajorTopic=REGULATION · https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012850A00600R.html · https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012850A00700R.html · https://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068012850A00800R.html · https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/chiropractor.html · checked 2026-10-04

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State associations

Illinois Chiropractic Society

What it says it is for
published Conflicting rules. Endless CE requirements. Threats to your scope of practice. You shouldn't face them alone. The ICS gives you the answers, education, and advocacy to practice with confidence.Source: https://ilchiro.org/ · Checked 2026-09-21

Illinois Prairie State Chiropractic Association

What it says it is for
published To maintain the science and art of chiropractic as a separate and distinct health profession dedicated to the service of mankind.Source: https://illinoischiropractors.org/ · Checked 2026-09-21

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Programs in Illinois

Pathways from Illinois

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Corrections to entries on this page

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Sources

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