Must complete preclinical experience and student teaching in the specific area of special education (teaching students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing)
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Teacher of Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (229)
Additional Req Part C
Individuals with a current Special Education degree for Deaf and Hard of Hearing may apply for an EI Specialist: Developmental Therapist/Hearing credential and enroll to bill for aural rehabilitation services. May also provide Developmental Therapy Services. (Provider is automatically enrolled under aural rehabilitation category.)
All ISBE teaching certificates require an age-appropriate student teaching experience. Early Childhood teacher preparation programs generally require that students have the opportunity to complete clinical hours and/or student teaching experiences with two out of three age groups from birth through third grade, which are covered by Type 04 Certification. Those groups are: infants and toddlers, pre-primary children (3-5), and primary (kindergarten through third grade).
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Passing score on the Early Childhood content Test
Additional Req Part C
Credentialing and enrollment, as set forth in this Part, is only for the purpose of providing and being reimbursed for EI services as set forth in this Part. It is not a license. An individual shall meet the pertinent licensing, degree, education and/or certification requirements for the service to be provided, as set forth in Appendix C, as well as the requirements set forth in this Section, in order to qualify for and maintain a credential to provide Early Intervention services. Credentialed providers must also enroll in order to be reimbursed for services. Early Intervention Systems Training 1) In order to qualify for a credential, an individual must document the completion of early intervention systems training as required and provided by the Department. Parent Liaisons and Service Coordinators must complete this training within 90 days after the receipt of the temporary credential for such service. This training shall include at least: A) Practice and procedures of private insurance; B) The role of the regional intake entities, service coordination, program eligibility determinations, family fees, All Kids, and the Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC) applications, referrals, and coordination with Early Intervention, and procedural safeguards; C) Introduction to the Early Intervention Program, including provider enrollment and credentialing, overview of Early Intervention Program policies and regulations, and billing requirements; and D) Evaluation and assessment of birth-to-three children, individualized family service plan development, monitoring and review, early intervention philosophy and best practices, and quality assurance.
All ISBE teaching certificates require an age-appropriate student teaching experience. Early Childhood teacher preparation programs generally require that students have the opportunity to complete clinical hours and/or student teaching experiences with two out of three age groups from birth through third grade, which are covered by Type 04 Certification. Those groups are: infants and toddlers, pre-primary children (3-5), and primary (kindergarten through third grade).
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
ILTS Test Early Childhood Special Education (230)
Additional Req Part C
Early Intervention Specialist Developmental Therapist credential required
Have 18 months from the date their temporary credentials are issued to complete the required 240 hours of consultation verification. DT-Hearing, DT-Vision, and DT-O&M and providers credentialed under the EI service categories of Clinical Assessment, Counseling and other Therapeutic Services, Nursing, Nutrition, and Social Services, as defined in Appendix C, need only document 120 hours. Documentation of this requirement must show that the individual participated in consultation with an appropriately experienced individual of the same discipline/Early Intervention service group who has experience working with children ages birth to three with special needs and their families. The consultation shall be in compliance with the professional standards of the individual seeking the credential, as determined and documented by the consultant. Monthly Ongoing Professional Development must occur during this period.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Additional Req Part C
Additional Req Schools
Discipline
Family Therapist
License/Certificate
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
State Department
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
"Complete at least 1,000 hours of face-to-face client contact with individuals, couples and families for the purpose of evaluation and treatment of mental, emotional, behavioral and interpersonal disorders and psychopathology. At least 350 hours of the 1000 hours of face-to-face client contact must involve working with only one client present in therapy sessions, and at least 350 hours of the 1000 hours of face-to-face client contact must involve conjoint therapy, i.e., working with two or more clients present in therapy sessions who are in significant relationships with each other outside the therapy context. Applicant shall be supervised during the whole period applicant is accumulating clinical experience.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Board's (AMFTRB) Examination in Marital and Family Therapy; pass/fail
Additional Req Part C
Marriage and Family Therapists with a current license in the state where they provide services to Illinois children may apply for an EI Specialist: Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential and enroll to bill. Credential and CBO enrollment required.
Additional Req Schools
Discipline
Nurse
License/Certificate
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse
State Department
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX): pass/fail grade
Additional Req Part C
Registered Nurses with a current license in the state where they provide services to Illinois children may apply for an EI Specialist: Licensed Registered Nurse credential and enroll to bill. (Provider is automatically enrolled under nutrition category.) All new Early Intervention credential applicants are required to document: 1. Specific educational/licensure requirements 2. Completion of Early Intervention System Overview Training. System Overview training is now available online at www.illinoiseitraining.org and consists of an online component and 1 day face-to-face follow-up training. Provider Connections will process credential applications only if all educational/licensure requirements and a minimum of the online portion of EI System Overview training are documented as complete. 3. Service Coordinators and Parent Liaisons will be allowed 3 months from the date their temporary credentials are issued to verify completion of System Overview training and their respective training requirements. 4. Background check results. 5. Completion of System Overview Training. 6. Agreement to participate in Ongoing Professional Development Meetings. In addition to the above mentioned educational and training requirements, all new providers will: 1. Have 18 months from the date their temporary credentials are issued to complete the required 240 hours of consultation verification (Form)consultation verification (Form). DT-Hearing, DT-Vision, and DT-O&M providers need to complete 120 hours. 2. Documentation of this requirement must show that the individual participated in consultation with an appropriately experienced individual of the same discipline/Early Intervention service group who has experience working with children ages birth to three with special needs and their families. The consultation shall be in compliance with the professional standards of the individual seeking the credential, as determined and documented by the consultant. 3. All new unlicensed providers (except DTs) must complete the four core knowledge areas during the 18-month temporary period. DTs are required to document the completed four core knowledge area requirements upon application. 4. The four core knowledge area requirements have been eliminated for all licensed providers. 5. A credential extension of up to 6 months for credentialed Specialist and Associate Level providers & 90 days for credentialed Service Coordinators and Parent Liaisons may be granted due to non-compliance with Supervised Professional Experience and/or completion of training requirements established due to extreme hardship or extenuating circumstances. Such requests will be evaluated on an individual case basis and must follow the prescribed procedures. 6. Credential Extension Request Form
Additional Req Schools
Illinois State Board of Education: Certification of School Nurses Candidates for the school service personnel certificate endorsed for school nursing shall hold a bachelor's degree. a. Candidates shall be licensed as registered professional nurses in Illinois pursuant to the Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act. b. Each candidate shall have completed an Illinois program approved for the preparation of school nurses or a comparable approved program in another state or country and/or hold a comparable certificate issued by another state or country. c. Candidates shall have met the requirements of either (c) (1) (A) and (c) (1) (B) or (c) (2) below. 1. Completion of an internship that meets each of the following requirements: A. Was determined by the approved program to be sufficient in length for the candidates to meet the standards set forth at 23 Ill. Adm. Code 23.120, but in no case consisted of fewer than 300 hours of experiences. B. Was supervised by a certified school nurse with at least two full school years of full-time experience as a school nurse and at least one full school year of full-time experience with the current employer. 2. Completion of two years of experience as a school nurse prior to July 1, 1972. d. Candidates shall be required to pass the School Nurse (#182) test and also the Illinois Basic Skills test. https://www.isbe.net/Pages/PEL-School-Support-Ed-Lic.aspx
Discipline
Occupational Therapist
License/Certificate
Registered Occupational Therapist
State Department
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Certification that the applicant has completed an approved program of occupational therapy
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Perform at least 6 months of occupational therapy work experience as part of an internship under a licensed Occupational Therapist.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The examination for licensure as a registered occupational therapist shall be the certification examination for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. (Certification Examination for Occupational Therapist, Registered).
Additional Req Part C
Occupational Therapists with a current license in the state where they provide Part C services to Illinois children may apply for an EI Specialist: Licensed Occupational Therapist credential and enroll to bill. All new EI credential applicants are required to document: 1. Specific educational/licensure requirements 2. Completion of EI System Overview Training. System Overview training is now available online at www.illinoiseitraining.org and consists of an online component and 1 day face-to-face follow-up training. Provider Connections will process credential applications only if all educational/licensure requirements and a minimum of the online portion of EI System Overview training are documented as complete. 3. Service Coordinators and Parent Liaisons will be allowed 3 months from the date their temporary credentials are issued to verify completion of System Overview training and their respective training requirements. 4. Background check results. 5. Completion of System Overview Training. 6. Agreement to participate in Ongoing Professional Development Meetings. In addition to the above mentioned educational and training requirements, all new providers will: 1. Have 18 months from the date their temporary credentials are issued to complete the required 240 hours of consultation verification (Form)consultation verification (Form). DT-Hearing, DT-Vision, and DT-O&M providers need to complete 120 hours. 2. Documentation of this requirement must show that the individual participated in consultation with an appropriately experienced individual of the same discipline/Early Intervention service group who has experience working with children ages birth to three with special needs and their families. The consultation shall be in compliance with the professional standards of the individual seeking the credential, as determined and documented by the consultant. 3. All new unlicensed providers (except DTs) must complete the four core knowledge areas during the 18-month temporary period. DTs are required to document the completed four core knowledge area requirements upon application. 4. The four core knowledge area requirements have been eliminated for all licensed providers. 5. A credential extension of up to 6 months for credentialed Specialist and Associate Level providers & 90 days for credentialed Service Coordinators and Parent Liaisons may be granted due to non-compliance with Supervised Professional Experience and/or completion of training requirements established due to extreme hardship or extenuating circumstances. Such requests will be evaluated on an individual case basis and must follow the prescribed procedures.
Additional Req Schools
Discipline
Physical Therapist
License/Certificate
Licensed Physical Therapist
State Department
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Certification of graduation from a physical therapist program
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The examination for a physical therapist license shall be the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) of the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy for physical therapists.
Additional Req Part C
Physical Therapists with a current license in the state where they provide Part C EI service to Illinois children may apply for an EI Specialist: Licensed Physical Therapist credentia l and enroll to bill.
Additional Req Schools
Discipline
Psychologist (Clinical)
License/Certificate
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
State Department
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
2 years of supervised clinical, school or counseling psychology experience, one of which shall be an internship and one of which shall be postdoctoral.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
The required examination shall be the Examination for Professional Practice in Psychology (EPPP) developed by the Association of State and Provencial Psychology Boards (ASPPB).The minimum passing grade on the examination shall be the passing score set by the testing entity.
Additional Req Part C
Clinical Psychologists with a current license in the state where they provide services to Illinois children may apply for an EI Specialist: Licensed Clinical Psychologist credential and enroll to bill.
Additional Req Schools
Certification of School Psychologists a. Candidates for the school service personnel certificate endorsed for school psychology shall hold a master's or higher degree in psychology or educational psychology with a specialization in school psychology from a regionally accredited institution. b. Each candidate shall have completed an Illinois program approved for the preparation of school psychologists or a comparable approved program in another state or country and/or hold a comparable certificate issued by another state or country. c. Candidates shall have completed both a supervised field experience of at least 250 hours in a school setting and/or child study center and an internship of at least 1200 contact hours lasting a full school year under the direction of a certified school psychologist. The internship requirement may be waived with verification of a full year of professional school psychologist experience on a valid state-issued school psychologist certificate, or an Illinois provisional school psychologist certificate. d. Candidates shall be required to pass the School Psychologist (#183) test, as well as the test of basic skills. Applicants who hold a valid school psychologist certificate from another state are assumed to have passed a test of basic skills and are exempt from the Illinois Basic Skills test unless they already failed the Illinois Basic Skills test.
Discipline
School Psychologist
License/Certificate
School Service Personnel Certificate Endorsed for School Psychology
Master's degree or higher in psychology or educational psychology with a specialization in school psychology
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Completed a supervised field experience of at least 250 hours in a school and/or child student center and a one-year, full-time internship.
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Praxis School Psychologist (237)
Additional Req Part C
Unlicensed individuals employed by school districts as School Psychologists who will only be providing services through their school employment may apply for an Early Intervention Specialist: School Psychologist credential.
Additional Req Schools
Discipline
Social Worker
License/Certificate
Licensed Social Worker
State Department
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Certification of graduation from a master's degree program of social work; or Certification of graduation from a baccalaureate degree program of social work and verification of completion of 3 years of supervised professional experience.
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
"Persons applying as a Licensed Social Worker who have a baccalaureate degree in social work shall complete 3 years of supervised professional experience subsequent to obtaining the baccalaureate degree. For purposes of this subsection, supervised professional experience is that experience directly related to social work as defined in Section 3(9) of the Act. The experience shall be:
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
"The examinations for Licensed Social Worker shall be the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) examinations.An applicant for licensure as a licensed social worker will be required to take and pass the Masters ASWB examination.
Additional Req Part C
Qualified Staff: System-enrolled Specialist credentialed as a licensed Social Worker
Additional Req Schools
Certification of School Social Workers Candidates for the School Service Personnel Certificate endorsed for school social work shall: a. Hold a master's or higher degree in social work with a specialization in school social work awarded by a graduate school of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.b. Have completed an Illinois program approved for the preparation of school social workers or a comparable approved program in another state or country and/or hold a comparable certificate issued by another state or country. c. Have completed both a supervised field experience of at least 400 contact hours, supervised by a field instructor holding a master's or higher degree in social work, and a school social work internship of at least 600 contact hours in a school setting or have one year's professional experience as a school social worker on a valid out-of-state school social work certificate or an Illinois provisional school service personnel certificate endorsed for school social work. d. Be required to pass the School Social Worker (#184) test, as well as the Basic Skills test. e. Applicants who hold a valid school social worker certificate from another state are automatically exempt from the Illinois test unless they previously failed the Illinois Basic Skills test.
Discipline
Speech Language Pathologist
License/Certificate
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
State Department
Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
For a license as a speech-language pathologist, have completed the equivalent of 9 months of supervised experience
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Submit verification of successful completion of the National Examination in Speech-Language Pathologyin the form of original grade results from the NTE Program; or For Speech-Language Pathologists, submit a copy of certifi cation from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
Additional Req Part C
Speech/Language Pathologists with a current license in the state where they provide services to Illinois children may apply for an EI Specialist: Licensed Speech/Language Pathologist credential and enroll to bill. (Provider is automatically enrolled under aural rehabilitation and speech therapy categories.) Individuals with a masters in speech-language pathology who are participating in a supervised professional experience and hold a temporary license in the state where they provide services to Illinois children may apply for an EI Associate: Speech/Language Pathologist in supervised professional experience credential. Associate services are billed under the enrolled supervisor's name. All new EI credential applicants are required to document: 1. Specific educational/licensure requirements 2. Completion of EI System Overview Training. System Overview training is now available online at www.illinoiseitraining.org and consists of an online component and 1 day face-to-face follow-up training. Provider Connections will process credential applications only if all educational/licensure requirements and a minimum of the online portion of EI System Overview training are documented as complete. 3. Service Coordinators and Parent Liaisons will be allowed 3 months from the date their temporary credentials are issued to verify completion of System Overview training and their respective training requirements. 4. Background check results. 5. Completion of System Overview Training. 6. Agreement to participate in Ongoing Professional Development Meetings. In addition to the above mentioned educational and training requirements, all new providers will: 1. Have 18 months from the date their temporary credentials are issued to complete the required 240 hours of consultation verification (Form)consultation verification (Form). DT-Hearing, DT-Vision, and DT-O&M providers need to complete 120 hours. 2. Documentation of this requirement must show that the individual participated in consultation with an appropriately experienced individual of the same discipline/Early Intervention service group who has experience working with children ages birth to three with special needs and their families. The consultation shall be in compliance with the professional standards of the individual seeking the credential, as determined and documented by the consultant. 3. All new unlicensed providers (except DTs) must complete the four core knowledge areas during the 18-month temporary period. DTs are required to document the completed four core knowledge area requirements upon application. 4. The four core knowledge area requirements have been eliminated for all licensed providers. 5. A credential extension of up to 6 months for credentialed Specialist and Associate Level providers & 90 days for credentialed Service Coordinators and Parent Liaisons may be granted due to non-compliance with Supervised Professional Experience and/or completion of training requirements established due to extreme hardship or extenuating circumstances. Such requests will be evaluated on an individual case basis and must follow the prescribed procedures. 6. Credential Extension Request Form
Additional Req Schools
Speech Language Pathologist (Teaching) requires a master’s degree accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) at the time the applicant completed the program.
Discipline
Vision Specialist
License/Certificate
Special Education Certificate: Teacher of Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Complete a Blind and Visually Impaired Educator Preparation Program
Licensure Specific Curriculum/Coursework
Must complete preclinical experience and student teaching in the specific area of special education (teaching students who are blind or visually impaired)
Licensure Require Specific Field or Clinical Work?
Licensure Dependent on an Exam?
Pass the Teachers of Students Who are Blind and Visually Impaired Content Test
Additional Req Part C
Individuals with (1) a bachelors degree or higher in Orientation and Mobility or (2) a Special Education degree for Blind and Partially Seeing may apply for an Early Intervention Specialist: Developmental Therapist/Vision credential and enroll to bill for Part C Services. They may provide Developmental and/or Vision Therapy services related to visual functioning based on their qualifications and experience. (Provider is automatically enrolled under the vision category.)