Thanks Bob, but unfortunately the two are seperate things- we’re all required to get CEU’s and pay for our state licensure (I think everyone is), and in Illinois, we’re required to get 24 (not 30 like I posted last) every two years with our $100 licensure charge. I have those for the last 5 years, and in fact, was audited the second year… so Illinois has actual hardcopies of my CEU’s for 2005 and 2006.
THe NBRC is saying that I had to send or type in the CEUs for them prior to June 30th, my fifth year since I received my last credential. They apparently passed a law in 2002 that says every NEWLY credentialed therapist has to do this as of July 2002. I wasn’t aware that we needed to do anything seperately for the NBRC- I thought they would be able to look at my Illinois licensure and SEE that I had fulfilled my CEU requirement. I also had NO IDEA that they would do something this serious.They say that we were notified when we received our credentials- but I swear to you the only thing I received from them was a Congrats! letter for becoming an RRT, and then a card/patch. No “Here are your requirements to keep your credentials”. That was five years ago. Then six months ago, I received a lame loseable vague postcard with NO dates/requirements and nothing that relayed quite how serious this was. And then NOTHING ELSE!! You would think they would have sent one more notice prior to taking away my credentials!!
So, if I don’t retake my boards and pay the money in two years, then it will in turn effect my license- because the NBRC reports to the state of Illinois (and all other states) that I/we have lost my/our credentials.
So, anyhow- Bob, you’ve never had to send in CEU proof because you got your credentials prior to July 2002, see?

Looking forward to hearing anything else my fellow therapists might have to say,
Sick in Chicago. Jen