Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic Board
2023 Actual Test Questions and Answers
Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means with
confirmation to the Department of a change of address within ______ days - Correct
Answer-30
The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable - Correct Answer-$100
**********A license must be renewed every ___ years? - Correct Answer-2
The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______? - Correct Answer-
$350
The initial licensure fee is? - Correct Answer-$350
The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license? - Correct Answer-$250 & $250 ($500 total if
you let is lapse)
You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? - Correct Answer-18
If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____ years of college
work, after July 1, 2000, graduate must have _________? - Correct Answer-•3 years
(90 credits)
•bachelor's degree
Must pass which NBCE boards?
What is the minimum passing score? - Correct Answer-•I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws &
Rules
• 375/800
If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit for which exam? -
Correct Answer-National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Special Purposes
Examination for Chiropractic
Applicant will receive notification within ______ working days to applicants who have
successfully completed the requirements. - Correct Answer-5 (Can use written
notification shall act as evidence of licensure entitling the chiropractic physician to
practice for a maximum period of 45 days or until the licensing fee is received by the
department whichever is sooner)
T/F Renewal of license requires a new set of fingerprints. - Correct Answer-True
,(Unless it is the first time renewing)
If renewal applicant does not submit documentation and fingerprints after the 30 days
since non-compliance was issued, the fine is ____ per day. - Correct Answer-$50
What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee applying for reactivation
show coverage (unless granted an exemption by the board/dept)? - Correct Answer-Tail
coverage (which provided liability coverage as of the initial date of state licensure and
incidents occurring before the date the license became inactive)
********Medical Malpractice is known as what in the state of Florida? - Correct Answer-
Financial Responsibility
What amount of financial responsibility is a health care practitioner required to carry? -
Correct Answer-An amount sufficient to cover claims that arise out of rendering or
failure to render professional care and services
Who must maintain financial responsibility in the state of Florida? - Correct Answer-
Actively licensed chiropractors among other health care professionals (not Certified
CA's or Registered CA's)
How often must a licensee complete a 2hr CE course on domestic violence? - Correct
Answer-Every 3rd biennial re-licensure or recertification
******When must a health care provider complete at least 3 hr CE course on HIV/AIDS
as part of the biennial re-licensure or recertification? - Correct Answer-No later than the
1st (first) renewal
What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their license becomes inactive
or retired? - Correct Answer-They must meet the same CE requirements as an active
licensee for ALL biennial licensure periods in which the license was inactive/delinquent
or retired.
What may be the penalty if a licensee does not meet the CE requirements for the first
time? - Correct Answer-May be a Citation, a Fine, and in a addition a requirement to
take (1) one additional hour of CE for each hour not completed or completed late.
*******How many hours of CE are required by an applicant for the purpose of license
renewal? - Correct Answer-40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
What is the time frame for which the CE for chiropractic licensure renewal must be
completed in? - Correct Answer-2 years (biennially)
*******At least, three (3) hours of the forty (40) hours of CE required for Chiro license
renewal, must be in what specific area? - Correct Answer-Risk Management: Two (2) of
,the three (3) hours shall be specifically related to laws and rules of the board and
regulatory agency in which the board operates
******Six (6) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? -
Correct Answer-Record Keeping, Documentation, and coding
Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? -
Correct Answer-Ethics and Boundaries
*******What is the maximum number hours Chiro CE may be obtained online? - Correct
Answer-no more than ten (10) general hours each biennium may be attained online
A chiropractor certified in acupuncture shall obtain how many CE hours each biennium?
What is the breakdown of those hours? - Correct Answer-Four (4) hours of approved
acupuncture CE.
(Two (2) of which in safety and risk mgmt and
two (2) in technique,
with the four (4) applied to the forty (40) required each biennium)
*********A chiropractor may attain five (5) hours of CE in the Risk Management by
attending what? - Correct Answer-One (1) full day or eight (8) hours of a board meeting
(which ever is shorter) at which disciplinary hearings are conducted
Volunteer expert witnesses shall receive how many hours of CE in risk mgmt for each
case reviewed? - Correct Answer-Five (5) hours for each case reviewed up to a max of
ten (10) hours per biennium
For license renewal what two (2) CE courses are required? - Correct Answer-Initial
license requires a minimum of a 3hr HIV/AIDS course and for license renewal a 2hr
course related to the prevention of medical errors
***********What are chiros required to attend within their first twelve (12) months after
initial licensure? - Correct Answer-Attend one (1) full day at a Florida Board of
Chiropractic Medicine meeting at which disciplinary hearings are conducted.
*******What are the CE requirements during initial licensure period (prior to first 1st
renewal)? - Correct Answer-Attend one (1) full day of FBCM meeting, six (6) hours of
record keeping, documentation, coding, and two (2) hours of ethics and boundaries. NO
OTHER CE requirements are needed during the biennium! (The typical 40 hours does
not apply in this case)
What are the two types of CA's? - Correct Answer-Certified and Registered
, ******What is the difference between a certified and a registered CA? - Correct Answer-
A certified CA must go though training (200 hrs in 24 months), get approved and
licensed from the board. They can directly supervise a registered CA.
How many CE hours does a certified CA need to complete biennially? - Correct Answer-
24
How long does a certified CA have to notify the board of changes of employment of
supervising chiropractic physician? - Correct Answer-30 days
Certifications to supervise assistants shall remain valid for ____ years and must be
renewed _____. - Correct Answer-2, biennially
How much is the initial fee for a certified CA? - Correct Answer-$100
(non-refundable)
How much is the application fee for a certified CA? - Correct Answer-$100
The fee for biennial renewal of an active license for a certified CA is _____. - Correct
Answer-$55
T/F In order to work with a certified CA, the supervising chiropractor and the certified CA
must meet in front of the board and have a written working agreement contract. -
Correct Answer-True
T/F If a certified CA misrepresents themselves, the supervising chiropractic practitioner
can be held responsible. - Correct Answer-True
The initial registration fee for a registered chiropractic assistant is ____. (Which is the
same for biennial renewal) - Correct Answer-$25
T/F Registered chiropractic assistants can perform duties that involve patient care
management or treatment without the licensed practitioner or certified CA on the
premise. - Correct Answer-False - the assistant will be under the direction of a
chiropractor or a licensed certified chiropractic physician's assistant who is physically
located on the premises at all times while a registered chiropractic assistant is
performing assigned duties that involve patient care management or treatment.
********Registered chiropractic assistant assists with patient care management,
executes administrative and clinical procedures, and often performs managerial and
supervisory functions. They can do everything in the office under supervision except? -
Correct Answer-Adjust/diagnose... use common sense here. The important thing is they
need to be supervised.
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