Florida Chiropractic Laws & Rules – Complete
Board Exam Study Guide 2026
Licensee Change of Address Notification Timeframe - ANSWER ✔✨---Each licensee shall provide
written notification to the Department of a change of address within 30 days.
License Renewal Frequency - ANSWER ✔✨---A license must be renewed every 2 years.
Florida Medical Malpractice Term - ANSWER ✔✨---Medical Malpractice is known as Financial
Responsibility in the state of Florida.
HIV/AIDS CE Course Timing - ANSWER ✔✨---Health care providers must complete at least a 3-hour
CE course on HIV/AIDS no later than the 1st renewal.
CE Hours for License Renewal - ANSWER ✔✨---Applicants need 40 classroom hours of Chiropractic
CE for license renewal.
Specific CE Requirement for Risk Management - ANSWER ✔✨---At least 3 hours of the 40 required
CE hours must be in Risk Management, with 2 hours related to laws and rules.
CE Hours Requirement in Record Keeping - ANSWER ✔✨---6 of the 40 required CE hours must be
in Record Keeping, Documentation, and Coding.
, Maximum Online CE Hours for Chiropractors - ANSWER ✔✨---Chiropractors can obtain a maximum
of 10 CE hours online per biennium.
Risk Management CE Hours Attainment - ANSWER ✔✨---Chiropractors can attain 5 hours of Risk
Management CE by attending 1 full day of a board meeting with disciplinary hearings.
Initial Licensure Meeting Requirement - ANSWER ✔✨---Chiros must attend 1 full day at a Florida
Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting with disciplinary hearings within their first 12 months after
initial licensure.
What are the Continuing Education (CE) requirements during the initial license period? -
ANSWER ✔✨---1. 1 full day of FBCM meeting
2. 6 hours of record keeping, documentation, and coding
3. 2 hours of ethics and boundaries
- NO OTHER CE requirements are needed during the biennium
What is the difference between a Certified CA and a Registered CA? - ANSWER ✔✨---Certified CA
must complete training (200 hours in 24 months), get approved and licensed from the board, and can
directly supervise a Registered CA.
What can a Registered CA not do without supervision? - ANSWER ✔✨---Adjust/diagnose
(supervision is required)
How long should x-rays be retained? - ANSWER ✔✨---Not more than 4 years
Can you charge for providing copies of a patient's medical record? - ANSWER ✔✨---Yes, but
charges should not exceed the actual cost of copying, including reasonable staff time, or as specified by
the board's administrative rule.
Board Exam Study Guide 2026
Licensee Change of Address Notification Timeframe - ANSWER ✔✨---Each licensee shall provide
written notification to the Department of a change of address within 30 days.
License Renewal Frequency - ANSWER ✔✨---A license must be renewed every 2 years.
Florida Medical Malpractice Term - ANSWER ✔✨---Medical Malpractice is known as Financial
Responsibility in the state of Florida.
HIV/AIDS CE Course Timing - ANSWER ✔✨---Health care providers must complete at least a 3-hour
CE course on HIV/AIDS no later than the 1st renewal.
CE Hours for License Renewal - ANSWER ✔✨---Applicants need 40 classroom hours of Chiropractic
CE for license renewal.
Specific CE Requirement for Risk Management - ANSWER ✔✨---At least 3 hours of the 40 required
CE hours must be in Risk Management, with 2 hours related to laws and rules.
CE Hours Requirement in Record Keeping - ANSWER ✔✨---6 of the 40 required CE hours must be
in Record Keeping, Documentation, and Coding.
, Maximum Online CE Hours for Chiropractors - ANSWER ✔✨---Chiropractors can obtain a maximum
of 10 CE hours online per biennium.
Risk Management CE Hours Attainment - ANSWER ✔✨---Chiropractors can attain 5 hours of Risk
Management CE by attending 1 full day of a board meeting with disciplinary hearings.
Initial Licensure Meeting Requirement - ANSWER ✔✨---Chiros must attend 1 full day at a Florida
Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting with disciplinary hearings within their first 12 months after
initial licensure.
What are the Continuing Education (CE) requirements during the initial license period? -
ANSWER ✔✨---1. 1 full day of FBCM meeting
2. 6 hours of record keeping, documentation, and coding
3. 2 hours of ethics and boundaries
- NO OTHER CE requirements are needed during the biennium
What is the difference between a Certified CA and a Registered CA? - ANSWER ✔✨---Certified CA
must complete training (200 hours in 24 months), get approved and licensed from the board, and can
directly supervise a Registered CA.
What can a Registered CA not do without supervision? - ANSWER ✔✨---Adjust/diagnose
(supervision is required)
How long should x-rays be retained? - ANSWER ✔✨---Not more than 4 years
Can you charge for providing copies of a patient's medical record? - ANSWER ✔✨---Yes, but
charges should not exceed the actual cost of copying, including reasonable staff time, or as specified by
the board's administrative rule.
