Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic Board
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• A license must be renewed every _____ years. . Answer: 2
• Medical Malpractice is known as what in the state of Florida? . Answer: Financial
Responsibility
• When must a health care provider complete at least a 3-hour CE course on HIV/AIDS
as part of the biennial re-licensure or recertification? . Answer: No later than the 1st
(first) renewal
• How many hours of CE are required by an applicant for the purpose of license
renewal? . Answer: 40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
• At least, three (3) hours of the forty (40) hours of CE required for Chiropractic license
renewal must be in what specific area? . Answer: Risk Management: 2 of the 3 hours
shall be specifically related to the laws and rules of the board and regulatory agency in
which the board operates.
• 6 of the 40 required Chiropractic CE hours must be in what specific area? . Answer:
Record Keeping, Documentation and Coding
• What is the maximum number of Chiropractic CE hours that may be obtained online? .
Answer: 10 per biennium
• A Chiropractor may attain 5 hours of CE in the Risk Management by attending what? .
Answer: 1 full day or 8 hours of a board meeting (whichever is shorter) at which
disciplinary hearings are conducted.
• What are chiros required to attend within their first twelve (12) months after initial
licensure? . Answer: 1 full day at Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting at
which disciplinary hearings are conducted.
• What are the CE requirements during initial license period (prior to 1st renewal)? .
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 (the typical 40 hours
does not apply in this case)
, • What is the difference between a certified and a registered CA? . Answer: Certified CA
must go through training (200 hours in 24 months), get approved and licensed from the
board. They can directly supervise a registered CA.
• Registered CA assists with patient care mgmt, executes admin and clinical
procedures, and often performs managerial and supervisory functions. They can do
everything in the office under supervision except? . Answer: Adjust/diagnose (important
thing is they need to be supervised)
• How long must x-rays be retained? . Answer: Not more than 4 years
• Can you charge for providing copies of a patient's medical record? . Answer: Yes
(shall be no more than the actual cost of copying, including reasonable staff time, or
specific admin rule by the board)
• For a group of Chiropractors to advertise a chiropractic referral service, the ad must... .
Answer: Specifically name each of the individual Chiropractors who are participating in
the referral service or bureau (unless it's a nationwide one that has over 50 members).
• The only specialty that doesn't have to have a discloser in an ad is? . Answer:
Diplomate recognized by the board
• For any money or other property entrusted to a chiropractic physician for a specific
purpose, including advances for costs and expenses of examination or treatment which
may not exceed the value of $1,500 must be held in a ______. . Answer: Trust
• All trust funds must: . Answer: 1. Be in a separate bank account
2. Have maintained record keeping
3. Be reconciled quarterly and keep records for 6 years
4. File with the Department of Health between June 1 and August 15 of each year a
certificate
• By what methods may a chiropractor use adjust, manipulate, or treat the human body?
. Answer: 1. Manual, Mechanical or Natural
2. Physiotherapy or Physical
3. Acupuncture
4. Foods (concentrates, extracts and non-prescription items)
5. First Aid/Hygiene
• What are Chiropractors expressly prohibited from in the treatment of the human body?
. Answer: 1. Prescribing or administering and legend drug (exceptions apply)
2. Performing Surgery (exceptions)
3. Practicing obstetrics
• Chiropractors may order, store, and administer (but not prescribe) what in an
emergency only? . Answer: 1. Medical Oxygen
Real Questions and Accurate Answers
Collection (A+, verified)
• A license must be renewed every _____ years. . Answer: 2
• Medical Malpractice is known as what in the state of Florida? . Answer: Financial
Responsibility
• When must a health care provider complete at least a 3-hour CE course on HIV/AIDS
as part of the biennial re-licensure or recertification? . Answer: No later than the 1st
(first) renewal
• How many hours of CE are required by an applicant for the purpose of license
renewal? . Answer: 40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
• At least, three (3) hours of the forty (40) hours of CE required for Chiropractic license
renewal must be in what specific area? . Answer: Risk Management: 2 of the 3 hours
shall be specifically related to the laws and rules of the board and regulatory agency in
which the board operates.
• 6 of the 40 required Chiropractic CE hours must be in what specific area? . Answer:
Record Keeping, Documentation and Coding
• What is the maximum number of Chiropractic CE hours that may be obtained online? .
Answer: 10 per biennium
• A Chiropractor may attain 5 hours of CE in the Risk Management by attending what? .
Answer: 1 full day or 8 hours of a board meeting (whichever is shorter) at which
disciplinary hearings are conducted.
• What are chiros required to attend within their first twelve (12) months after initial
licensure? . Answer: 1 full day at Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting at
which disciplinary hearings are conducted.
• What are the CE requirements during initial license period (prior to 1st renewal)? .
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 (the typical 40 hours
does not apply in this case)
, • What is the difference between a certified and a registered CA? . Answer: Certified CA
must go through training (200 hours in 24 months), get approved and licensed from the
board. They can directly supervise a registered CA.
• Registered CA assists with patient care mgmt, executes admin and clinical
procedures, and often performs managerial and supervisory functions. They can do
everything in the office under supervision except? . Answer: Adjust/diagnose (important
thing is they need to be supervised)
• How long must x-rays be retained? . Answer: Not more than 4 years
• Can you charge for providing copies of a patient's medical record? . Answer: Yes
(shall be no more than the actual cost of copying, including reasonable staff time, or
specific admin rule by the board)
• For a group of Chiropractors to advertise a chiropractic referral service, the ad must... .
Answer: Specifically name each of the individual Chiropractors who are participating in
the referral service or bureau (unless it's a nationwide one that has over 50 members).
• The only specialty that doesn't have to have a discloser in an ad is? . Answer:
Diplomate recognized by the board
• For any money or other property entrusted to a chiropractic physician for a specific
purpose, including advances for costs and expenses of examination or treatment which
may not exceed the value of $1,500 must be held in a ______. . Answer: Trust
• All trust funds must: . Answer: 1. Be in a separate bank account
2. Have maintained record keeping
3. Be reconciled quarterly and keep records for 6 years
4. File with the Department of Health between June 1 and August 15 of each year a
certificate
• By what methods may a chiropractor use adjust, manipulate, or treat the human body?
. Answer: 1. Manual, Mechanical or Natural
2. Physiotherapy or Physical
3. Acupuncture
4. Foods (concentrates, extracts and non-prescription items)
5. First Aid/Hygiene
• What are Chiropractors expressly prohibited from in the treatment of the human body?
. Answer: 1. Prescribing or administering and legend drug (exceptions apply)
2. Performing Surgery (exceptions)
3. Practicing obstetrics
• Chiropractors may order, store, and administer (but not prescribe) what in an
emergency only? . Answer: 1. Medical Oxygen
