Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic Board
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT 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 it 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws &
Rules
, 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)
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT 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 it 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws &
Rules
, 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)
