Fl Laws & Rules Chiropractic Exam Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means with confirmation
to the Department of a change of address within ______ days - Answers 30
The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable - Answers $100
A license must be renewed every ___ years? - Answers 2
The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______? - Answers $350
The initial licensure fee is? - Answers $350
The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license? - Answers $250 & $250 ($500 total if you let is lapse)
You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? - Answers 18
If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____ years of college work, after
July 1, 2000, graduate must have _________? - Answers 3 years (90 credits), bachelor's degree
Must pass which NBCE boards? - Answers I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws & Rules
If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit for which exam? -
Answers 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. - Answers 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. - Answers 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. - Answers $50
What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee applying for reactivation show
coverage (unless granted an exemption by the board/dept)? - Answers 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? - Answers Financial Responsibility
What amount of financial responsibility is a health care practitioner required to carry? - Answers
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? - Answers 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? - Answers Every
3rd biennial relicensure or recertification
When must a health care provider complete at least 3 hr CE course on HIV/AIDS as part of the
biennial relicensure or recertification? - Answers No later than the 1st (first) renewal
What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their license becomes inactive or retired?
- Answers 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? -
Answers 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? -
Answers 40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
What is the time frame for which the CE for chiropractic licensure renewal must be completed in?
- Answers 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? - Answers 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? - Answers Record
Keeping, Documentation, and coding
Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? - Answers
Ethics and Boundaries
What is the maximum number hours Chiro CE may be obtained online? - Answers 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? - Answers 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)
Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means with confirmation
to the Department of a change of address within ______ days - Answers 30
The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable - Answers $100
A license must be renewed every ___ years? - Answers 2
The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______? - Answers $350
The initial licensure fee is? - Answers $350
The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license? - Answers $250 & $250 ($500 total if you let is lapse)
You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? - Answers 18
If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____ years of college work, after
July 1, 2000, graduate must have _________? - Answers 3 years (90 credits), bachelor's degree
Must pass which NBCE boards? - Answers I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws & Rules
If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit for which exam? -
Answers 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. - Answers 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. - Answers 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. - Answers $50
What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee applying for reactivation show
coverage (unless granted an exemption by the board/dept)? - Answers 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? - Answers Financial Responsibility
What amount of financial responsibility is a health care practitioner required to carry? - Answers
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? - Answers 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? - Answers Every
3rd biennial relicensure or recertification
When must a health care provider complete at least 3 hr CE course on HIV/AIDS as part of the
biennial relicensure or recertification? - Answers No later than the 1st (first) renewal
What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their license becomes inactive or retired?
- Answers 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? -
Answers 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? -
Answers 40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
What is the time frame for which the CE for chiropractic licensure renewal must be completed in?
- Answers 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? - Answers 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? - Answers Record
Keeping, Documentation, and coding
Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? - Answers
Ethics and Boundaries
What is the maximum number hours Chiro CE may be obtained online? - Answers 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? - Answers 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)
