Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic Board exam| 136 questions and answers

If you change your address, how many days do you have to notify the board 30 How many hours of education is needed to sit for the acupuncture test 100 How many hours of CE is needed every 2 years 40 ___ hours in risk management are needed of which ____ hours are required for laws and rules 3, 2 how many hours are required for record keeping/documentation and coding 6 how many hours are needed in ethics 2 how many hours are needed in HIV/AIDS 3 how many hours are needed for prevention of medical errors 2 No more than ____ hours of CE can be earned through online classes 10 Trust fund account records must be kept for how many years 6 Free services that are advertised require what verbal announcement or 15 second disclaimer exposure T/F- you can not advertise superiority over others but you can advertise diplomate status True What are the specialities recognized by the board ACA, ICA, International academy of clinical neurology, international chiropractic pediatric association Unrecognized specialities can be advertised but require what statement saying "specialty isnt recognized by florida chiropractic board of medicine" Failure of a license holder to elect active or inactive before expiration will cause the license to become what delinquent attending a disclipinary board meeting gives you how many hours in what 5 hours in risk management An inactive license may be required to appear before the board if that license has been inactive for how long more than two consecutive biennial cycles Fines imposed by the board shall be paid within how many days 30 Citations are to be corrected within how many days 60 citations are to be disputed in ______ within how many days writing, 30 minor violations of rule will be notified by noncompliance, and the licensee has ___ days to take action 15 T/F - making suggestive, lewd, or lascivious remarks to a patient is sexual misconduct true A person is considered a chiropractic patient until _____ year has elapsed since the last date of treatment or examination 1 T/F - Patient consent may be used by DC in defense of allegation of sexual misconduct FALSE for reproducing copies, the cost for the first 25 pages shall be ______ per page, for each page in excess of 25 pages, the cost shall be ________ 1.00, 0.25 cost of reproducing x-rays and other special records shall be the actual cost A DC who terminates practice, stops practicing, or dies (a representative would) shall keep patient records for how long 2 years within _ month of termination, retirement, or death; said person shall notify the board of who record owner is and publish said information into newspaper on _____ occassions. 1, 2 A chiropractor in active practice shall retain records for at least _____ years 4 medical records are maintained to serve as a basis for planning patient care and for continuity in the evaluation of the patient's condition and treatment T/F - late entries are permitted, but must be clearly and accurately noted as late entries and date accurately when they are entered into the record True minimum insurance coverage in an amount not less than _____ per claim and with minimum annual aggregate not less than _____ 100,000 300,000 what is the maximum ratio of DC:CCPA allowed? 1:2 CCPA can work under _______ supervision while CAs must work under ______ supervision indirect, direct indirect supervision for CCPAs means that the DC must have _____ _____, or be within _____ minutes away and able to talk by electronic communication easy availability, 30 what are the 4 areas of speciality for CCPAs? Radiology, nutrition, orthopedics, PT Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means with confirmation to the Department of a change of address within ______ days 30 The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable $100 A license must be renewed every ___ years? 2 The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______? $350 The initial licensure fee is? $350 The fee for inactive status is? The fee for renewal of an inactive license? $250 & $250 ($500 total if you let it lapse) You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? 18 If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____ years of college work, after July 1, 2000, graduate must have _________? 3 years (90 credits), bachelor's degree Must pass which NBCE boards? I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws & Rules If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit for which exam? 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. 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. 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. $50 What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee applying for reactivation show coverage (unless granted an exemption by the board/dept)? 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? Financial Responsibility What amount of financial responsibility is a health care practitioner required to carry? 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? 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? 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? No later than the 1st (first) renewal What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their license becomes inactive or retired? 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? 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? 40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE What is the time frame for which the CE for chiropractic licensure renewal must be completed in? 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? 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? Record Keeping, Documentation, and coding Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? Ethics and Boundaries What is the maximum number hours Chiro CE may be obtained online? 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? 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? 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? 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? 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? 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)? 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 Certified and Registered What is the difference between a certified and a registered CA? 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? 24 How long does a certified CA have to notify the board of changes of employment of supervising chiropractic physician? 30 days