Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic Board 2023
Actual Test Questions & 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
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)
Actual Test Questions & 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
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)
