Chiropractic LAWS, RULES, and
REGULATIONS
*********Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means
with confirmation to the Department of a change of address within ______ days -
answer30
The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable - answer$100
**********A license must be renewed every ___ years? - answer2
The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______? - answer$350
The initial licensure fee is? - answer$350
The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license? - answer$250 & $250 ($500 total if you let is
lapse)
You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? - answer18
If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____ years of college
work, after July 1, 2000, graduate must have _________? - answer•3 years (90 credits)
•bachelor's degree
Must pass which NBCE boards?
What is the minimum passing score? - answer•I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws & Rules
• 375/800
If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit for which exam? -
answerNational Board of Chiropractic Examiners Special Purposes Examination for
Chiropractic
Applicant will receive notification within ______ working days to applicants who have
successfully completed the requirements. - answer5 (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. - answerTrue
(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. - answer$50
What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee applying for reactivation
show coverage (unless granted an exemption by the board/dept)? - answerTail
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? - answerFinancial
Responsibility
******When must a health care provider complete at least 3 hr CE course on HIV/AIDS
as part of the biennial re-licensure or recertification? - answerNo later than the 1st (first)
renewal
*******How many hours of CE are required by an applicant for the purpose of license
renewal? - answer40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
What is the time frame for which the CE for chiropractic licensure renewal must be
completed in? - answer2 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? - answerRisk 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? -
answerRecord Keeping, Documentation, and coding
Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? -
answerEthics and Boundaries
*******What is the maximum number hours Chiro CE may be obtained online? -
answerno 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? - answerFour (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? - answerOne (1) full day or eight (8) hours of a board meeting (which
ever is shorter) at which disciplinary hearings are conducted
***********What are chiros required to attend within their first twelve (12) months after
initial licensure? - answerAttend 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)? - answerAttend 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? - answerCertified and Registered
******What is the difference between a certified and a registered CA? - answerA 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? - answer24
How long does a certified CA have to notify the board of changes of employment of
supervising chiropractic physician? - answer30 days
Certifications to supervise assistants shall remain valid for ____ years and must be
renewed _____. - answer2, biennially
How much is the initial fee for a certified CA? - answer$100
(non-refundable)
How much is the application fee for a certified CA? - answer$100
The fee for biennial renewal of an active license for a certified CA is _____. - answer$55
T/F In order to work with a certified CA, the supervising chiropractor and the certified CA
must meet in front of the board and have a written working agreement contract. -
answerTrue
T/F If a certified CA misrepresents themselves, the supervising chiropractic practitioner
can be held responsible. - answerTrue
The initial registration fee for a registered chiropractic assistant is ____. (Which is the
same for biennial renewal) - answer$25
REGULATIONS
*********Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means
with confirmation to the Department of a change of address within ______ days -
answer30
The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable - answer$100
**********A license must be renewed every ___ years? - answer2
The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______? - answer$350
The initial licensure fee is? - answer$350
The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license? - answer$250 & $250 ($500 total if you let is
lapse)
You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? - answer18
If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____ years of college
work, after July 1, 2000, graduate must have _________? - answer•3 years (90 credits)
•bachelor's degree
Must pass which NBCE boards?
What is the minimum passing score? - answer•I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws & Rules
• 375/800
If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit for which exam? -
answerNational Board of Chiropractic Examiners Special Purposes Examination for
Chiropractic
Applicant will receive notification within ______ working days to applicants who have
successfully completed the requirements. - answer5 (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. - answerTrue
(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. - answer$50
What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee applying for reactivation
show coverage (unless granted an exemption by the board/dept)? - answerTail
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? - answerFinancial
Responsibility
******When must a health care provider complete at least 3 hr CE course on HIV/AIDS
as part of the biennial re-licensure or recertification? - answerNo later than the 1st (first)
renewal
*******How many hours of CE are required by an applicant for the purpose of license
renewal? - answer40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
What is the time frame for which the CE for chiropractic licensure renewal must be
completed in? - answer2 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? - answerRisk 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? -
answerRecord Keeping, Documentation, and coding
Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? -
answerEthics and Boundaries
*******What is the maximum number hours Chiro CE may be obtained online? -
answerno 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? - answerFour (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? - answerOne (1) full day or eight (8) hours of a board meeting (which
ever is shorter) at which disciplinary hearings are conducted
***********What are chiros required to attend within their first twelve (12) months after
initial licensure? - answerAttend 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)? - answerAttend 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? - answerCertified and Registered
******What is the difference between a certified and a registered CA? - answerA 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? - answer24
How long does a certified CA have to notify the board of changes of employment of
supervising chiropractic physician? - answer30 days
Certifications to supervise assistants shall remain valid for ____ years and must be
renewed _____. - answer2, biennially
How much is the initial fee for a certified CA? - answer$100
(non-refundable)
How much is the application fee for a certified CA? - answer$100
The fee for biennial renewal of an active license for a certified CA is _____. - answer$55
T/F In order to work with a certified CA, the supervising chiropractor and the certified CA
must meet in front of the board and have a written working agreement contract. -
answerTrue
T/F If a certified CA misrepresents themselves, the supervising chiropractic practitioner
can be held responsible. - answerTrue
The initial registration fee for a registered chiropractic assistant is ____. (Which is the
same for biennial renewal) - answer$25
