Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic
Board Exam Study Guide 1
Licensee Change of Address Notification Timeframe - answer Each licensee shall
provide written notification to the Department of a change of address within 30 days.
License Renewal Frequency - answer A license must be renewed every 2 years.
Florida Medical Malpractice Term - answer Medical Malpractice is known as Financial
Responsibility in the state of Florida.
HIV/AIDS CE Course Timing - answer Health care providers must complete at least a 3-
hour CE course on HIV/AIDS no later than the 1st renewal.
CE Hours for License Renewal - answer Applicants need 40 classroom hours of
Chiropractic CE for license renewal.
Specific CE Requirement for Risk Management - answerAt least 3 hours of the 40
required CE hours must be in Risk Management, with 2 hours related to laws and rules.
CE Hours Requirement in Record Keeping - answer6 of the 40 required CE hours must
be in Record Keeping, Documentation, and Coding.
Maximum Online CE Hours for Chiropractors - answerChiropractors can obtain a
maximum of 10 CE hours online per biennium.
Risk Management CE Hours Attainment - answerChiropractors can attain 5 hours of
Risk Management CE by attending 1 full day of a board meeting with disciplinary
hearings.
Initial Licensure Meeting Requirement - answerChiros must attend 1 full day at a Florida
Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting with disciplinary hearings within their first 12
months after initial licensure.
What are the Continuing Education (CE) requirements during the initial license period? -
answer1. 1 full day of FBCM meeting
2. 6 hours of record keeping, documentation, and coding
3. 2 hours of ethics and boundaries
- NO OTHER CE requirements are needed during the biennium
Board Exam Study Guide 1
Licensee Change of Address Notification Timeframe - answer Each licensee shall
provide written notification to the Department of a change of address within 30 days.
License Renewal Frequency - answer A license must be renewed every 2 years.
Florida Medical Malpractice Term - answer Medical Malpractice is known as Financial
Responsibility in the state of Florida.
HIV/AIDS CE Course Timing - answer Health care providers must complete at least a 3-
hour CE course on HIV/AIDS no later than the 1st renewal.
CE Hours for License Renewal - answer Applicants need 40 classroom hours of
Chiropractic CE for license renewal.
Specific CE Requirement for Risk Management - answerAt least 3 hours of the 40
required CE hours must be in Risk Management, with 2 hours related to laws and rules.
CE Hours Requirement in Record Keeping - answer6 of the 40 required CE hours must
be in Record Keeping, Documentation, and Coding.
Maximum Online CE Hours for Chiropractors - answerChiropractors can obtain a
maximum of 10 CE hours online per biennium.
Risk Management CE Hours Attainment - answerChiropractors can attain 5 hours of
Risk Management CE by attending 1 full day of a board meeting with disciplinary
hearings.
Initial Licensure Meeting Requirement - answerChiros must attend 1 full day at a Florida
Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting with disciplinary hearings within their first 12
months after initial licensure.
What are the Continuing Education (CE) requirements during the initial license period? -
answer1. 1 full day of FBCM meeting
2. 6 hours of record keeping, documentation, and coding
3. 2 hours of ethics and boundaries
- NO OTHER CE requirements are needed during the biennium
