FLORIDA LAWS & RULES CHIROPRACTIC EXAM
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable
Answer: $100
◉ A license must be renewed every ___ years? Answer: 2
◉ 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 it lapse)
◉ You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? Answer:
18
◉ 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? Answer: I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws
& Rules
◉ If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must
sit for which exam? Answer: 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.
Answer: 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. Answer:
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. Answer: $50
◉ What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee
applying for reactivation show coverage (unless granted an
exemption by the board/dept)? Answer: 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?
Answer: Financial Responsibility
◉ What amount of financial responsibility is a health care
practitioner required to carry? Answer: 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?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: No later than the 1st (first) renewal
◉ What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their
license becomes inactive or retired? Answer: They must meet the
same CE requirements as an active licensee for ALL biennial
FINAL STUDY GUIDE 2026
◉ The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable
Answer: $100
◉ A license must be renewed every ___ years? Answer: 2
◉ 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 it lapse)
◉ You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? Answer:
18
◉ 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? Answer: I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws
& Rules
◉ If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must
sit for which exam? Answer: 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.
Answer: 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. Answer:
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. Answer: $50
◉ What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee
applying for reactivation show coverage (unless granted an
exemption by the board/dept)? Answer: 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?
Answer: Financial Responsibility
◉ What amount of financial responsibility is a health care
practitioner required to carry? Answer: 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?
Answer: 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? Answer: 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? Answer: No later than the 1st (first) renewal
◉ What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their
license becomes inactive or retired? Answer: They must meet the
same CE requirements as an active licensee for ALL biennial
