Florida Chiropractic Laws and Rules Updated
Actual Exam Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
Study Guide
• 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
is 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
Actual Exam Question and Answer (2026/2027) |
Study Guide
• 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
is 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
