FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES CHIROPRACTIC
BOARD CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ How many days notice does the Board have to give to the public of
a meeting (as well as provide an agenda)?
Answer: 7 days
◉ Board members may not miss more than _ consecutive board
meetings.
Answer: 3
◉ How many hours in acupuncture are required to sit for the
licensure exam?
Answer: 100 hours
◉ Can a non-licensed DC practice acupuncture?
Answer: No
◉ What is the application fee (DC)?
Answer: $100
,◉ What is the initial licensure fee? The biennial renewal fee (DC)?
Answer: licensure - $300; biennial renewal $300
◉ What is the reactivation for an inactive license? What is the
inactive license fee (DC)?
Answer: reactivation - $250; inactive license fee - $250
in total, fees are $500 if license needs to be reactivated
◉ What is the initial certification fee for acupuncture?
Answer: $100
◉ What is the application fee to become a CE provider?
Answer: $250
◉ What is the application fee to supervise a CA? The biennial
renewal certification to supervise a CA?
Answer: $100 initial fee; $100 renewal
◉ Certified Chiropractic Physician's Assistant fees:
a. application fee?
b. initial license fee?
c. biennial renewal of an active license?
,d. biennial renewal of an inactive license?
e. fee to change licensure status?
f. reactivation of an inactive license?
g. delinquent status license fee?
Answer: a. $100
b. $100
c. $55
d. $27.50
e. $55
f. $50
g. $50
◉ How much is the delinquency fee (DC, as of 4/1/22)?
Answer: $300
◉ How much is a duplicate license (DC)?
Answer: $25
◉ How much is the fee for an active or inactive licensee who chooses
retired status?
Answer: $50
, ◉ Chiropractic Medical Faculty Certificate fees:
a. application fee
b. initial license fee
c. biennial renewal of medical faculty cert
Answer: a. $100
b. $100
c. $100
◉ Total hours for CE Requirements (regular biennial renewals):
a. DC
b. CA
Answer: a. 40 hours (prior to COVID, only 10 could be obtained
online; all 40 hours can now be completed online)
b. 24 hours
◉ Of the 40 hours of CE required each regular biennial renewal,
what is the breakdown requirement for:
a. risk management
b. laws and rules
c. record keeping/documentation/coding
d. ethics and boundaries
e. prevention of medical errors
BOARD CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ How many days notice does the Board have to give to the public of
a meeting (as well as provide an agenda)?
Answer: 7 days
◉ Board members may not miss more than _ consecutive board
meetings.
Answer: 3
◉ How many hours in acupuncture are required to sit for the
licensure exam?
Answer: 100 hours
◉ Can a non-licensed DC practice acupuncture?
Answer: No
◉ What is the application fee (DC)?
Answer: $100
,◉ What is the initial licensure fee? The biennial renewal fee (DC)?
Answer: licensure - $300; biennial renewal $300
◉ What is the reactivation for an inactive license? What is the
inactive license fee (DC)?
Answer: reactivation - $250; inactive license fee - $250
in total, fees are $500 if license needs to be reactivated
◉ What is the initial certification fee for acupuncture?
Answer: $100
◉ What is the application fee to become a CE provider?
Answer: $250
◉ What is the application fee to supervise a CA? The biennial
renewal certification to supervise a CA?
Answer: $100 initial fee; $100 renewal
◉ Certified Chiropractic Physician's Assistant fees:
a. application fee?
b. initial license fee?
c. biennial renewal of an active license?
,d. biennial renewal of an inactive license?
e. fee to change licensure status?
f. reactivation of an inactive license?
g. delinquent status license fee?
Answer: a. $100
b. $100
c. $55
d. $27.50
e. $55
f. $50
g. $50
◉ How much is the delinquency fee (DC, as of 4/1/22)?
Answer: $300
◉ How much is a duplicate license (DC)?
Answer: $25
◉ How much is the fee for an active or inactive licensee who chooses
retired status?
Answer: $50
, ◉ Chiropractic Medical Faculty Certificate fees:
a. application fee
b. initial license fee
c. biennial renewal of medical faculty cert
Answer: a. $100
b. $100
c. $100
◉ Total hours for CE Requirements (regular biennial renewals):
a. DC
b. CA
Answer: a. 40 hours (prior to COVID, only 10 could be obtained
online; all 40 hours can now be completed online)
b. 24 hours
◉ Of the 40 hours of CE required each regular biennial renewal,
what is the breakdown requirement for:
a. risk management
b. laws and rules
c. record keeping/documentation/coding
d. ethics and boundaries
e. prevention of medical errors
