Florida Chiropractic Laws and Rules 2026 Exam Questions and Frequently Tested Questions
How long does a licensee have to provide written notice of 30 days
an address change?
How many days notice does the Board have to give to the 7 days
public of a meeting (as well as provide an agenda)?
Board members may not miss more than _ consecutive 3
board meetings.
How many hours in acupuncture are required to sit for the 100 hours
licensure exam?
Can a non-licensed DC practice acupuncture? No
What is the application fee (DC)? $100
What is the initial licensure fee? The biennial renewal fee licensure - $300; biennial renewal $300
(DC)?
What is the reactivation for an inactive license? What is the reactivation - $250; inactive license fee - $250
inactive license fee (DC)? in total, fees are $500 if license needs to be reactivated
What is the initial certification fee for acupuncture? $100
What is the application fee to become a CE provider? $250
What is the application fee to supervise a CA? The $100 initial fee; $100 renewal
biennial renewal certification to supervise a CA?
Certified Chiropractic Physician's Assistant fees: a. $100
a. application fee? b. $100
b. initial license fee? c. $55
c. biennial renewal of an active license? d. $27.50
d. biennial renewal of an inactive license? e. $55
e. fee to change licensure status? f. $50
f. reactivation of an inactive license? g. $50
g. delinquent status license fee?
How much is the delinquency fee (DC, as of 4/1/22)? $300
How much is a duplicate license (DC)? $25
, Florida Chiropractic Laws and Rules 2026 Exam Questions and Frequently Tested Questions
How much is the fee for an active or inactive licensee who $50
chooses retired status?
Chiropractic Medical Faculty Certificate fees: a. $100
a. application fee b. $100
b. initial license fee c. $100
c. biennial renewal of medical faculty cert
Total hours for CE Requirements (regular biennial a. 40 hours (prior to COVID, only 10 could be obtained online; all 40 hours can now
renewals): be completed online)
a. DC b. 24 hours
b. CA
Of the 40 hours of CE required each regular biennial a. Risk management - 3 hours
renewal, what is the breakdown requirement for: b. laws and rules - (2 of the hours above)
a. risk management c. record keeping/documentation/coding - 6 hours
b. laws and rules d. ethics and boundaries - 2 hours
c. record keeping/documentation/coding e. prevention of medical errors - 2 hours
d. ethics and boundaries
e. prevention of medical errors
List the approved scope of CE topics/subjects (there are a. general or spinal anatomy
17) b. physiology
c. general or neuro-muscular diagnosis
d. x-ray technique or interpretation
e. chemistry
f. pathology
g. microbiology
h. public health
i. principles or practice of chiropractic
j. risk management
k. laboratory diagnosis
l. nutrition
m. physiotherapy (PT)
n. phlebotomy
o. acupuncture
p. AIDS
q. law (relative to the profession)
List the CE requirements prior to the first biennial renewal - Attend 1 day of disciplinary hearings in person
(DC). - 3 hr course in AIDS
- 6 hrs in documentation/record keeping/coding
- 2 hrs in ethics
- 2 hrs in prevention of medical errors
(do NOT need to complete 40 CEs during initial license period)
How many years can a license be in retired status before 5 years
the licensee is required to take the SPEC (Special Purpose
Exam) and re-take the Florida Laws and Rules exam?
What is a trust fund (in chiropractic terms)? unearned fees, cash or property, received by chiropractor prior to the rendering of
services
How often must trust account balances be reconciled? Quarterly reconciled and retained for six (6) years
Retained?
T/F A chiropractor charge a third party payer a higher fee False
than what's advertised to his/her patients?
a chiropractic referral service with <50 members must the name of each individual chiropractor
include what in their advertisement?
How long does a licensee have to provide written notice of 30 days
an address change?
How many days notice does the Board have to give to the 7 days
public of a meeting (as well as provide an agenda)?
Board members may not miss more than _ consecutive 3
board meetings.
How many hours in acupuncture are required to sit for the 100 hours
licensure exam?
Can a non-licensed DC practice acupuncture? No
What is the application fee (DC)? $100
What is the initial licensure fee? The biennial renewal fee licensure - $300; biennial renewal $300
(DC)?
What is the reactivation for an inactive license? What is the reactivation - $250; inactive license fee - $250
inactive license fee (DC)? in total, fees are $500 if license needs to be reactivated
What is the initial certification fee for acupuncture? $100
What is the application fee to become a CE provider? $250
What is the application fee to supervise a CA? The $100 initial fee; $100 renewal
biennial renewal certification to supervise a CA?
Certified Chiropractic Physician's Assistant fees: a. $100
a. application fee? b. $100
b. initial license fee? c. $55
c. biennial renewal of an active license? d. $27.50
d. biennial renewal of an inactive license? e. $55
e. fee to change licensure status? f. $50
f. reactivation of an inactive license? g. $50
g. delinquent status license fee?
How much is the delinquency fee (DC, as of 4/1/22)? $300
How much is a duplicate license (DC)? $25
, Florida Chiropractic Laws and Rules 2026 Exam Questions and Frequently Tested Questions
How much is the fee for an active or inactive licensee who $50
chooses retired status?
Chiropractic Medical Faculty Certificate fees: a. $100
a. application fee b. $100
b. initial license fee c. $100
c. biennial renewal of medical faculty cert
Total hours for CE Requirements (regular biennial a. 40 hours (prior to COVID, only 10 could be obtained online; all 40 hours can now
renewals): be completed online)
a. DC b. 24 hours
b. CA
Of the 40 hours of CE required each regular biennial a. Risk management - 3 hours
renewal, what is the breakdown requirement for: b. laws and rules - (2 of the hours above)
a. risk management c. record keeping/documentation/coding - 6 hours
b. laws and rules d. ethics and boundaries - 2 hours
c. record keeping/documentation/coding e. prevention of medical errors - 2 hours
d. ethics and boundaries
e. prevention of medical errors
List the approved scope of CE topics/subjects (there are a. general or spinal anatomy
17) b. physiology
c. general or neuro-muscular diagnosis
d. x-ray technique or interpretation
e. chemistry
f. pathology
g. microbiology
h. public health
i. principles or practice of chiropractic
j. risk management
k. laboratory diagnosis
l. nutrition
m. physiotherapy (PT)
n. phlebotomy
o. acupuncture
p. AIDS
q. law (relative to the profession)
List the CE requirements prior to the first biennial renewal - Attend 1 day of disciplinary hearings in person
(DC). - 3 hr course in AIDS
- 6 hrs in documentation/record keeping/coding
- 2 hrs in ethics
- 2 hrs in prevention of medical errors
(do NOT need to complete 40 CEs during initial license period)
How many years can a license be in retired status before 5 years
the licensee is required to take the SPEC (Special Purpose
Exam) and re-take the Florida Laws and Rules exam?
What is a trust fund (in chiropractic terms)? unearned fees, cash or property, received by chiropractor prior to the rendering of
services
How often must trust account balances be reconciled? Quarterly reconciled and retained for six (6) years
Retained?
T/F A chiropractor charge a third party payer a higher fee False
than what's advertised to his/her patients?
a chiropractic referral service with <50 members must the name of each individual chiropractor
include what in their advertisement?
