Chiropractic LAWS, RULES, and
REGULATIONS Questions and Answers
*********Each .licensee .shall .provide .written .notification .by .mail .or .by .electronic .means .with .confir
mation .to .the .Department .of .a .change .of .address .within .______ .days .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-30
The .application .fee .shall .be ._____ .which .shall .be .nonrefundable .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$100
**********A .license .must .be .renewed .every .___ .years? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-2
The .fee .for .biennial .renewal .of .a .chiropractic .license .is ._______? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$350
The .initial .licensure .fee .is? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$350
The .fee .for .inactive .status .is?
The .fee .for .renewal .of .an .inactive .license? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$250 .& .$250 .
($500 .total .if .you .let .is .lapse)
You .have .to .be .over .the .age .of .____ .to .apply .for .a .license? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-18
If .graduated .before .July .1, .2000 .graduate .must .have .completed .____ .years .of .college .work, .after .Ju
ly .1, .2000, .graduate .must .have ._________? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-•3 .years .(90 .credits)
•bachelor's .degree
Must .pass .which .NBCE .boards?
What .is .the .minimum .passing .score? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-•I, .II, .III, .IV, .PT .& .FL .Laws .& .Rules
• .375/800
,If .it's .10 .years .since .graduation .before .application, .applicant .must .sit .for .which .exam? .- .correct .ans
wers .✔✔ .-National .Board .of .Chiropractic .Examiners .Special .Purposes .Examination .for .Chiropractic
Applicant .will .receive .notification .within .______ .working .days .to .applicants .who .have .successfully .co
mpleted .the .requirements. .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-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 .w
hichever .is .sooner)
T/F .Renewal .of .license .requires .a .new .set .of .fingerprints. .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-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. .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$50
What .type .of .maintained .malpractice .coverage .must .a .licensee .applying .for .reactivation .show .cover
age .(unless .granted .an .exemption .by .the .board/dept)? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Tail .coverage .
(which .provided .liability .coverage .as .of .the .initial .date .of .state .licensure .and .incidents .occurring .bef
ore .the .date .the .license .became .inactive)
********Medical .Malpractice .is .known .as .what .in .the .state .of .Florida? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Financial .Responsibility
******When .must .a .health .care .provider .complete .at .least .3 .hr .CE .course .on
.HIV/AIDS .as .part .of .the .biennial .re-licensure .or .recertification? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-No .later .than
.the .1st .(first) .renewal
*******How .many .hours .of .CE .are .required .by .an .applicant .for .the .purpose .of .license .renewal? .- .c
orrect .answers .✔✔ .-40 .(forty) .classroom .hours .of .Chiropractic .CE
What .is .the .time .frame .for .which .the .CE .for .chiropractic .licensure .renewal .must .be .completed .in? .-
.correct .answers .✔✔ .-2 .years .(biennially)
*******At .least, .three .(3) .hours .of .the .forty .
(40) .hours .of .CE .required .for .Chiro .license .renewal, .must .be .in .what .specific .area? .- .correct .answer
s .✔✔ .-Risk .Management: .Two .(2) .of .the .three .
(3) .hours .shall .be .specifically .related .to .laws .and .rules .of .the .board .and .regulatory .agency .in .which .
the .board .operates
******Six .(6) .hours .of .the .forty .
(40) .required .Chiro .CE .must .be .in .what .specific .area? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Record .Keeping, .Documentation, .and .coding
Two .(2) .hours .of .the .forty .
(40) .required .Chiro .CE .must .be .in .what .specific .area? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Ethics .and .Boundaries
, *******What .is .the .maximum .number .hours .Chiro .CE .may .be .obtained .online? .- .correct .answers .✔
✔ .-no .more .than .ten .(10) .general .hours .each .biennium .may .be .attained .online
A .chiropractor .certified .in .acupuncture .shall .obtain .how .many .CE .hours .each .biennium?
What .is .the .breakdown .of .those .hours? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Four .
(4) .hours .of .approved .acupuncture .CE. .
(Two .(2) .of .which .in .safety .and .risk .mgmt .and
.two .(2) .in .technique, .
with .the .four .(4) .applied .to .the .forty .(40) .required .each .biennium)
*********A .chiropractor .may .attain .five .
(5) .hours .of .CE .in .the .Risk .Management .by .attending .what? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-One .
(1) .full .day .or .eight .(8) .hours .of .a .board .meeting .
(which .ever .is .shorter) .at .which .disciplinary .hearings .are .conducted
***********What .are .chiros .required .to .attend .within .their .first .twelve .
(12) .months .after .initial .licensure? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Attend .one .
(1) .full .day .at .a .Florida .Board .of .Chiropractic .Medicine .meeting .at .which .disciplinary .hearings .are .co
nducted.
*******What .are .the .CE .requirements .during .initial .licensure .period .
(prior .to .first .1st .renewal)? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Attend .one .(1) .full .day .of .FBCM .meeting, .six .
(6) .hours .of .record .keeping, .documentation, .coding, .and .two .(2) .hours .of .ethics .and .boundaries. .NO
.OTHER .CE .requirements .are .needed .during .the .biennium! .
(The .typical .40 .hours .does .not .apply .in .this .case)
What .are .the .two .types .of .CA's? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Certified .and .Registered
******What .is .the .difference .between .a .certified .and .a .registered .CA? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
A .certified .CA .must .go .though .training .
(200 .hrs .in .24 .months), .get .approved .and .licensed .from .the .board. .They .can .directly .supervise .a .re
gistered .CA.
How .many .CE .hours .does .a .certified .CA .need .to .complete .biennially? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-24
REGULATIONS Questions and Answers
*********Each .licensee .shall .provide .written .notification .by .mail .or .by .electronic .means .with .confir
mation .to .the .Department .of .a .change .of .address .within .______ .days .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-30
The .application .fee .shall .be ._____ .which .shall .be .nonrefundable .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$100
**********A .license .must .be .renewed .every .___ .years? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-2
The .fee .for .biennial .renewal .of .a .chiropractic .license .is ._______? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$350
The .initial .licensure .fee .is? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$350
The .fee .for .inactive .status .is?
The .fee .for .renewal .of .an .inactive .license? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$250 .& .$250 .
($500 .total .if .you .let .is .lapse)
You .have .to .be .over .the .age .of .____ .to .apply .for .a .license? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-18
If .graduated .before .July .1, .2000 .graduate .must .have .completed .____ .years .of .college .work, .after .Ju
ly .1, .2000, .graduate .must .have ._________? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-•3 .years .(90 .credits)
•bachelor's .degree
Must .pass .which .NBCE .boards?
What .is .the .minimum .passing .score? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-•I, .II, .III, .IV, .PT .& .FL .Laws .& .Rules
• .375/800
,If .it's .10 .years .since .graduation .before .application, .applicant .must .sit .for .which .exam? .- .correct .ans
wers .✔✔ .-National .Board .of .Chiropractic .Examiners .Special .Purposes .Examination .for .Chiropractic
Applicant .will .receive .notification .within .______ .working .days .to .applicants .who .have .successfully .co
mpleted .the .requirements. .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-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 .w
hichever .is .sooner)
T/F .Renewal .of .license .requires .a .new .set .of .fingerprints. .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-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. .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$50
What .type .of .maintained .malpractice .coverage .must .a .licensee .applying .for .reactivation .show .cover
age .(unless .granted .an .exemption .by .the .board/dept)? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Tail .coverage .
(which .provided .liability .coverage .as .of .the .initial .date .of .state .licensure .and .incidents .occurring .bef
ore .the .date .the .license .became .inactive)
********Medical .Malpractice .is .known .as .what .in .the .state .of .Florida? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Financial .Responsibility
******When .must .a .health .care .provider .complete .at .least .3 .hr .CE .course .on
.HIV/AIDS .as .part .of .the .biennial .re-licensure .or .recertification? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-No .later .than
.the .1st .(first) .renewal
*******How .many .hours .of .CE .are .required .by .an .applicant .for .the .purpose .of .license .renewal? .- .c
orrect .answers .✔✔ .-40 .(forty) .classroom .hours .of .Chiropractic .CE
What .is .the .time .frame .for .which .the .CE .for .chiropractic .licensure .renewal .must .be .completed .in? .-
.correct .answers .✔✔ .-2 .years .(biennially)
*******At .least, .three .(3) .hours .of .the .forty .
(40) .hours .of .CE .required .for .Chiro .license .renewal, .must .be .in .what .specific .area? .- .correct .answer
s .✔✔ .-Risk .Management: .Two .(2) .of .the .three .
(3) .hours .shall .be .specifically .related .to .laws .and .rules .of .the .board .and .regulatory .agency .in .which .
the .board .operates
******Six .(6) .hours .of .the .forty .
(40) .required .Chiro .CE .must .be .in .what .specific .area? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Record .Keeping, .Documentation, .and .coding
Two .(2) .hours .of .the .forty .
(40) .required .Chiro .CE .must .be .in .what .specific .area? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Ethics .and .Boundaries
, *******What .is .the .maximum .number .hours .Chiro .CE .may .be .obtained .online? .- .correct .answers .✔
✔ .-no .more .than .ten .(10) .general .hours .each .biennium .may .be .attained .online
A .chiropractor .certified .in .acupuncture .shall .obtain .how .many .CE .hours .each .biennium?
What .is .the .breakdown .of .those .hours? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Four .
(4) .hours .of .approved .acupuncture .CE. .
(Two .(2) .of .which .in .safety .and .risk .mgmt .and
.two .(2) .in .technique, .
with .the .four .(4) .applied .to .the .forty .(40) .required .each .biennium)
*********A .chiropractor .may .attain .five .
(5) .hours .of .CE .in .the .Risk .Management .by .attending .what? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-One .
(1) .full .day .or .eight .(8) .hours .of .a .board .meeting .
(which .ever .is .shorter) .at .which .disciplinary .hearings .are .conducted
***********What .are .chiros .required .to .attend .within .their .first .twelve .
(12) .months .after .initial .licensure? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Attend .one .
(1) .full .day .at .a .Florida .Board .of .Chiropractic .Medicine .meeting .at .which .disciplinary .hearings .are .co
nducted.
*******What .are .the .CE .requirements .during .initial .licensure .period .
(prior .to .first .1st .renewal)? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Attend .one .(1) .full .day .of .FBCM .meeting, .six .
(6) .hours .of .record .keeping, .documentation, .coding, .and .two .(2) .hours .of .ethics .and .boundaries. .NO
.OTHER .CE .requirements .are .needed .during .the .biennium! .
(The .typical .40 .hours .does .not .apply .in .this .case)
What .are .the .two .types .of .CA's? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Certified .and .Registered
******What .is .the .difference .between .a .certified .and .a .registered .CA? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
A .certified .CA .must .go .though .training .
(200 .hrs .in .24 .months), .get .approved .and .licensed .from .the .board. .They .can .directly .supervise .a .re
gistered .CA.
How .many .CE .hours .does .a .certified .CA .need .to .complete .biennially? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-24
