Florida Chiropractic Laws and
Regulations Questions and Answers
Chiropractic .physicians .may .adjust, .manipulate, .or .treat .the .human .body .by .what .ways .- .correct .ans
wers .✔✔ .-Manual, .mechanical, .electral, .or .natural
Physiotherapy .ways .of .treating .patients .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Light, .heat, .water, .exercise, .acupuncture, .administrations .of .foods
What .three .ways .are .chiropractors .prohibited .from .treating .patients .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Prescribing .or .administering .drugs, .performing .surgery, .practicing .obstetrics
For .emergency .purposes, .chiropractors .may .order, .store, .and .administer .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Prescription .medical .oxygen, .topical .anesthetic .in .aerosol .form: .25% .ethyl .chloride, .75% .dichlorodifl
uoromethane, .15%dichlorofluoromethane, .85% .trichloromonofluromethane
Definition .of .registered .chiropractic .assistant .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Person .who .is .registered .by .the
.board .to .perform .chiropractic .services .under .the .direct .supervision .of .a .chiropractic .physician .or .ce
rtified .chiropractic .physician's .assistant
The .board .of .chiropractic .medicine .is .created .within .the .department .and .shall .consist .of .- .correct .a
nswers .✔✔ .-7 .members .to .be .appointed .by .the .governed .and .confirmed .by .the .state
What .are .the .requirements .of .the .7 .board .members .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
5 .must .be .licensed .chiropractic .physicians .who .are .residents .of .the .state .and .have .been .practicing .f
or .4 .years. .The .remaining .2 .must .be .residents .of .the .state .who .are .not .and .have .never .been .licens
ed .as .a .chiropractic .physician .or .related .progression. .1 .must .be .60 .years .or .older.
How .long .is .a .board .members .term .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-4 .years .appointed .by .the .governor
What .is .the .application .fee .to .apply .for .a .license .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$100 .- .non .refundable
What .are .the .requirements .to .apply .if .you .graduated .chiropractic .school .before .July .2nd, .1990 .- .cor
rect .answers .✔✔ .-
Completed .2 .years .of .residence .college .work, .minimum .of .1/2 .the .work .acceptable .for .a .bachelors .
, degree .
(based .on .a .4 .year .period .of .study) .in .a .college .accredited .and .approved .by .the .US .Department .of .
Education
What .are .the .requirements .to .apply .if .you .graduated .chiropractic .school .after .July .2nd, .1990 .- .corre
ct .answers .✔✔ .-Granted .a .bachelors .degree .(based .on .4 .academic .years .of .study)
What .board .exams .are .required .for .licensing? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Parts .1, .2, .3, .4 .and .PT
What .exam .is .necessary .for .an .applicant .who .graduated .from .an .institution .more .than .10 .years .bef
ore .the .date .of .application .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
National .Board .of .Chiropractic .Examiners .Special .Purposes .Examination .for .Chiropractic .
(or .its .equivalent)
The .department .shall .submit .written .notification .within ._ .working .days .to .applicants .who .have .succ
essfully .completed .the .requirements .and .who .has .successfully .passed .the .state .licensure .examinatio
n .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-5
The .written .notification .of .of .completion .of .requirements .of .application .shall .act .as .evidence .of .lice
nsure .entitling .the .chiropractor .to .practice .for .a .minimum .period .of ._ .days .or .until .the .licensing .fee
.is .received .by .the .department .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-45
What .is .required .to .renew .a .license .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-1. .Fee .set .by .the .board .not .to .exceed .
$500
2. .Submit .a .set .of .fingerprints .along .with .payment
If .a .chiropractor .renewing .their .license .fails .to .provide .a .set .of .fingerprints .... .- .correct .answers .✔✔
.-
He .department .will .issue .a .notice .of .noncompliance .and .the .applicant .will .be .given .30 .additional .da
ys .to .comply
If .the .applicant .fails .to .comply .to .providing .a .set .of .fingerprints .within .the .30 .days .- .correct .answer
s .✔✔ .-The .board .may .issue .a .citation .to .the .applicant .and .may .fine .the .applicant .up .to .
$50 .for .each .that .that .the .applicant .is .not .in .compliance .with .the .requirements
If .an .applicant .has .submitted .fingerprints .to .the .department .for .a .national .criminal .history .check .up
on .initial .licensure .and .is .renewing .their .license .for .the .first .time... .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
The .applicant .need .only .submit .the .information .and .fee .required .for .a .statewide .criminal .history .ch
eck
How .many .CE .hours .are .required .upon .each .renewal .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-40
Whenever .a .chiropractic .physician .licensed .under .this .chapter .renders .professional .services .to .a .pati
ent, .the .chiropractic .physician .shall .submit .to .the .patient, .to .the .patient's .insurer, .or .to .the .adminis
trative .agency .for .any .federal .or .state .health .program .under .which .the .patient .is .entitled .to .benefit
Regulations Questions and Answers
Chiropractic .physicians .may .adjust, .manipulate, .or .treat .the .human .body .by .what .ways .- .correct .ans
wers .✔✔ .-Manual, .mechanical, .electral, .or .natural
Physiotherapy .ways .of .treating .patients .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Light, .heat, .water, .exercise, .acupuncture, .administrations .of .foods
What .three .ways .are .chiropractors .prohibited .from .treating .patients .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Prescribing .or .administering .drugs, .performing .surgery, .practicing .obstetrics
For .emergency .purposes, .chiropractors .may .order, .store, .and .administer .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Prescription .medical .oxygen, .topical .anesthetic .in .aerosol .form: .25% .ethyl .chloride, .75% .dichlorodifl
uoromethane, .15%dichlorofluoromethane, .85% .trichloromonofluromethane
Definition .of .registered .chiropractic .assistant .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Person .who .is .registered .by .the
.board .to .perform .chiropractic .services .under .the .direct .supervision .of .a .chiropractic .physician .or .ce
rtified .chiropractic .physician's .assistant
The .board .of .chiropractic .medicine .is .created .within .the .department .and .shall .consist .of .- .correct .a
nswers .✔✔ .-7 .members .to .be .appointed .by .the .governed .and .confirmed .by .the .state
What .are .the .requirements .of .the .7 .board .members .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
5 .must .be .licensed .chiropractic .physicians .who .are .residents .of .the .state .and .have .been .practicing .f
or .4 .years. .The .remaining .2 .must .be .residents .of .the .state .who .are .not .and .have .never .been .licens
ed .as .a .chiropractic .physician .or .related .progression. .1 .must .be .60 .years .or .older.
How .long .is .a .board .members .term .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-4 .years .appointed .by .the .governor
What .is .the .application .fee .to .apply .for .a .license .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-$100 .- .non .refundable
What .are .the .requirements .to .apply .if .you .graduated .chiropractic .school .before .July .2nd, .1990 .- .cor
rect .answers .✔✔ .-
Completed .2 .years .of .residence .college .work, .minimum .of .1/2 .the .work .acceptable .for .a .bachelors .
, degree .
(based .on .a .4 .year .period .of .study) .in .a .college .accredited .and .approved .by .the .US .Department .of .
Education
What .are .the .requirements .to .apply .if .you .graduated .chiropractic .school .after .July .2nd, .1990 .- .corre
ct .answers .✔✔ .-Granted .a .bachelors .degree .(based .on .4 .academic .years .of .study)
What .board .exams .are .required .for .licensing? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Parts .1, .2, .3, .4 .and .PT
What .exam .is .necessary .for .an .applicant .who .graduated .from .an .institution .more .than .10 .years .bef
ore .the .date .of .application .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
National .Board .of .Chiropractic .Examiners .Special .Purposes .Examination .for .Chiropractic .
(or .its .equivalent)
The .department .shall .submit .written .notification .within ._ .working .days .to .applicants .who .have .succ
essfully .completed .the .requirements .and .who .has .successfully .passed .the .state .licensure .examinatio
n .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-5
The .written .notification .of .of .completion .of .requirements .of .application .shall .act .as .evidence .of .lice
nsure .entitling .the .chiropractor .to .practice .for .a .minimum .period .of ._ .days .or .until .the .licensing .fee
.is .received .by .the .department .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-45
What .is .required .to .renew .a .license .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-1. .Fee .set .by .the .board .not .to .exceed .
$500
2. .Submit .a .set .of .fingerprints .along .with .payment
If .a .chiropractor .renewing .their .license .fails .to .provide .a .set .of .fingerprints .... .- .correct .answers .✔✔
.-
He .department .will .issue .a .notice .of .noncompliance .and .the .applicant .will .be .given .30 .additional .da
ys .to .comply
If .the .applicant .fails .to .comply .to .providing .a .set .of .fingerprints .within .the .30 .days .- .correct .answer
s .✔✔ .-The .board .may .issue .a .citation .to .the .applicant .and .may .fine .the .applicant .up .to .
$50 .for .each .that .that .the .applicant .is .not .in .compliance .with .the .requirements
If .an .applicant .has .submitted .fingerprints .to .the .department .for .a .national .criminal .history .check .up
on .initial .licensure .and .is .renewing .their .license .for .the .first .time... .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
The .applicant .need .only .submit .the .information .and .fee .required .for .a .statewide .criminal .history .ch
eck
How .many .CE .hours .are .required .upon .each .renewal .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-40
Whenever .a .chiropractic .physician .licensed .under .this .chapter .renders .professional .services .to .a .pati
ent, .the .chiropractic .physician .shall .submit .to .the .patient, .to .the .patient's .insurer, .or .to .the .adminis
trative .agency .for .any .federal .or .state .health .program .under .which .the .patient .is .entitled .to .benefit
