Fl Laws & Rules Chiropractic Questions and
Answers 2025
EachAlicenseeAshallAprovideAwrittenAnotificationAbyAmailAorAbyAelectronicAmeansAwithAconfir
mationAtoAtheADepartmentAofAaAchangeAofAaddressAwithinA______AdaysA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-30
TheAapplicationAfeeAshallAbeA_____AwhichAshallAbeAnonrefundableA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-$100
AAlicenseAmustAbeArenewedAeveryA___Ayears?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-2
TheAfeeAforAbiennialArenewalAofAaAchiropracticAlicenseAisA_______?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-$350
TheAinitialAlicensureAfeeAis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-$350
TheAfeeAforAinactiveAstatusAis?A
TheAfeeAforArenewalAofAanAinactiveAlicense?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
$250A&A$250A($500AtotalAifAyouAletAisAlapse)
YouAhaveAtoAbeAoverAtheAageAofA____AtoAapplyAforAaAlicense?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
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IfAgraduatedAbeforeAJulyA1,A2000AgraduateAmustAhaveAcompletedA____AyearsAofAcollegeAw
ork,AafterAJulyA1,A2000,AgraduateAmustAhaveA_________?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
3AyearsA(90Acredits),Abachelor'sAdegree
MustApassAwhichANBCEAboards?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
I,AII,AIII,AIV,APTA&AFLALawsA&ARules
IfAit'sA10AyearsAsinceAgraduationAbeforeAapplication,AapplicantAmustAsitAforAwhichAexam?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
NationalABoardAofAChiropracticAExaminersASpecialAPurposesAExaminationAforAChiropracti
c
ApplicantAwillAreceiveAnotificationAwithinA______AworkingAdaysAtoAapplicantsAwhoAhaveAsu
ccessfullyAcompletedAtheArequirements.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
5A(CanAuseAwrittenAnotificationAshallAactAasAevidenceAofAlicensureAentitlingAtheAchiropractic
AphysicianAtoApracticeAforAaAmaximumAperiodAofA45AdaysAorAuntilAtheAlicensingAfeeAisAreceiv
edAbyAtheAdepartmentAwhicheverAisAsooner)
T/FARenewalAofAlicenseArequiresAaAnewAsetAofAfingerprints.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TrueA(UnlessAitAisAtheAfirstAtimeArenewing)
IfArenewalAapplicantAdoesAnotAsubmitAdocumentationAandAfingerprintsAafterAtheA30AdaysAsi
nceAnon-complianceAwasAissued,AtheAfineAisA____AperAday.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-$50
WhatAtypeAofAmaintainedAmalpracticeAcoverageAmustAaAlicenseeAapplyingAforAreactivationA
showAcoverageA(unlessAgrantedAanAexemptionAbyAtheAboard/dept)?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TailAcoverageA(whichAprovidedAliabilityAcoverageAasAofAtheAinitialAdateAofAstateAlicensureAa
ndAincidentsAoccurringAbeforeAtheAdateAtheAlicenseAbecameAinactive)
MedicalAMalpracticeAisAknownAasAwhatAinAtheAstateAofAFlorida?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FinancialAResponsibility
, WhatAamountAofAfinancialAresponsibilityAisAaAhealthAcareApractitionerArequiredAtoAcarry?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnAamountAsufficientAtoAcoverAclaimsAthatAariseAoutAofArenderingAorAfailureAtoArenderAprofe
ssionalAcareAandAservices
WhoAmustAmaintainAfinancialAresponsibilityAinAtheAstateAofAFlorida?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ActivelyAlicensedAchiropractorsAamongAotherAhealthAcareAprofessionalsA(notACertifiedACA'
sAorARegisteredACA's)
HowAoftenAmustAaAlicenseeAcompleteAaA2hrACEAcourseAonAdomesticAviolence?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EveryA3rdAbiennialArelicensureAorArecertification
WhenAmustAaAhealthAcareAproviderAcompleteAatAleastA3AhrACEAcourseAonAHIV/AIDSAasApar
tAofAtheAbiennialArelicensureAorArecertification?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
NoAlaterAthanAtheA1stA(first)Arenewal
WhatACEArequirementsAdoesAaAlicenseeAneedAtoAmeetAifAtheirAlicenseAbecomesAinactiveAo
rAretired?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheyAmustAmeetAtheAsameACEArequirementsAasAanAactiveAlicenseeAforAALLAbiennialAlicens
ureAperiodsAinAwhichAtheAlicenseAwasAinactive/delinquentAorAretired.
WhatAmayAbeAtheApenaltyAifAaAlicenseeAdoesAnotAmeetAtheACEArequirementsAforAtheAfirstAti
me?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MayAbeAaACitation,AaAFine,AandAinAaAadditionAaArequirementAtoAtakeA(1)AoneAadditionalAhou
rAofACEAforAeachAhourAnotAcompletedAorAcompletedAlate.
HowAmanyAhoursAofACEAareArequiredAbyAanAapplicantAforAtheApurposeAofAlicenseArenewal?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-40A(forty)AclassroomAhoursAofAChiropracticACE
WhatAisAtheAtimeAframeAforAwhichAtheACEAforAchiropracticAlicensureArenewalAmustAbeAcom
pletedAin?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-2AyearsA(biennially)
AtAleast,AthreeA(3)AhoursAofAtheAfortyA(40)AhoursAofACEArequiredAforAChiroAlicenseArenewal,A
mustAbeAinAwhatAspecificAarea?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RiskAManagement:ATwoA(2)AofAtheAthreeA(3)AhoursAshallAbeAspecificallyArelatedAtoAlawsAan
dArulesAofAtheAboardAandAregulatoryAagencyAinAwhichAtheAboardAoperates
SixA(6)AhoursAofAtheAfortyA(40)ArequiredAChiroACEAmustAbeAinAwhatAspecificAarea?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-RecordAKeeping,ADocumentation,AandAcoding
TwoA(2)AhoursAofAtheAfortyA(40)ArequiredAChiroACEAmustAbeAinAwhatAspecificAarea?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EthicsAandABoundaries
WhatAisAtheAmaximumAnumberAhoursAChiroACEAmayAbeAobtainedAonline?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
noAmoreAthanAtenA(10)AgeneralAhoursAeachAbienniumAmayAbeAattainedAonline
AAchiropractorAcertifiedAinAacupunctureAshallAobtainAhowAmanyACEAhoursAeachAbiennium?
A
WhatAisAtheAbreakdownAofAthoseAhours?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FourA(4)AhoursAofAapprovedAacupunctureACE.A(TwoA(2)AofAwhichAinAsafetyAandAriskAmgmtAa
ndAtwoA(2)AinAtechnique,AwithAtheAfourA(4)AappliedAtoAtheAfortyA(40)ArequiredAeachAbiennium
)
AAchiropractorAmayAattainAfiveA(5)AhoursAofACEAinAtheARiskAManagementAbyAattendingAwha
t?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
OneA(1)AfullAdayAorAeightA(8)AhoursAofAaAboardAmeetingA(whichAeverAisAshorter)AatAwhichAdis
ciplinaryAhearingsAareAconducted
Answers 2025
EachAlicenseeAshallAprovideAwrittenAnotificationAbyAmailAorAbyAelectronicAmeansAwithAconfir
mationAtoAtheADepartmentAofAaAchangeAofAaddressAwithinA______AdaysA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-30
TheAapplicationAfeeAshallAbeA_____AwhichAshallAbeAnonrefundableA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-$100
AAlicenseAmustAbeArenewedAeveryA___Ayears?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-2
TheAfeeAforAbiennialArenewalAofAaAchiropracticAlicenseAisA_______?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-$350
TheAinitialAlicensureAfeeAis?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-$350
TheAfeeAforAinactiveAstatusAis?A
TheAfeeAforArenewalAofAanAinactiveAlicense?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
$250A&A$250A($500AtotalAifAyouAletAisAlapse)
YouAhaveAtoAbeAoverAtheAageAofA____AtoAapplyAforAaAlicense?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
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IfAgraduatedAbeforeAJulyA1,A2000AgraduateAmustAhaveAcompletedA____AyearsAofAcollegeAw
ork,AafterAJulyA1,A2000,AgraduateAmustAhaveA_________?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
3AyearsA(90Acredits),Abachelor'sAdegree
MustApassAwhichANBCEAboards?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
I,AII,AIII,AIV,APTA&AFLALawsA&ARules
IfAit'sA10AyearsAsinceAgraduationAbeforeAapplication,AapplicantAmustAsitAforAwhichAexam?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
NationalABoardAofAChiropracticAExaminersASpecialAPurposesAExaminationAforAChiropracti
c
ApplicantAwillAreceiveAnotificationAwithinA______AworkingAdaysAtoAapplicantsAwhoAhaveAsu
ccessfullyAcompletedAtheArequirements.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
5A(CanAuseAwrittenAnotificationAshallAactAasAevidenceAofAlicensureAentitlingAtheAchiropractic
AphysicianAtoApracticeAforAaAmaximumAperiodAofA45AdaysAorAuntilAtheAlicensingAfeeAisAreceiv
edAbyAtheAdepartmentAwhicheverAisAsooner)
T/FARenewalAofAlicenseArequiresAaAnewAsetAofAfingerprints.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TrueA(UnlessAitAisAtheAfirstAtimeArenewing)
IfArenewalAapplicantAdoesAnotAsubmitAdocumentationAandAfingerprintsAafterAtheA30AdaysAsi
nceAnon-complianceAwasAissued,AtheAfineAisA____AperAday.A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-$50
WhatAtypeAofAmaintainedAmalpracticeAcoverageAmustAaAlicenseeAapplyingAforAreactivationA
showAcoverageA(unlessAgrantedAanAexemptionAbyAtheAboard/dept)?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TailAcoverageA(whichAprovidedAliabilityAcoverageAasAofAtheAinitialAdateAofAstateAlicensureAa
ndAincidentsAoccurringAbeforeAtheAdateAtheAlicenseAbecameAinactive)
MedicalAMalpracticeAisAknownAasAwhatAinAtheAstateAofAFlorida?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FinancialAResponsibility
, WhatAamountAofAfinancialAresponsibilityAisAaAhealthAcareApractitionerArequiredAtoAcarry?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
AnAamountAsufficientAtoAcoverAclaimsAthatAariseAoutAofArenderingAorAfailureAtoArenderAprofe
ssionalAcareAandAservices
WhoAmustAmaintainAfinancialAresponsibilityAinAtheAstateAofAFlorida?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
ActivelyAlicensedAchiropractorsAamongAotherAhealthAcareAprofessionalsA(notACertifiedACA'
sAorARegisteredACA's)
HowAoftenAmustAaAlicenseeAcompleteAaA2hrACEAcourseAonAdomesticAviolence?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EveryA3rdAbiennialArelicensureAorArecertification
WhenAmustAaAhealthAcareAproviderAcompleteAatAleastA3AhrACEAcourseAonAHIV/AIDSAasApar
tAofAtheAbiennialArelicensureAorArecertification?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
NoAlaterAthanAtheA1stA(first)Arenewal
WhatACEArequirementsAdoesAaAlicenseeAneedAtoAmeetAifAtheirAlicenseAbecomesAinactiveAo
rAretired?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
TheyAmustAmeetAtheAsameACEArequirementsAasAanAactiveAlicenseeAforAALLAbiennialAlicens
ureAperiodsAinAwhichAtheAlicenseAwasAinactive/delinquentAorAretired.
WhatAmayAbeAtheApenaltyAifAaAlicenseeAdoesAnotAmeetAtheACEArequirementsAforAtheAfirstAti
me?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
MayAbeAaACitation,AaAFine,AandAinAaAadditionAaArequirementAtoAtakeA(1)AoneAadditionalAhou
rAofACEAforAeachAhourAnotAcompletedAorAcompletedAlate.
HowAmanyAhoursAofACEAareArequiredAbyAanAapplicantAforAtheApurposeAofAlicenseArenewal?
A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-40A(forty)AclassroomAhoursAofAChiropracticACE
WhatAisAtheAtimeAframeAforAwhichAtheACEAforAchiropracticAlicensureArenewalAmustAbeAcom
pletedAin?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-2AyearsA(biennially)
AtAleast,AthreeA(3)AhoursAofAtheAfortyA(40)AhoursAofACEArequiredAforAChiroAlicenseArenewal,A
mustAbeAinAwhatAspecificAarea?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
RiskAManagement:ATwoA(2)AofAtheAthreeA(3)AhoursAshallAbeAspecificallyArelatedAtoAlawsAan
dArulesAofAtheAboardAandAregulatoryAagencyAinAwhichAtheAboardAoperates
SixA(6)AhoursAofAtheAfortyA(40)ArequiredAChiroACEAmustAbeAinAwhatAspecificAarea?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-RecordAKeeping,ADocumentation,AandAcoding
TwoA(2)AhoursAofAtheAfortyA(40)ArequiredAChiroACEAmustAbeAinAwhatAspecificAarea?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-EthicsAandABoundaries
WhatAisAtheAmaximumAnumberAhoursAChiroACEAmayAbeAobtainedAonline?A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
noAmoreAthanAtenA(10)AgeneralAhoursAeachAbienniumAmayAbeAattainedAonline
AAchiropractorAcertifiedAinAacupunctureAshallAobtainAhowAmanyACEAhoursAeachAbiennium?
A
WhatAisAtheAbreakdownAofAthoseAhours?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
FourA(4)AhoursAofAapprovedAacupunctureACE.A(TwoA(2)AofAwhichAinAsafetyAandAriskAmgmtAa
ndAtwoA(2)AinAtechnique,AwithAtheAfourA(4)AappliedAtoAtheAfortyA(40)ArequiredAeachAbiennium
)
AAchiropractorAmayAattainAfiveA(5)AhoursAofACEAinAtheARiskAManagementAbyAattendingAwha
t?A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
OneA(1)AfullAdayAorAeightA(8)AhoursAofAaAboardAmeetingA(whichAeverAisAshorter)AatAwhichAdis
ciplinaryAhearingsAareAconducted