FLORIDA CHIROPRACTIC LAWS AND
RULES EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How long does a licensee have to provide written notice of an address change? - ANS 30 days
How many days notice does the Board have to give to the public of a meeting (as well as
provide an agenda)? - ANS 7 days
Board members may not miss more than _ consecutive board meetings. - ANS 3
How many hours in acupuncture are required to sit for the licensure exam? - ANS 100 hours
Can a non-licensed DC practice acupuncture? - ANS No
What is the application fee (DC)? - ANS $100
What is the initial licensure fee? The biennial renewal fee (DC)? - ANS licensure - $350
biennial renewal $350
What is the reactivation for an inactive license? What is the inactive license fee (DC)? -
ANS reactivation - $250; inactive license fee - $250
in total, fees are $500 if license needs to be reactivated
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,What is the initial certification fee for acupuncture? - ANS $100
What is the application fee to become a CE provider? - ANS $250
What is the application fee to supervise a CA? The biennial renewal certification to supervise a
CA? - ANS $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? - ANS 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)? - ANS $300
How much is a duplicate license (DC)? - ANS $25
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, How much is the fee for an active or inactive licensee who chooses retired status? - ANS $50
Chiropractic Medical Faculty Certificate fees:
a. application fee
b. initial license fee
c. biennial renewal of medical faculty cert - ANS a. $100
b. $100
c. $100
Total hours for CE Requirements (regular biennial renewals):
a. DC
b. CA - ANS 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 - ANS a. Risk management - 3 hours
b. laws and rules - (2 of the hours above)
c. record keeping/documentation/coding - 6 hours
d. ethics and boundaries - 2 hours
e. prevention of medical errors - 2 hours
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RULES EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
How long does a licensee have to provide written notice of an address change? - ANS 30 days
How many days notice does the Board have to give to the public of a meeting (as well as
provide an agenda)? - ANS 7 days
Board members may not miss more than _ consecutive board meetings. - ANS 3
How many hours in acupuncture are required to sit for the licensure exam? - ANS 100 hours
Can a non-licensed DC practice acupuncture? - ANS No
What is the application fee (DC)? - ANS $100
What is the initial licensure fee? The biennial renewal fee (DC)? - ANS licensure - $350
biennial renewal $350
What is the reactivation for an inactive license? What is the inactive license fee (DC)? -
ANS reactivation - $250; inactive license fee - $250
in total, fees are $500 if license needs to be reactivated
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,What is the initial certification fee for acupuncture? - ANS $100
What is the application fee to become a CE provider? - ANS $250
What is the application fee to supervise a CA? The biennial renewal certification to supervise a
CA? - ANS $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? - ANS 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)? - ANS $300
How much is a duplicate license (DC)? - ANS $25
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, How much is the fee for an active or inactive licensee who chooses retired status? - ANS $50
Chiropractic Medical Faculty Certificate fees:
a. application fee
b. initial license fee
c. biennial renewal of medical faculty cert - ANS a. $100
b. $100
c. $100
Total hours for CE Requirements (regular biennial renewals):
a. DC
b. CA - ANS 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 - ANS a. Risk management - 3 hours
b. laws and rules - (2 of the hours above)
c. record keeping/documentation/coding - 6 hours
d. ethics and boundaries - 2 hours
e. prevention of medical errors - 2 hours
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