MASSACHUSETTS JURISPRUDENCE STUDY EXAM GUIDE
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Conduct which involves these 4 things raises a question of the applicant's character.
- ✔✔Fraud, deception, lack of honesty or truthfulness
✔✔A chiropractic license is valid from ___ until ___. - ✔✔date of registration
March 31 of the next calendar year
✔✔A chiropractor shall ___ for renewal and ___ the renewal ___ on or before ___. -
✔✔Apply, pay, fee, April 1 of the calendar year
✔✔Status of a license that is not renewed by April 1 - ✔✔Inactive
✔✔When a license has been inactive for up to 5 years, the 2 steps to return it to active
status are
1. Pay fees for ___ and ___
2. Submit written proof of completion of ___ hours of CE for each ___ since being on
inactive status - ✔✔1. current registration, up to two missed registration periods
2. 12, registration period which has elapsed
✔✔When a license has been inactive for over 5 years, in addition to paying fees and
submitting proof of CE, the applicant must ___, and ___ if applicable - ✔✔attain a
passing score on the Mass. jurisprudence exam
submit a license verification from the state in which they have been practicing
✔✔Chiropractors must keep CE documentation for the past ___ from date of ___ -
✔✔three years, course completion
✔✔4 Reasons the board can waive CE requirements with written proof: - ✔✔Illness,
unforeseeable emergency,
extreme hardship,
or another reason deemed sufficient by the board
✔✔CE may / may not be received for a course that a chiropractor teaches - ✔✔MAY
but only once
✔✔Acceptable sponsors of CE courses - ✔✔CCE-accredited chiropractic school/college
Higher learning institution accredited by the US Department of Education
✔✔In a CE course, the frequency attendance must be checked - ✔✔at least twice per
session
, ✔✔A chiropractor is a(n) ____ health care practitioner who does not require ___ and
does not require ____ for patients to be seen. - ✔✔independent, supervision, referral
✔✔Chiropractic analysis which identifies the existence of ____ may be the basis for
chiropractic care even in the absence of ____. - ✔✔chiropractic subluxation/segmental
and somatic dysfunction,
a subjective complaint
✔✔The purpose of supportive procedures and therapies in the chiropractic practice -
✔✔to aid the chiropractic in achieving a timely and favorable outcome
✔✔The use of supportive procedures requires the chiropractor be ___ - ✔✔on the
premises
✔✔A chiropractor is responsible for all patient care provided by ___ - ✔✔themselves
and their agents/employees
✔✔Examples of functions/duties that chiropractors cannot delegate to non-
chiropractors: - ✔✔chiropractic adjustments, decisions about treatment plans,
interpreting clinical data, opinions about clinical data, opinions about patient's status or
prognosis
(adjustments, decisions, interpretation, opinion)
✔✔LLC and LLP professional liability must cover 4 things - ✔✔1. negligence
2. wrongful acts
3. errors
4. omissions
✔✔LLC and LLP professional liability insurance minimum limits - ✔✔$500k / $1 mil
✔✔If there is a ___ in insurance coverage, the LLC/LLP must ___ providing chiropractic
treatment until ___ - ✔✔lapse, cease, insurance is back in place
✔✔Patient records must be ___ and ___ - ✔✔legible, self-explanatory
✔✔Informed Consent acknowledges these 4 things - ✔✔1. Patient was part of the
informed consent process
2. Patient has received sufficient info
3. Material risks have been disclosed
4. Patient accepts/rejects the care
✔✔Clinical records shall be kept confidential except in the case of ___. - ✔✔board
inspections
2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Conduct which involves these 4 things raises a question of the applicant's character.
- ✔✔Fraud, deception, lack of honesty or truthfulness
✔✔A chiropractic license is valid from ___ until ___. - ✔✔date of registration
March 31 of the next calendar year
✔✔A chiropractor shall ___ for renewal and ___ the renewal ___ on or before ___. -
✔✔Apply, pay, fee, April 1 of the calendar year
✔✔Status of a license that is not renewed by April 1 - ✔✔Inactive
✔✔When a license has been inactive for up to 5 years, the 2 steps to return it to active
status are
1. Pay fees for ___ and ___
2. Submit written proof of completion of ___ hours of CE for each ___ since being on
inactive status - ✔✔1. current registration, up to two missed registration periods
2. 12, registration period which has elapsed
✔✔When a license has been inactive for over 5 years, in addition to paying fees and
submitting proof of CE, the applicant must ___, and ___ if applicable - ✔✔attain a
passing score on the Mass. jurisprudence exam
submit a license verification from the state in which they have been practicing
✔✔Chiropractors must keep CE documentation for the past ___ from date of ___ -
✔✔three years, course completion
✔✔4 Reasons the board can waive CE requirements with written proof: - ✔✔Illness,
unforeseeable emergency,
extreme hardship,
or another reason deemed sufficient by the board
✔✔CE may / may not be received for a course that a chiropractor teaches - ✔✔MAY
but only once
✔✔Acceptable sponsors of CE courses - ✔✔CCE-accredited chiropractic school/college
Higher learning institution accredited by the US Department of Education
✔✔In a CE course, the frequency attendance must be checked - ✔✔at least twice per
session
, ✔✔A chiropractor is a(n) ____ health care practitioner who does not require ___ and
does not require ____ for patients to be seen. - ✔✔independent, supervision, referral
✔✔Chiropractic analysis which identifies the existence of ____ may be the basis for
chiropractic care even in the absence of ____. - ✔✔chiropractic subluxation/segmental
and somatic dysfunction,
a subjective complaint
✔✔The purpose of supportive procedures and therapies in the chiropractic practice -
✔✔to aid the chiropractic in achieving a timely and favorable outcome
✔✔The use of supportive procedures requires the chiropractor be ___ - ✔✔on the
premises
✔✔A chiropractor is responsible for all patient care provided by ___ - ✔✔themselves
and their agents/employees
✔✔Examples of functions/duties that chiropractors cannot delegate to non-
chiropractors: - ✔✔chiropractic adjustments, decisions about treatment plans,
interpreting clinical data, opinions about clinical data, opinions about patient's status or
prognosis
(adjustments, decisions, interpretation, opinion)
✔✔LLC and LLP professional liability must cover 4 things - ✔✔1. negligence
2. wrongful acts
3. errors
4. omissions
✔✔LLC and LLP professional liability insurance minimum limits - ✔✔$500k / $1 mil
✔✔If there is a ___ in insurance coverage, the LLC/LLP must ___ providing chiropractic
treatment until ___ - ✔✔lapse, cease, insurance is back in place
✔✔Patient records must be ___ and ___ - ✔✔legible, self-explanatory
✔✔Informed Consent acknowledges these 4 things - ✔✔1. Patient was part of the
informed consent process
2. Patient has received sufficient info
3. Material risks have been disclosed
4. Patient accepts/rejects the care
✔✔Clinical records shall be kept confidential except in the case of ___. - ✔✔board
inspections
