CCLE REVIEW WORKSHEET QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Who determines if treatment is excessive? - Local Chiropractors.
The administration of treatment or the use of diagnostic procedures which are
clearly excessive as determined by the customary practice and standards of the local
community of licensees.
What is excessive treatment? - • Treatment beyond what is reasonable/necessary or
within the standard of care
• Failure to document necessity (conduct a thorough exam, diagnose the condition,
implement a treatment plan, and conduct follow-up exams
to assess progress)
If you are guilty of excessive treatment, this falls under_______________. -
Unprofessional Conduct
elder abuse - Causes or permits infliction of physical pain or mental suffering under
circumstances or conditions not likely to produce great bodily harm or death.
Willfully causes or permits an elder to suffer.
Unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering.
Embezzlement.
Willfully threatens to commit a crime which will result in death or great bodily injury.
Known or suspected causes of abuse of elder or dependent adult (6). - Physical
Abandonment
Abduction
Isolation
Financial
Neglect
Punishment of failure to report elder abuse? - If no great harm came to the patient, it is
a misdemeanor, *six months in jail, $1000 fine*
If the abuse results in bodily harm and death it is a felony. *one year in jail, $5000 fine*
Who do you report elder abuse to? - local law enforcement agency or adult protective
services.
What is an example of gross negligence? - A patient whom is clearly depended (infant,
elderly or physically impaired) is unsupervised and falls off a treatment table.
Unprofessional conduct includes: A-W (7) - (a) Gross negligence;
(b) Repeated negligent acts;
(c) Incompetence;
, (d) excessive treatment
(e) Any conduct which has endangered or is likely to endanger the public;
(f) The administering to oneself, of any controlled substance on the job.
(g) Conviction of a crime which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions or
duties of a chiropractor;
(h) Conviction of any offense, involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, physical violence or
corruption.
(i) The conviction of more than one misdemeanor or any felony involving the use,
consumption, or self-administration of any dangerous drug or alcoholic beverage, or any
combination of those substances.
(j) The violation of any of the provisions of law regulating the dispensing or
administration of narcotics, dangerous drugs, or controlled substances;
(k) The commission of any act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, or corruption,
whether the act is committed in the course of the individual's activities as a license
holder, or otherwise;
(l) Knowingly making or signing any certificate or other document relating to the practice
of chiropractic which falsely represents the existence or nonexistence of a state of facts;
(m) Violating the Act or the regulations adopted by the board thereunder;
(n) Making or giving any false statement or information in connection with the
application for issuance of a license;
(o) Impersonating an applicant
(p) False advertising
(q) fraud or misrepresentation;
(r) the unauthorized disclosure of any information about a patient revealed or
discovered during the course of examination or treatment;
(s) The employment or use of persons known as cappers or steerers to obtain business;
(t) The offering, delivering, receiving or accepting of any rebate, refund, commission,
preference, patronage, dividend, discount or other consideration as
What are common violations that chiropractors treat beyond their scope of practice? - 1)
Performing surgical procedures
2) Furnishing/prescribing controlled substances
3) Claiming to treat/cure cancer
A chiropractor may use laser as long as it is _______ ________________, it is used for
_______ ____________________, all manufacture___________________ are followed
and they comply with all____________ _____________. - A chiropractor may use and
(FDA) approved laser if it is used for purposes other than treatment consistent with
section 302 and the product's FDA approval or clearance, all manufacturer's specified
guidelines are followed and they comply with all state and federal laws governing the
use of lasers in clinical settings.
Chiropractic scope of practice (5) - 1) *manipulate* bone, joints, muscles and
connective tissue.
Who determines if treatment is excessive? - Local Chiropractors.
The administration of treatment or the use of diagnostic procedures which are
clearly excessive as determined by the customary practice and standards of the local
community of licensees.
What is excessive treatment? - • Treatment beyond what is reasonable/necessary or
within the standard of care
• Failure to document necessity (conduct a thorough exam, diagnose the condition,
implement a treatment plan, and conduct follow-up exams
to assess progress)
If you are guilty of excessive treatment, this falls under_______________. -
Unprofessional Conduct
elder abuse - Causes or permits infliction of physical pain or mental suffering under
circumstances or conditions not likely to produce great bodily harm or death.
Willfully causes or permits an elder to suffer.
Unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering.
Embezzlement.
Willfully threatens to commit a crime which will result in death or great bodily injury.
Known or suspected causes of abuse of elder or dependent adult (6). - Physical
Abandonment
Abduction
Isolation
Financial
Neglect
Punishment of failure to report elder abuse? - If no great harm came to the patient, it is
a misdemeanor, *six months in jail, $1000 fine*
If the abuse results in bodily harm and death it is a felony. *one year in jail, $5000 fine*
Who do you report elder abuse to? - local law enforcement agency or adult protective
services.
What is an example of gross negligence? - A patient whom is clearly depended (infant,
elderly or physically impaired) is unsupervised and falls off a treatment table.
Unprofessional conduct includes: A-W (7) - (a) Gross negligence;
(b) Repeated negligent acts;
(c) Incompetence;
, (d) excessive treatment
(e) Any conduct which has endangered or is likely to endanger the public;
(f) The administering to oneself, of any controlled substance on the job.
(g) Conviction of a crime which is substantially related to the qualifications, functions or
duties of a chiropractor;
(h) Conviction of any offense, involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, physical violence or
corruption.
(i) The conviction of more than one misdemeanor or any felony involving the use,
consumption, or self-administration of any dangerous drug or alcoholic beverage, or any
combination of those substances.
(j) The violation of any of the provisions of law regulating the dispensing or
administration of narcotics, dangerous drugs, or controlled substances;
(k) The commission of any act involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, or corruption,
whether the act is committed in the course of the individual's activities as a license
holder, or otherwise;
(l) Knowingly making or signing any certificate or other document relating to the practice
of chiropractic which falsely represents the existence or nonexistence of a state of facts;
(m) Violating the Act or the regulations adopted by the board thereunder;
(n) Making or giving any false statement or information in connection with the
application for issuance of a license;
(o) Impersonating an applicant
(p) False advertising
(q) fraud or misrepresentation;
(r) the unauthorized disclosure of any information about a patient revealed or
discovered during the course of examination or treatment;
(s) The employment or use of persons known as cappers or steerers to obtain business;
(t) The offering, delivering, receiving or accepting of any rebate, refund, commission,
preference, patronage, dividend, discount or other consideration as
What are common violations that chiropractors treat beyond their scope of practice? - 1)
Performing surgical procedures
2) Furnishing/prescribing controlled substances
3) Claiming to treat/cure cancer
A chiropractor may use laser as long as it is _______ ________________, it is used for
_______ ____________________, all manufacture___________________ are followed
and they comply with all____________ _____________. - A chiropractor may use and
(FDA) approved laser if it is used for purposes other than treatment consistent with
section 302 and the product's FDA approval or clearance, all manufacturer's specified
guidelines are followed and they comply with all state and federal laws governing the
use of lasers in clinical settings.
Chiropractic scope of practice (5) - 1) *manipulate* bone, joints, muscles and
connective tissue.
