OHIO CHIROPRACTIC
JURISPRUDENCE EXAM BRAND NEW
OFFICIAL QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS.
Can the board suspend a license from a mentally impaired
chiropractor? (paragraph 39) - correct answer -Yes, if they have
reason to believe that a chiropractor is mentally impaired or
incompetent, they may require a physical or mental examination
to be performed by a person approved by the board. Failure to
comply with the examination will result in a suspension/revocation
of the doctor's license.
What is required for reinstatement of a license that has been
suspended for intoxication? (paragraph 39) - correct answer -(1)
Certification from a treatment provider approved under section
4734.40 of the Revised Code that the individual has successfully
completed any required inpatient treatment;
(2) Evidence of continuing full compliance with an aftercare
contract or consent agreement;
(3) Two written reports indicating that the individual's ability to
practice has been assessed and that the individual has been
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found capable of practicing according to acceptable and
prevailing standards of care.
Once a doctor has had their license reinstated after suspension
for intoxication, what subsequent procedures will the board
conduct with that individual? (paragraph 39) - correct answer -The
board may reinstate a license and, if applicable, certificate
suspended under this division after that demonstration and after
the individual has entered into a written consent agreement.
When the impaired individual resumes practice, the board shall
require continued monitoring of the individual. The monitoring
shall include, but not be limited to, compliance with the written
consent agreement entered into before reinstatement or with
conditions imposed by board order after a hearing, and, upon
termination of the consent agreement, submission to the board for
at least two years of annual written progress reports made under
penalty of perjury stating whether the individual has maintained
sobriety.
The board may abstain from taking disciplinary action for a doctor
with chemical dependency or mental illness if the following
conditions are met: (paragraph 41) - correct answer -(1) The
individual enters into a monitoring agreement with the coordinator
of the program;
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(2) The individual complies with the terms and conditions for
continued participation in the program, as specified in the
monitoring agreement;
(3) The individual successfully completes the terms and
conditions of the monitoring agreement, including the condition
that the individual attain the ability to practice in accordance with
acceptable and prevailing standards of care applicable to the
practice of chiropractic.
The board may hold hearings, inquiries, or investigations. When it
does so, what four things is the board permitted to do?
(paragraph 46) - correct answer -(A) An investigation, inquiry, or
hearing may be held or undertaken by or before any member of
the board.
(B) The board may appoint an examiner who is an attorney to
conduct an investigation, inquiry, or hearing. The findings or order
of the hearing examiner or a member who holds or undertakes an
investigation, inquiry, or hearing shall be deemed to be the
findings or order of the board when approved and confirmed by it.
(C) The board shall adopt standards of conduct for the attorneys
and other persons who practice before the board at its hearings.
(D) Following an inquiry, the board may, in cases it considers
appropriate, issue a "letter of admonition" or a "letter of caution."