FLORIDA LAWS AND RULES
CHIROPRACTIC BOARD STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable.
Answer: $100
⩥ A license must be renewed every ___ years?.
Answer: 2
⩥ The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______?.
Answer: $300
⩥ The initial licensure fee is?.
Answer: $300
⩥ The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license?.
Answer: $250 & $250 ($500 total if you let is lapse)
⩥ You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license?.
,Answer: 18
⩥ If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____
years of college work, after July 1, 2000, graduate must have
_________?.
Answer: 3 years (90 credits), bachelor's degree
⩥ Must pass which NBCE boards?.
Answer: I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws & Rules
⩥ If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit
for which exam?.
Answer: National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Special Purposes
Examination for Chiropractic
⩥ Applicant will receive notification within ______ working days to
applicants who have successfully completed the requirements..
Answer: 5 (Can use written notification shall act as evidence of licensure
entitling the chiropractic physician to practice for a maximum period of
45 days or until the licensing fee is received by the department
whichever is sooner)
⩥ T/F Renewal of license requires a new set of fingerprints..
Answer: True (Unless it is the first time renewing)
,⩥ If renewal applicant does not submit documentation and fingerprints
after the 30 days since non-compliance was issued, the fine is ____ per
day..
Answer: $50
⩥ What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee
applying for reactivation show coverage (unless granted an exemption
by the board/dept)?.
Answer: Tail coverage (which provided liability coverage as of the
initial date of state licensure and incidents occurring before the date the
license became inactive)
⩥ Medical Malpractice is known as what in the state of Florida?.
Answer: Financial Responsibility
⩥ What amount of financial responsibility is a health care practitioner
required to carry?.
Answer: An amount sufficient to cover claims that arise out of rendering
or failure to render professional care and services
⩥ Who must maintain financial responsibility in the state of Florida?.
Answer: Actively licensed chiropractors among other health care
professionals (not Certified CA's or Registered CA's)
, ⩥ How often must a licensee complete a 2hr CE course on domestic
violence?.
Answer: Every 3rd biennial relicensure or recertification
⩥ When must a health care provider complete at least 3 hr CE course on
HIV/AIDS as part of the biennial relicensure or recertification?.
Answer: No later than the 1st (first) renewal
⩥ What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their license
becomes inactive or retired?.
Answer: They must meet the same CE requirements as an active licensee
for ALL biennial licensure periods in which the license was
inactive/delinquent or retired.
⩥ What may be the penalty if a licensee does not meet the CE
requirements for the first time?.
Answer: May be a Citation, a Fine, and in a addition a requirement to
take (1) one additional hour of CE for each hour not completed or
completed late.
⩥ How many hours of CE are required by an applicant for the purpose
of license renewal?.
Answer: 40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
CHIROPRACTIC BOARD STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable.
Answer: $100
⩥ A license must be renewed every ___ years?.
Answer: 2
⩥ The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______?.
Answer: $300
⩥ The initial licensure fee is?.
Answer: $300
⩥ The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license?.
Answer: $250 & $250 ($500 total if you let is lapse)
⩥ You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license?.
,Answer: 18
⩥ If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____
years of college work, after July 1, 2000, graduate must have
_________?.
Answer: 3 years (90 credits), bachelor's degree
⩥ Must pass which NBCE boards?.
Answer: I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws & Rules
⩥ If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit
for which exam?.
Answer: National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Special Purposes
Examination for Chiropractic
⩥ Applicant will receive notification within ______ working days to
applicants who have successfully completed the requirements..
Answer: 5 (Can use written notification shall act as evidence of licensure
entitling the chiropractic physician to practice for a maximum period of
45 days or until the licensing fee is received by the department
whichever is sooner)
⩥ T/F Renewal of license requires a new set of fingerprints..
Answer: True (Unless it is the first time renewing)
,⩥ If renewal applicant does not submit documentation and fingerprints
after the 30 days since non-compliance was issued, the fine is ____ per
day..
Answer: $50
⩥ What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee
applying for reactivation show coverage (unless granted an exemption
by the board/dept)?.
Answer: Tail coverage (which provided liability coverage as of the
initial date of state licensure and incidents occurring before the date the
license became inactive)
⩥ Medical Malpractice is known as what in the state of Florida?.
Answer: Financial Responsibility
⩥ What amount of financial responsibility is a health care practitioner
required to carry?.
Answer: An amount sufficient to cover claims that arise out of rendering
or failure to render professional care and services
⩥ Who must maintain financial responsibility in the state of Florida?.
Answer: Actively licensed chiropractors among other health care
professionals (not Certified CA's or Registered CA's)
, ⩥ How often must a licensee complete a 2hr CE course on domestic
violence?.
Answer: Every 3rd biennial relicensure or recertification
⩥ When must a health care provider complete at least 3 hr CE course on
HIV/AIDS as part of the biennial relicensure or recertification?.
Answer: No later than the 1st (first) renewal
⩥ What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their license
becomes inactive or retired?.
Answer: They must meet the same CE requirements as an active licensee
for ALL biennial licensure periods in which the license was
inactive/delinquent or retired.
⩥ What may be the penalty if a licensee does not meet the CE
requirements for the first time?.
Answer: May be a Citation, a Fine, and in a addition a requirement to
take (1) one additional hour of CE for each hour not completed or
completed late.
⩥ How many hours of CE are required by an applicant for the purpose
of license renewal?.
Answer: 40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
