CCLE EXAM SCRIPT 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔How do you renew license after renewal date but before 60 days has passed? -
✔✔Application
$500 (double renewal fee)
✔✔When does a license become expired? - ✔✔Last day of the birth month of licentiate
✔✔When do you receive a renewal notice from the board? - ✔✔60 DAYS prior to the
due date
✔✔What is the license yearly renewal fee? - ✔✔$250
✔✔Who at the state board do you contact regarding your license renewal, renewal
notice, application fee and revocation? - ✔✔Board Secretary
✔✔What is the proper use of the title, doctor and Dr - ✔✔Must have the word
"Chiropractor" or DC in the name. Ex: Dr. John Smith, D.C
✔✔Violation for use of the title doctor or Dr. improperly? - ✔✔Misdemeanor
Fine $100-750
up to 6 months in jail
or both
✔✔What part of the body are within the scope of chiropractic? - ✔✔- spine
- joints
- muscles
- connective tissue
✔✔What additional told and methods can be used with chiropractic care? - ✔✔air-cold-
diet
exercise- heat- light
massage-physical culture- rest- ultrasound
water- physical therapy
✔✔When is it okay to diagnose using ultrasound? - ✔✔When diagnosis NMSK
(neuromuscular skeletal)
✔✔When is it NOT okay to use ultrasound? - ✔✔On a fetus, NEVER!
,✔✔What can chiropractor use for diagnosis? - ✔✔- XRAY
- THERMOGRAPHY
- U/S (NMSK Only)
✔✔Failure To Report (FTR): Physical Abuse - ✔✔- Fine: $1,000
- County Jail: 6 months
- Both
✔✔Failure To Report (FTR): Physical Abuse--> Death Results - ✔✔- Fine: $5,000
- County Jail: 3 years
- Both
✔✔Failure To Report: Financial Abuse - ✔✔- Fine: <$1,000
✔✔Failure To Report: Abuse if willful - ✔✔Fine: <$5,000
✔✔How long do you maintain Medical Records for? - ✔✔Chiropractic Patient Records.
Each licensed chiropractor is required to maintain all active and inactive chiropractic
patient records for FIVE years from the date of the doctor's last treatment of the patient
unless state or federal laws require a longer period of retention.
✔✔What is considered to be an inactive patient? - ✔✔>12 months since the last
treatment
✔✔How long should you maintain the medical records for a minor? - ✔✔>1 year after
18th birthday
✔✔What should you do if the Board requests medical records for an active patient? -
✔✔Make available immediately
✔✔What should you do if the BOARD requests an INACTIVE patient's medical records?
- ✔✔Make available within 10 days
✔✔What should you do if an active patient requests their medical records (written) -
✔✔- 5 working days to inspect
- 15 days for copy
- up to $0.25/pg
- Free copy for non profit HCP (WC, Medicare)
✔✔What should you do if the public benefit program requests medical records (written)
- ✔✔- Summary made available within 30 days
- 1st copy is free
, ✔✔What is the penalty for false general advertising? - ✔✔- misdemeanor
- 6 months in jail
- $2,500 fine
- Both
✔✔What is the penalty for medical record/licensing fraud? - ✔✔- Felony
- $2,000-$6,000 fine
- imprisonment
- Both
✔✔What is the penalty for unearned rebates, refunds, discounts for referring patients? -
✔✔- Public offense
- Civil Penalties $5,000
- 1 year in jail
- $50,000 fine
✔✔What is the penalty for referring to immediate family for money without written
disclosure? - ✔✔- misdemeanor
- $15,000 violation
✔✔Referring to immediate family: Written Disclosure? - ✔✔- Conspicuously displayed
for all patients to see at both locations
- Written disclosure provided to patient being referred
✔✔Who is considered immediate family? - ✔✔- spouse
- parents
- children
- spouses of children
✔✔What is the penalty for aiding and abetting? - ✔✔- <$2,500 (1st offense)
- <$5,000/ subsequent offenses
✔✔What is the penalty for offering, accepting, commissioning, patronage dividend,
unearned discount, etc - ✔✔- 6 months in jail
- <$2,500 fine
- Both
✔✔What is the penalty for insurance fraud? - ✔✔- Automatic suspension or revocation
of license
- felony if WC or Medi-Cal Fraud
✔✔What safeguards must be in place to protect patient's electronic files? - ✔✔1) Offsite
backup storage system
2) Image mechanism that is able to copy signature documents
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔How do you renew license after renewal date but before 60 days has passed? -
✔✔Application
$500 (double renewal fee)
✔✔When does a license become expired? - ✔✔Last day of the birth month of licentiate
✔✔When do you receive a renewal notice from the board? - ✔✔60 DAYS prior to the
due date
✔✔What is the license yearly renewal fee? - ✔✔$250
✔✔Who at the state board do you contact regarding your license renewal, renewal
notice, application fee and revocation? - ✔✔Board Secretary
✔✔What is the proper use of the title, doctor and Dr - ✔✔Must have the word
"Chiropractor" or DC in the name. Ex: Dr. John Smith, D.C
✔✔Violation for use of the title doctor or Dr. improperly? - ✔✔Misdemeanor
Fine $100-750
up to 6 months in jail
or both
✔✔What part of the body are within the scope of chiropractic? - ✔✔- spine
- joints
- muscles
- connective tissue
✔✔What additional told and methods can be used with chiropractic care? - ✔✔air-cold-
diet
exercise- heat- light
massage-physical culture- rest- ultrasound
water- physical therapy
✔✔When is it okay to diagnose using ultrasound? - ✔✔When diagnosis NMSK
(neuromuscular skeletal)
✔✔When is it NOT okay to use ultrasound? - ✔✔On a fetus, NEVER!
,✔✔What can chiropractor use for diagnosis? - ✔✔- XRAY
- THERMOGRAPHY
- U/S (NMSK Only)
✔✔Failure To Report (FTR): Physical Abuse - ✔✔- Fine: $1,000
- County Jail: 6 months
- Both
✔✔Failure To Report (FTR): Physical Abuse--> Death Results - ✔✔- Fine: $5,000
- County Jail: 3 years
- Both
✔✔Failure To Report: Financial Abuse - ✔✔- Fine: <$1,000
✔✔Failure To Report: Abuse if willful - ✔✔Fine: <$5,000
✔✔How long do you maintain Medical Records for? - ✔✔Chiropractic Patient Records.
Each licensed chiropractor is required to maintain all active and inactive chiropractic
patient records for FIVE years from the date of the doctor's last treatment of the patient
unless state or federal laws require a longer period of retention.
✔✔What is considered to be an inactive patient? - ✔✔>12 months since the last
treatment
✔✔How long should you maintain the medical records for a minor? - ✔✔>1 year after
18th birthday
✔✔What should you do if the Board requests medical records for an active patient? -
✔✔Make available immediately
✔✔What should you do if the BOARD requests an INACTIVE patient's medical records?
- ✔✔Make available within 10 days
✔✔What should you do if an active patient requests their medical records (written) -
✔✔- 5 working days to inspect
- 15 days for copy
- up to $0.25/pg
- Free copy for non profit HCP (WC, Medicare)
✔✔What should you do if the public benefit program requests medical records (written)
- ✔✔- Summary made available within 30 days
- 1st copy is free
, ✔✔What is the penalty for false general advertising? - ✔✔- misdemeanor
- 6 months in jail
- $2,500 fine
- Both
✔✔What is the penalty for medical record/licensing fraud? - ✔✔- Felony
- $2,000-$6,000 fine
- imprisonment
- Both
✔✔What is the penalty for unearned rebates, refunds, discounts for referring patients? -
✔✔- Public offense
- Civil Penalties $5,000
- 1 year in jail
- $50,000 fine
✔✔What is the penalty for referring to immediate family for money without written
disclosure? - ✔✔- misdemeanor
- $15,000 violation
✔✔Referring to immediate family: Written Disclosure? - ✔✔- Conspicuously displayed
for all patients to see at both locations
- Written disclosure provided to patient being referred
✔✔Who is considered immediate family? - ✔✔- spouse
- parents
- children
- spouses of children
✔✔What is the penalty for aiding and abetting? - ✔✔- <$2,500 (1st offense)
- <$5,000/ subsequent offenses
✔✔What is the penalty for offering, accepting, commissioning, patronage dividend,
unearned discount, etc - ✔✔- 6 months in jail
- <$2,500 fine
- Both
✔✔What is the penalty for insurance fraud? - ✔✔- Automatic suspension or revocation
of license
- felony if WC or Medi-Cal Fraud
✔✔What safeguards must be in place to protect patient's electronic files? - ✔✔1) Offsite
backup storage system
2) Image mechanism that is able to copy signature documents
