Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic Board
Exam Study Guide
Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means with confirmation
to the Department of a change of address within _____ days. - answer✔✔30
A license must be renewed every _____ years. - answer✔✔2
Medical Malpractice is known as what in the state of Florida? - answer✔✔Financial
Responsibility
When must a health care provider complete at least a 3-hour CE course on HIV/AIDS as part of
the biennial re-licensure or recertification? - answer✔✔No later than the 1st (first) renewal
How many hours of CE are required by an applicant for the purpose of license renewal? -
answer✔✔40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
At least, three (3) hours of the forty (40) hours of CE required for Chiropractic license renewal
must be in what specific area? - answer✔✔Risk Management: 2 of the 3 hours shall be
specifically related to the laws and rules of the board and regulatory agency in which the board
operates.
6 of the 40 required Chiropractic CE hours must be in what specific area? - answer✔✔Record
Keeping, Documentation and Coding
What is the maximum number of Chiropractic CE hours that may be obtained online? -
answer✔✔10 per biennium
A Chiropractor may attain 5 hours of CE in the Risk Management by attending what? -
answer✔✔1 full day or 8 hours of a board meeting (whichever is shorter) at which disciplinary
hearings are conducted.
What are chiros required to attend within their first twelve (12) months after initial licensure? -
answer✔✔1 full day at Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting at which disciplinary
hearings are conducted.
What are the CE requirements during initial license period (prior to 1st renewal)? - answer✔✔1.
1 full day of FBCM meeting
2. 6 hours of record keeping, documentation and coding
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3. 2 hours of ethics and boundaries
- NO OTHER CE requirements are needed during the biennium (the typical 40 hours does not
apply in this case)
What is the difference between a certified and a registered CA? - answer✔✔Certified CA must
go through training (200 hours in 24 months), get approved and licensed from the board. They
can directly supervise a registered CA.
Registered CA assists with patient care mgmt, executes admin and clinical procedures, and often
performs managerial and supervisory functions. They can do everything in the office under
supervision except? - answer✔✔Adjust/diagnose (important thing is they need to be supervised)
How long must x-rays be retained? - answer✔✔Not more than 4 years
Can you charge for providing copies of a patient's medical record? - answer✔✔Yes (shall be no
more than the actual cost of copying, including reasonable staff time, or specific admin rule by
the board)
For a group of Chiropractors to advertise a chiropractic referral service, the ad must... -
answer✔✔Specifically name each of the individual Chiropractors who are participating in the
referral service or bureau (unless it's a nationwide one that has over 50 members).
The only specialty that doesn't have to have a discloser in an ad is? - answer✔✔Diplomate
recognized by the board
For any money or other property entrusted to a chiropractic physician for a specific purpose,
including advances for costs and expenses of examination or treatment which may not exceed the
value of $1,500 must be held in a ______. - answer✔✔Trust
All trust funds must: - answer✔✔1. Be in a separate bank account
2. Have maintained record keeping
3. Be reconciled quarterly and keep records for 6 years
4. File with the Department of Health between June 1 and August 15 of each year a certificate
By what methods may a chiropractor use adjust, manipulate, or treat the human body? -
answer✔✔1. Manual, Mechanical or Natural
2. Physiotherapy or Physical
3. Acupuncture
4. Foods (concentrates, extracts and non-prescription items)
5. First Aid/Hygiene