Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic
Board ACTUAL TEST 166 Q&A,
Exams of Law
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
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-$350
The initial licensure fee is? - ANSWER-$350
The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license? - ANSWER-$250 & $250 ($500 total if you let it 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
What is the time frame for which the CE for chiropractic licensure renewal must be completed in? -
ANSWER-2 years (biennially)
At least, three (3) hours of the forty (40) hours of CE required for Chiro license renewal, must be in
what specific area? - ANSWER-Risk Management: Two (2) of the three (3) hours shall be specifically
related to laws and rules of the board and regulatory agency in which the board operates
Six (6) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? - ANSWER-Record
Keeping, Documentation, and coding
Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? - ANSWER-Ethics and
Boundaries
What is the maximum number hours Chiro CE may be obtained online? - ANSWER-no more than ten
(10) general hours each biennium may be attained online
A chiropractor certified in acupuncture shall obtain how many CE hours each biennium?
What is the breakdown of those hours? - ANSWER-Four (4) hours of approved acupuncture CE. (Two
(2) of which in safety and risk mgmt and two (2) in technique, with the four (4) applied to the forty (40)
required each biennium)
A chiropractor may attain five (5) hours of CE in the Risk Management by attending what? - ANSWER-
One (1) full day or eight (8) hours of a board meeting (which ever is shorter) at which disciplinary
hearings are conducted
Volunteer expert witnesses shall receive how many hours of CE in risk mgmt for each case reviewed? -
ANSWER-Five (5) hours for each case reviewed up to a max of ten (10) hours per biennium
For license renewal what two (2) CE courses are required? - ANSWER-Initial license requires a
minimum of a 3hr HIV/AIDS course and for license renewal a 2hr course related to the prevention of
medical errors
What are chiros required to attend within their first twelve (12) months after initial licensure? -
ANSWER-Attend one (1) full day at a Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting at which
disciplinary hearings are conducted.
What are the CE requirements during initial licensure period (prior to first 1st renewal)? - ANSWER-
Attend one (1) full day of FBCM meeting, six (6) hours of record keeping, documentation, coding, and
Board ACTUAL TEST 166 Q&A,
Exams of Law
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
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-$350
The initial licensure fee is? - ANSWER-$350
The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license? - ANSWER-$250 & $250 ($500 total if you let it 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
What is the time frame for which the CE for chiropractic licensure renewal must be completed in? -
ANSWER-2 years (biennially)
At least, three (3) hours of the forty (40) hours of CE required for Chiro license renewal, must be in
what specific area? - ANSWER-Risk Management: Two (2) of the three (3) hours shall be specifically
related to laws and rules of the board and regulatory agency in which the board operates
Six (6) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? - ANSWER-Record
Keeping, Documentation, and coding
Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? - ANSWER-Ethics and
Boundaries
What is the maximum number hours Chiro CE may be obtained online? - ANSWER-no more than ten
(10) general hours each biennium may be attained online
A chiropractor certified in acupuncture shall obtain how many CE hours each biennium?
What is the breakdown of those hours? - ANSWER-Four (4) hours of approved acupuncture CE. (Two
(2) of which in safety and risk mgmt and two (2) in technique, with the four (4) applied to the forty (40)
required each biennium)
A chiropractor may attain five (5) hours of CE in the Risk Management by attending what? - ANSWER-
One (1) full day or eight (8) hours of a board meeting (which ever is shorter) at which disciplinary
hearings are conducted
Volunteer expert witnesses shall receive how many hours of CE in risk mgmt for each case reviewed? -
ANSWER-Five (5) hours for each case reviewed up to a max of ten (10) hours per biennium
For license renewal what two (2) CE courses are required? - ANSWER-Initial license requires a
minimum of a 3hr HIV/AIDS course and for license renewal a 2hr course related to the prevention of
medical errors
What are chiros required to attend within their first twelve (12) months after initial licensure? -
ANSWER-Attend one (1) full day at a Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting at which
disciplinary hearings are conducted.
What are the CE requirements during initial licensure period (prior to first 1st renewal)? - ANSWER-
Attend one (1) full day of FBCM meeting, six (6) hours of record keeping, documentation, coding, and
