FLORIDA LAWS & RULES CHIROPRACTIC BOARD 2023
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Licensee Change of Address Notification Timeframe:
ANS>> Each licensee shall provide written notification to the Department of a change of
address within 30 days.
2. License Renewal Frequency:
ANS>> A license must be renewed every 2 years.
3. Florida Medical Malpractice Term:
ANS>> Medical Malpractice is known as Financial Responsibility in the state of Florida.
4. HIV/AIDS CE Course Timing:
ANS>> Health care providers must complete at least a 3-hour CE course on HIV/AIDS
no later than the 1st renewal.
5. CE Hours for License Renewal:
ANS>> Applicants need 40 classroom hours of Chiropractic CE for license renewal.
6. Specific CE Requirement for Risk Management:
ANS>> At least 3 hours of the 40 required CE hours must be in Risk Management, with 2
hours related to laws and rules.
7. CE Hours Requirement in Record Keeping:
ANS>> 6 of the 40 required CE hours must be in Record Keeping, Documentation, and
Coding.
8. Maximum Online CE Hours for Chiropractors:
ANS>> Chiropractors can obtain a maximum of 10 CE hours online per biennium.
9. Risk Management CE Hours Attainment:
ANS>> Chiropractors can attain 5 hours of Risk Management CE by attending 1 full day
of a board meeting with disciplinary hearings.
10. Initial Licensure Meeting Requirement:
ANS>> Chiros must attend 1 full day at a Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine
meeting with disciplinary hearings within their first 12 months after initial licensure.
11. What are the Continuing Education (CE) requirements during
the initial li- cense period?:
ANS>> 1. 1 full day of FBCM meeting
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,FLORIDA LAWS & RULES CHIROPRACTIC BOARD 2023
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2. 6 hours of record keeping, documentation, and coding
3. 2 hours of ethics and boundaries
- NO OTHER CE requirements are needed during the biennium
12. What is the difference between a Certified CA and a Registered
CA?:
ANS>> Certified CA must complete training (200 hours in 24 months), get approved and licensed
from the board, and can directly supervise a Registered CA.
13. What can a Registered CA not do without supervision?:
ANS>> Adjust/diagnose (supervision is required)
14. How long should x-rays be retained?:
ANS>> Not more than 4 years
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ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Licensee Change of Address Notification Timeframe:
ANS>> Each licensee shall provide written notification to the Department of a change of
address within 30 days.
2. License Renewal Frequency:
ANS>> A license must be renewed every 2 years.
3. Florida Medical Malpractice Term:
ANS>> Medical Malpractice is known as Financial Responsibility in the state of Florida.
4. HIV/AIDS CE Course Timing:
ANS>> Health care providers must complete at least a 3-hour CE course on HIV/AIDS
no later than the 1st renewal.
5. CE Hours for License Renewal:
ANS>> Applicants need 40 classroom hours of Chiropractic CE for license renewal.
6. Specific CE Requirement for Risk Management:
ANS>> At least 3 hours of the 40 required CE hours must be in Risk Management, with 2
hours related to laws and rules.
7. CE Hours Requirement in Record Keeping:
ANS>> 6 of the 40 required CE hours must be in Record Keeping, Documentation, and
Coding.
8. Maximum Online CE Hours for Chiropractors:
ANS>> Chiropractors can obtain a maximum of 10 CE hours online per biennium.
9. Risk Management CE Hours Attainment:
ANS>> Chiropractors can attain 5 hours of Risk Management CE by attending 1 full day
of a board meeting with disciplinary hearings.
10. Initial Licensure Meeting Requirement:
ANS>> Chiros must attend 1 full day at a Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine
meeting with disciplinary hearings within their first 12 months after initial licensure.
11. What are the Continuing Education (CE) requirements during
the initial li- cense period?:
ANS>> 1. 1 full day of FBCM meeting
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,FLORIDA LAWS & RULES CHIROPRACTIC BOARD 2023
ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2. 6 hours of record keeping, documentation, and coding
3. 2 hours of ethics and boundaries
- NO OTHER CE requirements are needed during the biennium
12. What is the difference between a Certified CA and a Registered
CA?:
ANS>> Certified CA must complete training (200 hours in 24 months), get approved and licensed
from the board, and can directly supervise a Registered CA.
13. What can a Registered CA not do without supervision?:
ANS>> Adjust/diagnose (supervision is required)
14. How long should x-rays be retained?:
ANS>> Not more than 4 years
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