Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic Board 2026
Actual Test Questions and Answers
Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means
with confirmation to the Department of a change of address within ______ days
- VERIFIED ANSWER- 30
The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable - VERIFIED
ANSWER- $100
A license must be renewed every ___ years? - VERIFIED ANSWER- 2
The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- $350
The initial licensure fee is? - VERIFIED ANSWER- $350
The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license? - VERIFIED ANSWER- $250 & $250
($500 total if you let it lapse)
You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? - VERIFIED ANSWER-
18
,If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____ years of
college work, after July 1, 2000, graduate must have _________? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- 3 years (90 credits), bachelor's degree
Must pass which NBCE boards? - VERIFIED ANSWER- I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws &
Rules
If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit for which
exam? - VERIFIED 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. - VERIFIED 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. - VERIFIED 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. - VERIFIED
ANSWER- $50
,What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee applying for
reactivation show coverage (unless granted an exemption by the board/dept)?
- VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- Financial Responsibility
What amount of financial responsibility is a health care practitioner required to
carry? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED
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? -
VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- No later than the 1st (first) renewal
What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their license becomes
inactive or retired? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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?
- VERIFIED ANSWER- Record Keeping, Documentation, and coding
Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific
area? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Ethics and Boundaries
Actual Test Questions and Answers
Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means
with confirmation to the Department of a change of address within ______ days
- VERIFIED ANSWER- 30
The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable - VERIFIED
ANSWER- $100
A license must be renewed every ___ years? - VERIFIED ANSWER- 2
The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- $350
The initial licensure fee is? - VERIFIED ANSWER- $350
The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license? - VERIFIED ANSWER- $250 & $250
($500 total if you let it lapse)
You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? - VERIFIED ANSWER-
18
,If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____ years of
college work, after July 1, 2000, graduate must have _________? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- 3 years (90 credits), bachelor's degree
Must pass which NBCE boards? - VERIFIED ANSWER- I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws &
Rules
If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit for which
exam? - VERIFIED 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. - VERIFIED 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. - VERIFIED 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. - VERIFIED
ANSWER- $50
,What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee applying for
reactivation show coverage (unless granted an exemption by the board/dept)?
- VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- Financial Responsibility
What amount of financial responsibility is a health care practitioner required to
carry? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED
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? -
VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED
ANSWER- No later than the 1st (first) renewal
What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their license becomes
inactive or retired? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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? - VERIFIED 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?
- VERIFIED ANSWER- Record Keeping, Documentation, and coding
Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific
area? - VERIFIED ANSWER- Ethics and Boundaries
