CALIFORNIA CHIROPRACTIC ETHICS FINAL EXAMS
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What do you have to do with a patient who only speaks one language? -
✔✔Document their principle language in the file
✔✔Who determines if treatment is excessive? - ✔✔Standard of the community of
licensees
✔✔What is the consquence of excessive treatment? - ✔✔Misdemeanor, 100-600$ fine,
60-180 days in jail
✔✔Is the chiropractor responsible for sexual misconduct if the CA is the one doing the
misconduct? - ✔✔Yes. Every licensee is responsible for the conduct of employees
✔✔What happens if the chiropractor dies? - ✔✔Practice must be supervised by a
practicing chiropractor and they have 6 months to dispose of the practice but can
request and additional 4 months.
✔✔When can a chiropractor promise a job after graduation? - ✔✔Only if they are
preceptoring in a board approved office
, ✔✔Insurance company requests records of your patient, what do you have to include? -
✔✔History of mental illness, any disease they have is doctor-patient confidentiality so
you don't tell them that
✔✔Can a chiropractor hire an unlicensed individual for PT? - ✔✔Yes, they have to
provide adequate supervision. The doctor must be present in the office 50% of the week
✔✔What can an unlicensed individual do? - ✔✔Take history, make xrays, exams
including; neuro, ortho, physical, chiro - nothing diagnostic or analytic like heart or lung
evaluations
✔✔A patient notices something wrong in their file what do you do? - ✔✔Add a 250 word
addendum to each mistake and it becomes part of their record permanently.
✔✔Thermography can be used by a chiropractor for what? - ✔✔DX
✔✔Laser can be used for what? - ✔✔Pain relief and tissue healing
✔✔How do you write your name on a business card? - ✔✔You have to have DC or
chiropractor on the card
✔✔If a patient is hurt at work and wants to settle the case later what do you do? -
✔✔Patient must in writing say they he has released the employer from financial
responsibility
✔✔Patient reports abuse by their boyfriend or girlfriend what do you do? - ✔✔Report to
local authorities within 24 hours.
✔✔Patient reports being physically abused what do you do? - ✔✔Report by telephone
or confidentail internet reporting tool immediately or as soon as possible.
✔✔If the chiropractor is mentally unstable to practice what happens? - ✔✔Licensing
agency may order you to be examined by one or more physicians or psychologists.
✔✔The doctor hires someone to procure patients what is the consequence? -
✔✔License to practice revoked for 10 years upon the second conviction
✔✔Active and inactive Dc patient records must include: - ✔✔-Full Name, DOB, SS#,
-Gender, Height, Weight
-pt hx, complaint, Dx, Pt signature, every visit date, signed informed written consent
✔✔X-ray and Thermography can be used for what? - ✔✔Diagnosis but not for the use
of treatment
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What do you have to do with a patient who only speaks one language? -
✔✔Document their principle language in the file
✔✔Who determines if treatment is excessive? - ✔✔Standard of the community of
licensees
✔✔What is the consquence of excessive treatment? - ✔✔Misdemeanor, 100-600$ fine,
60-180 days in jail
✔✔Is the chiropractor responsible for sexual misconduct if the CA is the one doing the
misconduct? - ✔✔Yes. Every licensee is responsible for the conduct of employees
✔✔What happens if the chiropractor dies? - ✔✔Practice must be supervised by a
practicing chiropractor and they have 6 months to dispose of the practice but can
request and additional 4 months.
✔✔When can a chiropractor promise a job after graduation? - ✔✔Only if they are
preceptoring in a board approved office
, ✔✔Insurance company requests records of your patient, what do you have to include? -
✔✔History of mental illness, any disease they have is doctor-patient confidentiality so
you don't tell them that
✔✔Can a chiropractor hire an unlicensed individual for PT? - ✔✔Yes, they have to
provide adequate supervision. The doctor must be present in the office 50% of the week
✔✔What can an unlicensed individual do? - ✔✔Take history, make xrays, exams
including; neuro, ortho, physical, chiro - nothing diagnostic or analytic like heart or lung
evaluations
✔✔A patient notices something wrong in their file what do you do? - ✔✔Add a 250 word
addendum to each mistake and it becomes part of their record permanently.
✔✔Thermography can be used by a chiropractor for what? - ✔✔DX
✔✔Laser can be used for what? - ✔✔Pain relief and tissue healing
✔✔How do you write your name on a business card? - ✔✔You have to have DC or
chiropractor on the card
✔✔If a patient is hurt at work and wants to settle the case later what do you do? -
✔✔Patient must in writing say they he has released the employer from financial
responsibility
✔✔Patient reports abuse by their boyfriend or girlfriend what do you do? - ✔✔Report to
local authorities within 24 hours.
✔✔Patient reports being physically abused what do you do? - ✔✔Report by telephone
or confidentail internet reporting tool immediately or as soon as possible.
✔✔If the chiropractor is mentally unstable to practice what happens? - ✔✔Licensing
agency may order you to be examined by one or more physicians or psychologists.
✔✔The doctor hires someone to procure patients what is the consequence? -
✔✔License to practice revoked for 10 years upon the second conviction
✔✔Active and inactive Dc patient records must include: - ✔✔-Full Name, DOB, SS#,
-Gender, Height, Weight
-pt hx, complaint, Dx, Pt signature, every visit date, signed informed written consent
✔✔X-ray and Thermography can be used for what? - ✔✔Diagnosis but not for the use
of treatment
