CALIFORNIA CHIROPRACTIC ETHICS LATEST
EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔You want to advertise that you are the best DC in town! Why is this not allowed and
what are the legal consequences? - ✔✔constitutes a fraudulent claim and is grounds for
a license being revoked/suspended
✔✔Fraudulent claim - ✔✔A scientific claim that cannot be substantiated by reliable,
peer reviewed, published scientific studies
Makes a claim of professional superiority or of performing services in a superior manner
✔✔A chiropractor is found guilty of false advertisement. What is the penalty? - ✔✔a
misdemeanor 6mo in jail and/or $2,500 fine
✔✔A chiropractor makes sensational or fabulous statements, what is the consequence?
- ✔✔Suspension of license for up to 1 year, license placed on probation, whatever the
board may deem proper (except revoking license)
✔✔You send out lab work for a patient and their results come back as HIV positive.
How must you respond? Tell them verbally? Give them written copy of lab results? -
, ✔✔Health care professionals must provide results in oral or written form if requested by
the patient. Results may also be disclosed electronically
✔✔You are doing a screening and offer a promotional deal of free exam. When you
assess the patient in the office you determine they need x-rays. This was not included in
the promotional deal they agreed to. Can you still take x-rays? under what conditions? -
✔✔no charge shall be made unless the patient is informed of the cost and agrees to
payment prior to completion of services
✔✔You hire a referral service. Is this legal? If so, how must they comply with the board
to be legal? - ✔✔The service must register with the state board, providing its name and
address.
✔✔What must be in place in order to use before and after photos as a form of
advertisement? - ✔✔Must say what procedures were performed on that patient
✔✔How many days do you have to report a name change to the board? - ✔✔10 days
with evidence and a $50 fee
✔✔How many days do you have to report a change of address to the board? - ✔✔must
provide previous and current address within 30 days
✔✔How much is it to replace a lost/stolen license or re-register following a name
change? - ✔✔$50
✔✔Patient wants to review files - how many days do you have? - ✔✔5 days from the
written request
✔✔Patient requests files for government help (ie: foodstamps) how are you obligated to
respond? - ✔✔a copy of relevant information must be provided within 30 days of written
request free of charge
✔✔Dr. lets their license go inactive for 2 years while she is living out of state; how much
must she pay & how much CE does she need to complete in order to reactivate? -
✔✔$313, with 24 hours of CE
✔✔Who sends the letter of admonishment for the abatement of something? - ✔✔the
executive officer
✔✔It is illegal for the chiropractor to refer a patient to a PT clinic if ______ - ✔✔cannot
refer to an immediate family member
EVALUATION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔You want to advertise that you are the best DC in town! Why is this not allowed and
what are the legal consequences? - ✔✔constitutes a fraudulent claim and is grounds for
a license being revoked/suspended
✔✔Fraudulent claim - ✔✔A scientific claim that cannot be substantiated by reliable,
peer reviewed, published scientific studies
Makes a claim of professional superiority or of performing services in a superior manner
✔✔A chiropractor is found guilty of false advertisement. What is the penalty? - ✔✔a
misdemeanor 6mo in jail and/or $2,500 fine
✔✔A chiropractor makes sensational or fabulous statements, what is the consequence?
- ✔✔Suspension of license for up to 1 year, license placed on probation, whatever the
board may deem proper (except revoking license)
✔✔You send out lab work for a patient and their results come back as HIV positive.
How must you respond? Tell them verbally? Give them written copy of lab results? -
, ✔✔Health care professionals must provide results in oral or written form if requested by
the patient. Results may also be disclosed electronically
✔✔You are doing a screening and offer a promotional deal of free exam. When you
assess the patient in the office you determine they need x-rays. This was not included in
the promotional deal they agreed to. Can you still take x-rays? under what conditions? -
✔✔no charge shall be made unless the patient is informed of the cost and agrees to
payment prior to completion of services
✔✔You hire a referral service. Is this legal? If so, how must they comply with the board
to be legal? - ✔✔The service must register with the state board, providing its name and
address.
✔✔What must be in place in order to use before and after photos as a form of
advertisement? - ✔✔Must say what procedures were performed on that patient
✔✔How many days do you have to report a name change to the board? - ✔✔10 days
with evidence and a $50 fee
✔✔How many days do you have to report a change of address to the board? - ✔✔must
provide previous and current address within 30 days
✔✔How much is it to replace a lost/stolen license or re-register following a name
change? - ✔✔$50
✔✔Patient wants to review files - how many days do you have? - ✔✔5 days from the
written request
✔✔Patient requests files for government help (ie: foodstamps) how are you obligated to
respond? - ✔✔a copy of relevant information must be provided within 30 days of written
request free of charge
✔✔Dr. lets their license go inactive for 2 years while she is living out of state; how much
must she pay & how much CE does she need to complete in order to reactivate? -
✔✔$313, with 24 hours of CE
✔✔Who sends the letter of admonishment for the abatement of something? - ✔✔the
executive officer
✔✔It is illegal for the chiropractor to refer a patient to a PT clinic if ______ - ✔✔cannot
refer to an immediate family member
