CALIFORNIA CHIROPRACTIC
ETHICS TEST BANK 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ Cost of license Answer: $371 Application fee
◉ Where can a legal preceding against the California Board of Chiros be
filed? Answer: Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles
◉ Can you get a California reciprocal license if you are licensed
elsewhere? Answer: Yes. As long as the qualifications are similar, you'll
have to take one ethics exam, proof of licensure in other state and proof
that license was not revoked and there are no outstanding claims of
unprofessional conduct.
◉ Causes for revoked/suspended license? Answer: False ID
Felony
False Ad
Use of drugs that is public safety concern
Say you cure dx
Treat dx
◉ If license is revoked/suspended - how long do you have to wait to get
it re-issued? Answer: 2 years
,◉ When does a license become forfeited? Answer: 60 days past renewal
◉ How do you renew license after renewal date but before 60 days has
passed? Answer: Completed application and double renewal fee
◉ When does a license become expired? Answer: Last day of the birth
month of licentiate
◉ When do you receive a renewal notice from the board? Answer: 60
days prior to due date
◉ What is the license yearly renewal fee? Answer: $313
◉ Can a DC sign death certificates? Answer: Yes, a DC can sign death
certificates
◉ Who at the State Board do you contact regarding your license
renewal, renewal notice, application fee and revocation? Answer: Board
Secretary
◉ What is the proper use of the title "doctor" as a chiropractor? Answer:
Must have the word "chiropractor" or D.C. in the name Ex: Dr. John
Smith, D.C. or Dr. John Smith, chiropractor
,◉ What parts of the body are w/in the scope of chiropractic? Answer:
Spine
Joints
Muscles
Connective tissue
◉ What additional tools/methods can be used with chiropractic care?
Answer: Air - cold - diet
Exercise - heat - light
Massage - physical culture - rest - ultrasound
Water - physical therapy
◉ When is it okay to diagnose using ultrasound? Answer: When
diagnosing NMSK (neuromuscular skeletal)
◉ When is it NOT okay to use ultrasound for txt or dx? Answer: On a
fetus (pregnant uterus)
◉ What can chiropractors use for diagnosis? Answer: X-ray
Thermography
Ultrasound (NMSK ONLY)
◉ When is it safe to use a laser as part of care plan? Answer: When the
laser is approved by the FDA
, ◉ When is it okay for a chiro to use/advertise "physical therapy"
Answer: If they have a physical therapy license as well as a chiropractic
license
◉ What is outside of scope for a chiropractor when using a laser?
Answer: When laser is used for
Ablation
Special surgical procedures
used for Allergies**
◉ Notification to board for change of practice address? Answer: 30 days
Provide old and new address
◉ Notification to the board for change of name? Answer: 10 days with
required proof like court order or marriage certificate $25 fee
◉ Jobs of the Executive Office of the California Board? Answer:
Schedule hearings
Subpoenas
file notice of defense
Mail decisions on cases
◉ Where must a license be placed? Answer: Conspicuous (obvious)
place
ETHICS TEST BANK 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ Cost of license Answer: $371 Application fee
◉ Where can a legal preceding against the California Board of Chiros be
filed? Answer: Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles
◉ Can you get a California reciprocal license if you are licensed
elsewhere? Answer: Yes. As long as the qualifications are similar, you'll
have to take one ethics exam, proof of licensure in other state and proof
that license was not revoked and there are no outstanding claims of
unprofessional conduct.
◉ Causes for revoked/suspended license? Answer: False ID
Felony
False Ad
Use of drugs that is public safety concern
Say you cure dx
Treat dx
◉ If license is revoked/suspended - how long do you have to wait to get
it re-issued? Answer: 2 years
,◉ When does a license become forfeited? Answer: 60 days past renewal
◉ How do you renew license after renewal date but before 60 days has
passed? Answer: Completed application and double renewal fee
◉ When does a license become expired? Answer: Last day of the birth
month of licentiate
◉ When do you receive a renewal notice from the board? Answer: 60
days prior to due date
◉ What is the license yearly renewal fee? Answer: $313
◉ Can a DC sign death certificates? Answer: Yes, a DC can sign death
certificates
◉ Who at the State Board do you contact regarding your license
renewal, renewal notice, application fee and revocation? Answer: Board
Secretary
◉ What is the proper use of the title "doctor" as a chiropractor? Answer:
Must have the word "chiropractor" or D.C. in the name Ex: Dr. John
Smith, D.C. or Dr. John Smith, chiropractor
,◉ What parts of the body are w/in the scope of chiropractic? Answer:
Spine
Joints
Muscles
Connective tissue
◉ What additional tools/methods can be used with chiropractic care?
Answer: Air - cold - diet
Exercise - heat - light
Massage - physical culture - rest - ultrasound
Water - physical therapy
◉ When is it okay to diagnose using ultrasound? Answer: When
diagnosing NMSK (neuromuscular skeletal)
◉ When is it NOT okay to use ultrasound for txt or dx? Answer: On a
fetus (pregnant uterus)
◉ What can chiropractors use for diagnosis? Answer: X-ray
Thermography
Ultrasound (NMSK ONLY)
◉ When is it safe to use a laser as part of care plan? Answer: When the
laser is approved by the FDA
, ◉ When is it okay for a chiro to use/advertise "physical therapy"
Answer: If they have a physical therapy license as well as a chiropractic
license
◉ What is outside of scope for a chiropractor when using a laser?
Answer: When laser is used for
Ablation
Special surgical procedures
used for Allergies**
◉ Notification to board for change of practice address? Answer: 30 days
Provide old and new address
◉ Notification to the board for change of name? Answer: 10 days with
required proof like court order or marriage certificate $25 fee
◉ Jobs of the Executive Office of the California Board? Answer:
Schedule hearings
Subpoenas
file notice of defense
Mail decisions on cases
◉ Where must a license be placed? Answer: Conspicuous (obvious)
place
