Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic Board 2023 Actual
Test Questions and Answers MAY 2023
Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means with
confirmation to the Department of a change of address within ______ days Answer- 30
The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable Answer- $100
A license must be renewed every ___ years? Answer- 2
The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______? Answer- $350
The initial licensure fee is? Answer- $350
The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license? Answer- $250 & $250 ($500 total if you let is
lapse)
You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? Answer- 18
If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____ years of college
work, after July 1, 2000, graduate must have _________? Answer- 3 years (90 credits),
bachelor's degree
Must pass which NBCE boards? Answer- I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws & Rules
If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit for which exam?
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. 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. 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. Answer- $50
What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee applying for reactivation
show coverage (unless granted an exemption by the board/dept)? 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? Answer- Financial
Responsibility
What amount of financial responsibility is a health care practitioner required to carry?
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? 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? 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? Answer- No later than the 1st (first)
renewal
What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their license becomes inactive
or retired? 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? 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?
Answer- 40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
Test Questions and Answers MAY 2023
Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means with
confirmation to the Department of a change of address within ______ days Answer- 30
The application fee shall be _____ which shall be nonrefundable Answer- $100
A license must be renewed every ___ years? Answer- 2
The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is _______? Answer- $350
The initial licensure fee is? Answer- $350
The fee for inactive status is?
The fee for renewal of an inactive license? Answer- $250 & $250 ($500 total if you let is
lapse)
You have to be over the age of ____ to apply for a license? Answer- 18
If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed ____ years of college
work, after July 1, 2000, graduate must have _________? Answer- 3 years (90 credits),
bachelor's degree
Must pass which NBCE boards? Answer- I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws & Rules
If it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit for which exam?
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. 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. 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. Answer- $50
What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee applying for reactivation
show coverage (unless granted an exemption by the board/dept)? 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? Answer- Financial
Responsibility
What amount of financial responsibility is a health care practitioner required to carry?
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? 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? 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? Answer- No later than the 1st (first)
renewal
What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their license becomes inactive
or retired? 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? 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?
Answer- 40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE
