Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic Board 2023 Actual Test Questions and Answers

If you change your address, how many days do you have to notify the board - correct answers -30 How many hours of education is needed to sit for the acupuncture test - correct answers -100 How many hours of CE is needed every 2 years - correct answers -40 hours in risk management are needed of which hours are required for laws and rules - co rrect answers -3, 2 how many hours are required for record keeping/documentation and coding - correct answers -6 how many hours are needed in ethics - correct answers -2 how many hours are needed in HIV/AIDS - correct answers -3 how many hours are needed for prevention of medical errors - correct answers -2 No more than _____hours of CE can be earned through online classes - correct answers -10 Trust fund account records must be kept for how many years - correct answers -6 Free services that are advertised require what - correct answers -verbal announcement or 15 second disclaimer exposure T/ F- you can not advertise superiority over others but you can advertise diplomate status - correct an swers -True What are the specialities recognized by the board - correct answers - ACA, ICA, International academy of clinical neurology, international chiropractic pediatric association Florida Laws & Rules Chiropractic Board A Questions And AnswersUnrecognized specialities can be advertised but require what - correct answers - statement saying "specialty isnt recognized by florida chiropractic board of medicine" Failure of a license holder to elect active or inactive before expiration will cause the license to beco me what - correct answers -delinquent attending a disclipinary board meeting gives you how many hours in what - correct answers -5 hours in risk management An inactive license may be required to appear before the board if that license has been inactive for how long - correct answers -more than two consecutive biennial cycles Fines imposed by the board shall be paid within how many days - correct answers -30 Citations are to be corrected within how many days - correct answers -60 citations are to be disputed in ______ within how many days - correct answers -writing, 30 minor violations of rule will be notified by noncompliance, and the licensee has days to take ac tion - correct answers -15 T/ F - making suggestive, lewd, or lascivious remarks to a patient is sexual misconduct - correct answer s -true A person is considered a chiropractic patient until year has elapsed since the last date of trea tment or examination - correct answers -1 T/ F - Patient consent may be used by DC in defense of allegation of sexual misconduct - correct answ ers -FALSE for reproducing copies, the cost for the first 25 pages shall be per page, for each page in excess of 25 pages, the cost shall be - correct answers -1.00, 0.25 cost of reproducing x-rays and other special records shall be the - correct answers -actual cost A DC who terminates practice, stops practicing, or dies (a representative would) shall keep patient records for how long - correct answers -2 years within _ month of termination, retirement, or death; said person shall notify the board of who reco rd owner is and publish said information into newspaper on occassions. - correct answers -1, 2 A chiropractor in active practice shall retain records for at least years - correct answers - 4medical records are maintained to - correct answers - serve as a basis for planning patient care and for continuity in the evaluation of the patient's condi tion and treatment T/ F - late entries are permitted, but must be clearly and accurately noted as late entries and date acc urately when they are entered into the record - correct answers -True minimum insurance coverage in an amount not less than per claim and with minimum annual aggregate not less than - correct answers -100,000 300,000 what is the maximum ratio of DC:CCPA allowed? - correct answers -1:2 CCPA can work under supervision while CAs must work under supervision - correct answers -indirect, direct indirect supervision for CCPAs means that the DC must have , or be within minu tes away and able to talk by electronic communication - correct answers -easy availability, 30 what are the 4 areas of speciality for CCPAs? - correct answers - Radiology, nutrition, orthopedics, PT Each licensee shall provide written notification by mail or by electronic means with confirmation to the Department of a change of address within _______ days - correct answers -30 The application fee shall be which shall be nonrefundable - correct answers -$100 A license must be renewed every years? - correct answers -2 The fee for biennial renewal of a chiropractic license is ? - correct answers -$350 The initial licensure fee is? - correct answers -$350 The fee for inactive status is? The fee for renewal of an inactive license? - correct answers -$250 & $250 ($500 total if you let it lapse) You have to be over the age of to apply for a license? - correct answers -18 If graduated before July 1, 2000 graduate must have completed years of college work, after July 1, 2000, graduate must have ? - correct answers -3 years (90 credits), bachelor's degree Must pass which NBCE boards? - correct answers -I, II, III, IV, PT & FL Laws & RulesIf it's 10 years since graduation before application, applicant must sit for which exam? - correct answers -National Board of Chiropractic Examiners Special Purposes Examination for Chiropractic Applicant will receive notification within working days to applicants who have successfully co mpleted the requirements. - correct answers -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. - correct answers -True (Unless it is the first time renewing) If renewal applicant does not submit documentation and fingerprints after the 30 days since noncompliance was issued, the fine is ____ per day. - correct answers -$50 What type of maintained malpractice coverage must a licensee applying for reactivation show cover age (unless granted an exemption by the board/dept)? - correct answers -Tail coverage (which provided liability coverage as of the initial date of state licensure and incidents occurring bef ore the date the license became inactive) Medical Malpractice is known as what in the state of Florida? - correct answers - Financial Responsibility What amount of financial responsibility is a health care practitioner required to carry? - correct ans wers - An amount sufficient to cover claims that arise out of rendering or failure to render professional car e and services Who must maintain financial responsibility in the state of Florida? - correct answers - 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? - correct answers - 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? - correct answers - No later than the 1st (first) renewal What CE requirements does a licensee need to meet if their license becomes inactive or retired? - c orrect answers - They must meet the same CE requirements as an active licensee for ALL biennial licensure periods i n 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? - corr ect answers -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? - correct a nswers -40 (forty) classroom hours of Chiropractic CE What is the time frame for which the CE for chiropractic licensure renewal must be completed in? - correct answers -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? - correct answer s -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? - correct answers - Record Keeping, Documentation, and coding Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? - correct answers -Ethics and Boundaries What is the maximum number hours Chiro CE may be obtained online? - correct answers - no more than ten (10) general hours each biennium may be attained online A chiropractor certified in acupuncture shall obtain how many CE hours each biennium? What is the breakdown of those hours? - correct answers -Four (4) hours of approved acupuncture CE. (Two (2) of which in safety and risk mgmt and two (2) in technique, with the four (4) applied to the forty (40) required each biennium) A chiropractor may attain five (5) hours of CE in the Risk Management by attending what? - correct answers -One (1) full day or eight (8) hours of a board meeting (which ever is shorter) at which disciplinary hearings are conducted Volunteer expert witnesses shall receive how many hours of CE in risk mgmt for each case reviewed ? - correct answers -Five (5) hours for each case reviewed up to a max of ten (10) hours per biennium For license renewal what two (2) CE courses are required? - correct answers - Initial license requires a minimum of a 3hr HIV/AIDS course and for license renewal a 2hr course related to the prevention of medical errorsWhat are chiros required to attend within their first twelve (12) months after initial licensure? - correct answers -Attend one (1) full day at a Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine meeting at which disciplinary hearings are co nducted. What are the CE requirements during initial licensure period (prior to first 1st renewal)? - correct answers -Attend one (1) full day of FBCM meeting, six (6) hours of record keeping, documentation, coding, and two (2) hours of ethics and boundaries. NO OTHER CE requirements are needed during the biennium! (The typical 40 hours does not apply in this case) What are the two types of CA's - correct answers -Certified and Registered What is the difference between a certified and a registered CA? - correct answers - A certified CA must go though training (200 hrs in 24 months), get approved and licensed from the board. They can directly supervise a registered CA. How many CE hours does a certified CA need to complete biennially? - correct answers -24 How long does a certified CA have to notify the board of changes of employment of supervising chir opractic physician? - correct answers -30 days Certifications to supervise assistants shall remain valid for years and must be renewed . - correct answers -2, biennially How much is the initial fee for a certified CA? - correct answers -$100 How much is the application fee for a certified CA? - correct answers -$100 The fee for biennial renewal of an active license for a certified CA is . - correct answers - $55 T/ F In order to work with a certified CA, the supervising chiropractor and the certified CA must meet i n front of the board and have a written working agreement contract. - correct answers -True T/ F If a certified CA misrepresents themselves, the supervising chiropractic practitioner can be held res ponsible. - correct answers -True The initial registration fee for a registered chiropractic assistant is . (Which is the same for biennial renewal) - correct answers -$25 T/ F Registered chiropractic assistants can perform duties that involve patient care management or tre atment without the licensed practitioner or certified CA on the premise. - correct answers -F - the assistant will be under the direction of a chiropractor or a licensed certified chiropractic phy sician's assistant who is physically located on the premises at all times while a registered chiropracti c assistant is performing assigned duties that involve patient care management or treatment. Registered chiropractic assistant assists with patient care management, executes administrative and clinical procedures, and often performs managerial and supervisory functions. They can do everythin g in the office under supervision except? - correct answers -Adjust/diagnose... use common sense here. The important thing is they need to be supervised. (Competence in the field also requires that a registered chiropractic assistant adhere to ethical and l egal standards of professional practice, recognize and respond to emergencies, and demonstrate pro fessional characteristics.) What must be on each medical record or would be grounds for disciplinary action by the board? - c orrect answers -Name and credential of the licensed chiro (clearly identifying and legible) How long must x-rays be retained? - correct answers -Not more than four (4) years The healthcare practitioner who generates a medical record after making a physical or mental exam, administering treatment is considered what? - correct answers -The "records owner." Who can request of a licensed healthcare practitioner to "furnish" reports and records? - correct an swers -The individual for whom the record was created or their legal representative. Medical records may only be furnished to and conditions of the patient discussed with whom, witho ut written authorization by the patient? - correct answers - The patient, patients legal representative, other healthcare practitioners/providers involved in their care/treatment (there are numerous exemptions, especially legal actions, research, abuse, negligence, Health Dept with subpoena, etc) Policies, procedures, and standards must be developed by the records owner to protect what? - cor rect answers -patient confidentiality When terminating, retiring, relocating and no longer available to patients, the record owner must n otify whom? - correct answers - The patient(s) individually or by newspaper advertisement so they may obtain a copy of thier medic al record and Florida State Board Can you charge for providing copies of a patients medical record? - correct answers -Yes (shall be no more than the actual cost of copying, including reasonable staff time, or specific admin rule by the board)A chiropractor can advertise in accordance with the Board's rules, regarding the ART and SCIENCE of Chiropractic and where and from whom chiropractic services may be obtained, so long as such info rmation is in no way , , or . - correct answers - Fraudulent, false, deceptive, or misleading. What is the special condition for advertising free x-rays or fluoroscopy? - correct answers - It must include the fact that xrays and/or video fluoroscopy will only be given if medically necessary For a group of chiropractors to advertise a chiropractic referral service, the ad must... - correct ans wers -specifically name each of the individual chiropractors who are participating in the referral service or bureau (unless it's a nationwide one that has over 50 members) T/ F Chiropractors can market their specialties to set them apart from each other. - correct answers -False, unless it's a specialty recognized by the board and required 300+ hours with written and oral examination, it can not be marketed. The only specialty that doesn't have to have a discloser in an ad is? - correct answers - Diplomate recognized by the board. T/ F All advertising must clearly state it's a chiropractic office, or chiropractor(s). - correct answers -True A chiropractic physician must submit to the patient, to the patient's insurer, or any other health pro gram under which the patient is entitled to benefits an itemized statement of the specific services r endered and the charge for each, no later than - correct answers - the chiropractic physician's next regular billing cycle which follows the fifth day after the rendering of professional services (and they can't hold the bill hostage for payment) Disciplinary actions will be taken if a chiropractor does not maintain the identity of funds and prope rty of a patient over the amount of . - correct answers -$501 For any money or other property entrusted to a chiropractic physician for a specific purpose, includi ng advances for costs and expenses of examination or treatment which may not exceed the value o f $1,500 must be held in a . - correct answers -Trust All trust funds must: - correct answers -1. Be a separate bank account 2. Have maintained record keeping 3. Be reconciled quarterly and keep records for 6 years 4. File with the Department of Health between June 1 and August 15 of each year a certificateDefine "Practice of chiropractic medicine" - correct answers - a noncombative principle and practice consisting of the science, philosophy, and art of the adjustme nt, manipulation, and treatment of the human body in which vertebral subluxations and other malp ositioned articulations and structures that are interfering with the normal generation, transmission, and expression of nerve impulse between the brain, organs, and tissue cells of the body, thereby ca using disease, are adjusted, manipulated, or treated, thus restoring the normal flow of nerve impuls e which produces normal function and consequent health by chiropractic physicians using specific ch iropractic adjustment or manipulation techniques taught in chiropractic colleges accredited by the C ouncil on Chiropractic Education. No person other than a licensed chiropractic physician may render chiropractic services, chiropractic adjustments, or chiropractic manipulations. Can a chiropractor use X-ray for diagnosis? - correct answers -yes By what methods may a chiropractor use adjust, manipulate, or treat the human body? - correct an swers - Manual, mechanical, or natural, as well as Physiotherapy or physical means, acupuncture, foods (concentrates, extracts, and non prescription items), first aid and hygiene. What are chiropractors expressly prohibited from in the treatment of the human body? - correct an swers -Prescribing or administering and legend drug (exceptions apply), performing surgery (exceptions), and practicing obstetrics. Chiropractors may order, store, and administer (but not prescribe) what in an emergency only? - correct answers - medical oxygen, aerosol forms of topical anesthetics (solution of 25% ethylchloride and 75% dichlorodifluoromethane ; 15 percent dichlorodifluoromethane and 85 percent trichloromonofluoromethane.) What are four (4) PT (physiotherapy) modalities chiros may use to treat patients? - correct answers - Light, heat, water, or exercise What is the intent of the "Patient Self-Referral Act of 1992?" - correct answers - To provide guidance to health care providers regarding prohibited patient referrals between health c are providers and entities providing health care services and to protect the people of Florida from u nnecessary and costly health care expenditures. What is the % limit of patients a group practice or sole provider may receive from outside referrals for imaging services? *This may not apply to chiropractors unless has an investment interest in radiology practice - correc t answers -15%If you mess up and have disciplinary action taken against you, who is responsible for all costs? - cor rect answers -You, dummy... (that includes costs to protect the public or compensate the patient) If a complaint and investigation is taken on a chiropractor, they have days after receiving copy of complaint to submit a written response. - correct answers -45 If board deems chiropractor has committed "Gross malpractice," "repeated malpractice," and/or "failure to practice chiropractic medicine with that level of care, skill, and treatment which i s recognized as being acceptable under similar circumstances," disciplinary action may include? - cor rect answers - minimum and maximum fines, periods of supervision or probation, or conditions of probation or rei ssuance of a license. If the board imposes fines and/or costs, it needs to be paid within _____days of the order. - correct answers -$30 T/ F If you mess up in another state, you don't have to notify FL board because it happened in a differ ent state. - correct answers -False What is the administrative fee for practicing chiropractic without an active license? - correct answer s -10,000 for each offense For noncompliance, failure to take action within days results in bad things... - correct answers -15 days If failure to notify a change of address within days, a noncompliance change will be filed. - cor rect answers -45 You have days to after a citation is served or received by certified mail to either dispute or pay fines. - correct answers -30 What individual(s) is a healthcare provider prohibited from engaging in verbal or physical sexual acti vity outside the scope of professional practice? *Not specific to chiropractors - correct answers - Violation of the professional relationship where the healthcare provider uses the relationship to eng age (or attempt to engage) the: Patient, immediate family member, guardian, or representative of the patient. T/ F : It is a requirement of a licensed HC practitioner to report allegations of sexual misconduct to the dept, regardless of the practice setting in which the misconduct occurred? - correct answers - TRUE How long after the incident or occurrence of administrative complaint, may a claim of be filed? (not withstanding any law to the contrary) - correct answers -6 years If an incident or occurrence leading to administrative complaint involved criminal actions, controlled substances, sexual misconduct, licensee impairment can a complaint be filed after 6 years? - correct answers -Yes If the an administrative complaint, can be shown that fraud, concealment, or intentional misreprese ntation of fact prevented the discovery of the violation of law, how long may a claim be after the i ncident? - correct answers -12 years What is the chiropractic physician-patient relationship found on? - correct answers - Mutual trust What individual(s) is a chiropractor prohibited from engaging in sexual activity outside the scope of professional practice? *specific to chiropractors - correct answers -the patient What is it called when an active or inactive license is not renewed and it expires? - correct answers -license becomes delinquent How far back should you report previous legal violations on your history to the board? - correct ans wers -5 years back A chiropractor can not use acupuncture for a patient with what condition? - correct answers - AIDS What is the administrative fine for defaulting on government guaranteed student loans? - correct an swers - All I can find is that fines are put into a Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund, not sure how much the fine is. What person may be able to ask the board for an exemption for required active malpractice insuran ce? - correct answers - person practicing in another state? or person licensed but only using license to be on the board/representative? How much does malpractice need to cover you for? - correct answers -$100,000 per offense/ $300,000 aggregateHow much are you allowed to charge for printing off medical records? - correct answers -$1.00 per page for up to 25 pages, then 0.25 per page after that A certified Chiropractic Assistant can not obtain credits in ? - correct answers - Radiology or Acupuncture? What form of advertisement is illegal? - correct answers - Mass mailing letters to unknown people (really though that's like mail spam) Which organization is valid to say you have a diplomate from? - correct answers - NBCE, other options were ICPA, ACA, and ICA If an advertised price is discounted, what do you have to charge an insurance/third party for the service for an insurance patient? - correct answers - The discounted price (otherwise it's dual fee schedule which is illegal) What must your Report of Findings include? - correct answers -Benefits and Risks of treatment