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What person may be able to ask the board for an exemption for required active
malpractice insurance? - ANSWER>>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? - ANSWER>>$100,000 per offense/
$300,000 aggregate
How much are you allowed to charge for printing off medical records? -
ANSWER?>>$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 2-
ANSWER>>Radiology or Acupuncture?
If you change your address, how many days do you have to notify the board -
ANSWER>>30
How many hours of education is needed to sit for the acupuncture test -
ANSWER>>100
How many hours of CE is needed every 2 years - ANSWER>>40
___ hours in risk management are needed of which hours are required for laws
and rules - ANSWER>>3, 2
how many hours are required for record keeping/documentation and coding -
ANSWER>>6
how many hours are needed in ethics - ANSWER>>2
how many hours are needed in HIV/AIDS - ANSWER>>3
how many hours are needed for prevention of medical errors - ANSWER>>2
No more than hours of CE can be earned through online classes - ANSWER>>10
Trust fund account records must be kept for how many years - ANSWER>>6
Free services that are advertised require what - ANSWER>>verbal announcement or 15
second disclaimer exposure
T/F- you can not advertise superiority over others but you can advertise diplomate
status - ANSWER>>True
What are the specialities recognized by the board - ANSWER>>ACA, ICA, International
academy of clinical neurology, international chiropractic pediatric association
Unrecognized specialities can be advertised but require what - ANSWER>>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 become what - ANSWER>>delinquent
attending a disclipinary board meeting gives you how many hours in what -
ANSWER?>>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 - ANSWER>>more than two consecutive biennial cycles
Fines imposed by the board shall be paid within how many days - ANSWER>>30
Citations are to be corrected within how many days - ANSWER>>60
citations are to be disputed in within how many days - ANSWER>>writing, 30
minor violations of rule will be notified by noncompliance, and the licensee has __ days
to take action - ANSWER>>15
T/F - making suggestive, lewd, or lascivious remarks to a patient is sexual misconduct -
ANSWER?>>true
Aperson is considered a chiropractic patient until year has elapsed since the last
date of treatment or examination - ANSWER>>1
T/F - Patient consent may be used by DC in defense of allegation of sexual misconduct
- ANSWER>>FALSE
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
What is the time frame for which the CE for chiropractic licensure renewal must be
completed in? - ANSWER>>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? - ANSWER>>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? -
ANSWER>>Record Keeping, Documentation, and coding
Two (2) hours of the forty (40) required Chiro CE must be in what specific area? -
ANSWER?>>Ethics and Boundaries
What is the maximum number hours Chiro CE may be obtained online? -
ANSWER?>>no more than ten (10) general hours each biennium may be attained online
Achiropractor certified in acupuncture shall obtain how many CE hours each biennium?
What is the breakdown of those hours? - ANSWER>>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)
Achiropractor may attain five (5) hours of CE in the Risk Management by attending
what? - ANSWER>=>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? - ANSWER>>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? - ANSWER>>Initial license
requires a minimum of a 3hr HIV/AIDS course and for license renewal a 2hr course
related to the prevention of medical errors
What are chiros required to attend within their first twelve (12) months after initial
licensure? - ANSWER>>Attend one (1) full day at a Florida Board of Chiropractic
Medicine meeting at which disciplinary hearings are conducted.
What are the CE requirements during initial licensure period (prior to first 1st renewal)? -
ANSWER?>>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 - ANSWER>>Certified and Registered
What is the difference between a certified and a registered CA? - ANSWER>>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? - ANSWER>>24
How long does a certified CA have to notify the board of changes of employment of
supervising chiropractic physician? - ANSWER>>30 days
Certifications to supervise assistants shall remain valid for years and must be
renewed . - ANSWER>>2, biennially
How much is the initial fee for a certified CA? - ANSWER>>$100
How much is the application fee for a certified CA? - ANSWER>>$100
The fee for biennial renewal of an active license for a certified CAis .-
ANSWER>>$55
T/F In order to work with a certified CA, the supervising chiropractor and the certified CA
must meet in front of the board and have a written working agreement contract. -
ANSWER>>True
TIF lf a certified CA misrepresents themselves, the supervising chiropractic practitioner
can be held responsible. - ANSWER>>True
The initial registration fee for a registered chiropractic assistant is . (Which is the
same for biennial renewal) - ANSWER>>$25
T/F Registered chiropractic assistants can perform duties that involve patient care
management or treatment without the licensed practitioner or certified CA on the
premise. - ANSWER>>F - the assistant will be under the direction of a chiropractor or a
licensed certified chiropractic physician's assistant who is physically located on the
premises at all times while a registered chiropractic 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 everything in the office under supervision except? -
ANSWER>>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 legal standards of professional practice,
recognize and respond to emergencies, and demonstrate professional characteristics.)
What must be on each medical record or would be grounds for disciplinary action by the
board? - ANSWER>>Name and credential of the licensed chiro (clearly identifying and
legible)
How long must x-rays be retained? - ANSWER>>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? - ANSWER>>The "records
owner."
What are chiropractors expressly prohibited from in the treatment of the human body? -
ANSWER?>>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? - ANSWER>>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? -
ANSWER?>>Light, heat, water, or exercise
What is the intent of the "Patient Self-Referral Act of 1992?" - ANSWER>>To provide
guidance to health care providers regarding prohibited patient referrals between health
care providers and entities providing health care services and to protect the people of
Florida from unnecessary 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 - ANSWER>>15%
If you mess up and have disciplinary action taken against you, who is responsible for all
costs? - ANSWER>>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. - ANSWER>>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 is recognized as being acceptable under similar circumstances,"
disciplinary action may include? - ANSWER>>minimum and maximum fines, periods of
supervision or probation, or conditions of probation or reissuance of a license.
If the board imposes fines and/or costs, it needs to be paid within days of the
order. - ANSWER>>$30
T/F If you mess up in another state, you don't have to notify FL board because it
happened in a different state. - ANSWER>>False
What is the administrative fee for practicing chiropractic without an active license? -
ANSWER>>10,000 for each offense
For noncompliance, failure to take action within days results in bad things... -
ANSWER>>15 days
If failure to notify a change of address within days, a noncompliance change will
be filed. - ANSWER>>45
You have ___ days to after a citation is served or received by certified mail to either
dispute or pay fines. - ANSWER>>30
What individual(s) is a healthcare provider prohibited from engaging in verbal or
physical sexual activity outside the scope of professional practice?
*Not specific to chiropractors - ANSWER>>Violation of the professional relationship
where the healthcare provider uses the relationship to engage (or attempt to engage)
the:
Patient, immediate family member, guardian, or representative of the patient.
TIF : ltis 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? - ANSWER>>TRUE
How long after the incident or occurrence of administrative complaint, may a claim of be
filed? (not withstanding any law to the contrary) - ANSWER>>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? - ANSWER>>Yes
If the an administrative complaint, can be shown that fraud, concealment, or intentional
misrepresentation of fact prevented the discovery of the violation of law, how long may
a claim be after the incident? - ANSWER>>12 years
What is the chiropractic physician-patient relationship found on? - ANSWER>>Mutual
trust
What individual(s) is a chiropractor prohibited from engaging in sexual activity outside
the scope of professional practice?
*specific to chiropractors - ANSWER>=the patient
What is it called when an active or inactive license is not renewed and it expires? -
ANSWER?>>license becomes delinquent
How far back should you report previous legal violations on your history to the board? -
ANSWER>>5 years back
Achiropractor can not use acupuncture for a patient with what condition? -
ANSWER>>AIDS
What is the administrative fine for defaulting on government guaranteed student loans?
- ANSWER?>>All | can find is that fines are put into a Medical Quality Assurance Trust
Fund, not sure how much the fine is.
What form of advertisement is illegal? - ANSWER>>Mass mailing letters to unknown
people (really though that's like mail spam)
Which organization is valid to say you have a diplomate from? - ANSWER>>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? - ANSWER>>The discounted price (otherwise
it's dual fee schedule which is illegal)
What must your Report of Findings include? - ANSWER>>Benefits and Risks of
treatment