| Bruce Deterding, Executive Director |
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Sharon Guilford, Program Administrator |
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| For Information Contact: |
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Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C07
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3257 |
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Phone: (850) 245-4355
Fax: (850) 922-8876
(Do not use FAX for applications)
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Web address: www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/chiro |
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E-Mail: MQA_Chiropractic@doh.state.fl.us |
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| Office Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; M - F |
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Time Zone: Eastern |
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Exam Fee: $170
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Criminal Background Check: Yes |
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Application Fee: $ 100
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Require Fingerprinting: Yes |
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Fingerprint Fee: $ 48
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License Renewal Fee: $ 500 |
| Initial License Fee: $ 355 |
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Term: Biennial, renew March 30, even years |
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| Students: Students in final year of chiropractic program are eligible to apply to take exams for licensure. |
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| Preceptor/Intern/Extern Program: Community Based Internship - student enrolled in last year of chiropractic school is approved to obtain pre-graduation clinical experience under the direct supervision of a chiropractor who is an adjunct faculty member of the chiropractic college in which the student is enrolled. |
| Require supervised practice prior to full licensure: No |
| License(s) Required for Practice: Chiropractic Physician |
| Optional Certification: Acupuncture |
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| CONTINUING EDUCATION: |
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Requirements: 40 hours every 2 years, with 2 of those hours in prevention of medical errors, and 3 of those hours in risk management of which 2 hours include Florida laws and rules; and 6 hours in record keeping and 2 hours in ethics. For those Chiropractic Physicians certified in acupuncture, they must successfully complete 12 hours of acupuncture continuing education (this would be included in the required 40 hours of CE for licensure renewal).
Initial Licensure Biennium: All new practitioners are required to obtain 5 hours of CE in risk management during the first 12 months of licensure by attending one full day or eight hours at a Florida Board meeting where disciplinary hearings are conducted. Six hours record-keeping & two hours ethics, except those referenced in Rule 64B2-13.0045, FAC, required during the biennium in which the practitioner is initially licensed.
Distance Credits Allowed: None
Program Criteria: See 64B2-13.004, F.A.C.
Board accepts the uniform continuing education form: Board has a CE provider app. accept copies of Board approved CE certificates.
Board requires sexual boundaries training: No
Board requires AIDS awareness / risk prevention training: Initial license renewal - 3 hours
Other special areas of specific CE training required: Florida Laws & Rules, included in risk management, record keeping and ethics. |
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| CONDITIONS FOR RECIPROCITY/ENDORSEMENT: The Licensure by Endorsement Law was repealed effective July 1, 1989. See sect. 460.406 (I)(e), F.S. |
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| EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY STATE: Laws and Rules. |
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| NATIONAL BOARD EXAMINATIONS: |
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Part I: Required
Part II: Required
Part III (WCCE): Required
Part IV: Required
Physiotherapy: Required
Acupuncture: Accepted
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Reciprocity/Endorsement: Not planning to use
Reinstatement Lapsed License: Not planning to use
Disciplinary Cases: Yes, probation issues
Impairment Review: Not planning to use |
| Note: All scores must be at least 375. 460.406(1)(e) and 64B2 - 11.003 (3) |
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| PHYSIOTHERAPY: Within scope of license practice with appropriate training. |
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Certification: N/A
Additional Education: N/A
Additional Examination: N/A
Additional Fee: N/A
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| EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS |
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Min. # years pre-professional education required for licensure: Requirements - see chapter 460.406(1)(d) - Brief Summary: Applicants who matriculated into chiropractic college prior to July 1, 1990: 2 years of a bachelor’s degree program meeting state requirements. After July 1, 1990: Bachelor’s degree based on 4 years of study, program meeting state requirements. Please obtain a complete copy of the applicable section of Florida law. After July 1, 2000 prior to matriculation, at least 3 years of college work, consisting of a minimum of 90 semester hours. Must have bachelors prior to examination. Chiropractic degree must consist of credits earned in the chiropractic program and may NOT include credit for courses from the bachelors degree. |
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Accreditation for Chiropractic Programs/Institutions: Accredited by or has status with the Council on Chiropractic Education or its predecessor agency. |
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| SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATES OF FOREIGN COLLEGES: Transcripts must be evaluated by an accredited U.S. college. Also see FL statutes 456.027, 460.406. |
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SUMMARY OF SCOPE OF PRACTICE:
(Contact State for precise definition by state law)
May examine, analyze and diagnose the human living body and its diseases by the use of any physical, chemical, electrical, or thermal method, and use the X-ray for diagnosing, and may use any other general method of examination for diagnosis and analysis taught in any school of chiropractic recognized and approved by the Florida State Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Chiropractic physicians may adjust, manipulate, or treat the human body by manual, mechanical, electrical or natural methods, or by the use of physical means, physiotherapy (including light, heat, water, or exercise) or by the oral administration of foods and food concentrates, food extracts, and may apply first aid and hygiene, but chiropractic physicians are expressly prohibited from prescribing or administering to any person any legend drug, or from performing any surgery, except as hereinabove stated or from practicing obstetrics. |
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| OTHER REFERENCE INFORMATION: |
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Board regulates specialty council certification: No
Board permits or authorizes travel-to-treat requirements: Yes, must be licensed in another state.
Board permits or authorizes telemedicine practices: No
Licensees required to carry malpractice insurance: Yes, $100,000 per claim - minimum annual aggregate of not less than $300,000.
Additional legally accepted terms for chiropractor (in addition to Doctor of Chiropractic, D.C., Chiropractor, Chiropractic Doctor): Chiropractic Physician
Peer Review: Repealed 1996
Chiropractic Therapy Assistants: Contact board for regulation F.S.#460.4165; certified & registered, F.S. #460.4166 |
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| BOARD MEMBERS / TERMS: Board handles both licensing and disciplinary functions. |
| Gene Jenkins, D.C., Chair, 1298 Timberlane Road, Tallahassee 32312 Exp. 10/2010 |
| Ronald Wellikoff, D.C., Vice-Chair, 8721 Lake Dasha Terrace, Plantation 33324 Exp. 10/2013 |
| Debra Hoffman, D.C., 11802 North 56th Street, Tampa 33617 Exp. 10/2012 |
| Michael Mathesie, D.C., 10617 W Atlantic Blvd, Coral Springs 33071 Exp. 10/2012 |
| Roderick Jones, D.C., 136 175th Ave East, Redington Shores 33708 Exp. 10/2010 |
| Ms. Eileen Perman, Consumer Member, 6766 Fiji Circle, Boynton Beach 33437 Exp. 10/2011 |
| Ms. Linda Reynolds, Consumer Member, 125 Orange Ridge Drive, Longwood 32779 Exp. 10/2013 |
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| STATISTICAL INFORMATION: Total # of Licensees as of 11/13/09: 5,267 |
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Of these licensees, there are:
Active licenses: 4,923
Inactive licenses: 344
New licenses: 149 (since 1/2009)
Resident licenses: 4,436
Non-Resident licenses: 589 |
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 Updated 6/24/2010
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