Certified Chiropractic Physician Assistant

Applying for a License

Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Initial Licensing Requirements, Process, Fees, Statutes and Administrative Rules for a Certified Chiropractic Physician’s Assistant.

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Florida passed House Bill 975 following the 2024 legislative session, which requires this profession to complete electronic fingerprinting. Your application cannot be approved until this requirement, along with all other licensure criteria, has been met. For more information on background screening, visit MQA's Background Screening website.

Requirements

General Licensing Requirements

Successfully completed a program approved pursuant to Rule 64B2-18.003(2), F.A.C., for the education and training of certified chiropractic physician’s assistants, or graduated from a chiropractic college which is accredited by, or has status with the Council on Chiropractic Education or its predecessor agency, provided the applicant has never had a license to practice as a chiropractic physician subject to disciplinary action in this or any other jurisdiction, or

Successfully completed 24 months of chiropractic education which is accredited by, or has status with the Council on Chiropractic Education or its predecessor agency.

Please visit the Forms & Requests toggle on the Resources page to obtain the form to modify supervision if needed.

Applicants with Health History

If a “Yes” response is provided to any of the questions in the health history section, provide the following documents directly to the board office:

A letter from a Licensed Health Care Practitioner, who is qualified by skill and training to address the condition identified, which explains the impact the condition may have on the ability to practice the profession with reasonable skill and safety. The letter must specify that the applicant is safe to practice the profession without restrictions or specifically indicate the restrictions that are necessary. Documentation provided must be dated within one year of the application date.

A written self-explanation, identifying the medical condition(s) or occurrence(s); and current status.

Applicants with Discipline History

Applicants with prior disciplinary actions are required to submit the following:

Board Actions – Certified copies of document(s) relative to any disciplinary action taken against any license. The documents must come from the agency that took the disciplinary action and must be certified by that agency.

Self-Explanation – A detailed description of the circumstances surrounding your disciplinary action and a thorough description of the rehabilitative changes in your lifestyle since the time of the disciplinary action which would enable you to avoid future occurrences. It would be helpful to include factors in your life, which you feel may have contributed to your disciplinary action, what you have learned about yourself since that time, and the changes you have made that support your rehabilitation.

Applicants with Criminal History

Applicants with prior criminal convictions are required to submit the following:

Final Dispositions/Arrest Records – Final disposition records for offenses can be obtained at the clerk of the court in the arresting jurisdiction. If the records are not available, you must have a letter on court letterhead sent from the clerk of the court attesting to their unavailability.

Completion of Probation/Parole/Sanctions – Probation and financial sanction records for offenses can be obtained at the clerk of the court in the arresting jurisdiction. Parole records for offenses can be obtained from the Department of Corrections or at the clerk of the court in the arresting jurisdiction. If the records are not available, you must have a letter on court letterhead sent from the clerk of the court attesting to their unavailability.

Self-Explanation – Applicants who have listed offenses on the application must submit a letter in their own words describing the circumstances of the offense. Include in your letter the date of the original offense, the charge, and the jurisdiction where it occurred.

Health Care Fraud, Disqualification of Licensure, Certificate, or Registration

Effective July 1, 2012, Section 456.0635, Florida Statutes (F.S.), provides that health care boards or the department shall refuse to issue a license, certificate or registration and shall refuse to admit a candidate for examination if the applicant:

Has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a felony under Chapter 409, F.S., (relating to social and economic assistance), Chapter 817, F.S., (relating to fraudulent practices), Chapter 893, F.S., (relating to drug abuse prevention and control) or a similar felony offense(s) in another state or jurisdiction unless the candidate or applicant has successfully completed a drug court program for that felony and provides proof that the plea has been withdrawn or the charges have been dismissed. Any such conviction or plea shall exclude the applicant or candidate from licensure, examination, certification, or registration, unless the sentence and any subsequent period of probation for such conviction or plea ended:
1. For the felonies of the first or second degree, more than 15 years from the date of the plea, sentence and completion of any subsequent probation;
2. For the felonies of the third degree, more than 10 years from the date of the plea, sentence and completion of any subsequent probation;
3. For the felonies of the third degree under section 893.13(6)(a), F.S., more than five years from the date of the plea, sentence and completion of any subsequent probation;
Has been convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a felony under 21 U.S.C. ss. 801-970 (relating to controlled substances) or 42 U.S.C. ss. 1395-1396 (relating to public health, welfare, Medicare and Medicaid issues), unless the sentence and any subsequent period of probation for such conviction or pleas ended more than 15 years prior to the date of the application;
Has been terminated for cause from the Florida Medicaid program pursuant to section 409.913, F.S., unless the candidate or applicant has been in good standing with the Florida Medicaid program for the most recent five years;
Has been terminated for cause, pursuant to the appeals procedures established by the state or Federal Government, from any other state Medicaid program, unless the candidate or applicant has been in good standing with a state Medicaid program for the most recent five years and the termination occurred at least 20 years before the date of the application;
Is currently listed on the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals and Entities.

Process

Submit your completed application and fees to the board office. To apply online select the “Apply Online” button above.

If you prefer to apply using the paper application, please download, print, and complete the paper application. Submit along with your fees to:

Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine
P. O. Box 6330
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6330

Within 7-14 days of receipt of your application, the board office will notify you of the status of your application and any remaining required documentation that needs to be submitted.

Once you have submitted your application, you can check the status online. Select “Status” from the menu at the top right-hand side of the page.

The following documentation is required to complete your application:

1. Official Final Transcript- Have your official final transcripts mailed directly from your college or university to the board office at:

Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C07
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3257

2. Official License Verification- If you are licensed or have ever held a license in another state, contact that state’s licensing office and request for license verification to be sent directly to the Florida Board of Chiropractic Medicine.

3. If you responded “Yes” to any of the Health History questions on the application, submit a letter to the board office. The letter must provide relevant dates and circumstances of your treatment and/or addiction and include the names and addresses of the medical practitioners or hospitals that provided your treatment.

4. If you responded “Yes” to any of the Discipline History questions on the application, contact the state board where the discipline occurred to request that certified copies of the board order and any other related documentation be submitted directly to the board office.

You must also submit a letter in your own words describing the circumstances of the disciplinary action. Your letter must include the date(s) of the original offense(s), the charge(s), and the jurisdiction where it occurred.

5. If you responded “Yes” to any of the Criminal History questions on the application, contact the Clerk of the Court in the jurisdiction in which the offense occurred and request that a certified copy of your final/official court disposition be mailed directly to the board office. If the records are unavailable, you must have a letter on court letterhead sent from the Clerk of the Court attesting to their unavailability.

If applicable, request the following documentation to be sent directly to the board office: a certified copy of your completion of probation and documentation showing that you have paid all fines. If the records are unavailable, you must have a letter on court letterhead sent from the Clerk of the Court attesting to their unavailability.

You must also submit a letter in your own words describing the circumstances of the offense(s). Your letter must include the date(s) of the original offense(s), the charge(s), and the jurisdiction where it occurred.

Note: All applications with “Yes” responses to the history questions on the application will be presented to the board for review. Board staff will notify you of the date that your application will be presented in the event that you would like to attend.

Upon receipt of all required documentation, your application will be presented to the CCPA Committee for the interview process. Upon receiving the written confirmation of approval from the CCPA Committee your license will be issued and then ratified by the board.

Fees

The application must be accompanied by a total fee of $305.

Application Fee	$ 100.00 (non-refundable)
Supervising Physician Fee	$ 100.00
License Fee	$ 100.00
Unlicensed Activity Fee	$ 5.00
TOTAL FEE	$ 305.00

Make certified check or money order payable to the Florida Department of Health

Statutes and Rules

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Florida Statutes

Chapter 460: Chiropractic Medicine
Chapter 456: Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions
Chapter 120: Administrative Procedure Act
Chapter 119: Public Records
Chapter 408: Health Care Administration
Chapter 112: Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions

Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.)

Rules: Chapter 64B2: Board of Chiropractic Medicine

Processing Times

Florida law provides that an initial application must be reviewed within 30 days. Below is the average number of days at which we are currently processing.

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To apply online visit MQA Services Portal to create an account or return to your account by clicking the button below.

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Renew Your License

Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Renewal Requirements, Process, Fees and Continuing Education (CE) for an Certified Chiropractic Physician Assistant.

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Requirements

Current licenses expired at midnight, Eastern Time, on March 31, 2026.

To ensure you receive your renewal notification from the department, your current mailing address must be on file. Failure to renew an active or inactive license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to renew before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.

A licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who wishes to reactivate the license may be required to demonstrate the competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special purpose examination or by completing other reactivation requirements.

Licensees requesting to reactivate their license from inactive or retired status are required to pay additional fees and comply with specific continuing education requirements. Please contact the board office at MQA.Chiropractic@flhealth.gov to request your reactivation requirements.

If you are reactivating your license, please refer to the Laws & Rules governing your practice for additional requirements.

The Department will renew your license upon receipt of:

Completed renewal application
Required fees
Valid Supervising Practitioner
Complete a mandatory background screening or retain* your current fingerprints. To learn more, please visit https://flhealthsource.gov/background-screening/.

*Required section 456.0135(6)(1), Florida Statutes, a $43.25 fee is required for FDLE to retain your fingerprint for background screening during this licensure cycle. This fee is collected at the time of licensure renewal if your fingerprint retention is expiring this licensure period. If your fingerprint retention expires in the next 60 days, you will need to to pay separately through the Clearinghouse Applicant Initiated (CHAI) System.

Any change of supervisor must be reported to the board by the Certified Chiropractic Physician Application, within 30 days of the change. You must submit this change using the Certified Chiropractic Physician’s Assistant – Change in Supervisor Form along with the required $205.00 fee.

Process

Current certification will expire at midnight, Eastern Time, March 31, 2024.

Renewal Instructions:

Go to www.flhealthsource.gov and click the “Renew A License” button.
Enter your Personal Identifying Information (PII), then click the Login button.
Confirm or update your MQA Services Account email address, then click the “Continue” button.
You are now in the Dashboard. During renewals, a “Renew My License” option will populate no later than 90 days prior to your license expiration date. (Note: If you do not see the “Renew My License” option, please check back at a later time.)

*** If the “PII Failed” screen displays, click the “Other Login Option” button and enter your existing User ID and password to access your account.***

Additional Information:
You may renew online if you have a credit or debit card to complete the transaction. Please note that you can now renew online, print a copy of your application summary and mail it with your cashier’s check or money order to:
Division of Medical Quality Assurance
P.O. Box 6320
Tallahassee, FL 32314-6320

At least 90 days before your license expires, the department will mail you a renewal notification postcard to your last known mailing address of record. You will have until midnight, Eastern Time, on the day your license expires to renew. Failure to renew an active or inactive license by the expiration date will result in the license being placed in delinquent status. Failure by a delinquent licensee to renew before the expiration of the current licensure cycle renders the license null and void without any further action by the board or the department.

You may RENEW ONLINE if:

You do not need to change the status of your license.
You have a credit card/debit card to complete the transaction.
Your license status is not ‘Military, Active’.
If you are renewing your license after the expiration date and your status still indicates ‘Clear/Active’ or ‘Clear/Inactive’ , you will be assessed a delinquency fee. The delinquency fee will be in addition to your renewal fees.
If your license was ‘Delinquent, Active’ or ‘Delinquent, Inactive’ before the renewal deadline, it will be moved to ‘Null and Void’ status after the renewal deadline and you should contact your Board office for instruction.

You may RENEW BY MAIL if:

You need to change the status of your license.
You need to pay using a cashiers check or money order.
You do NOT have a credit card/debit card to complete the transaction.
You need to request a name change
Your license is in ‘Military, Active’ status.

If your license is Delinquent/Active or Delinquent/Inactive you may still renew prior to the renewal deadline. The following actions must be taken prior to renewing your license:

Prior to renewing your license, you must report your continuing education (CE) hours to the Department of Health’s tracking system.
To renew a delinquent license, you will need to report your CE hours for your current cycle, as well as your previous cycle.
If you did not complete CE courses in your last renewal cycle, you may complete them now and report them to the CE tracking system.
To report course completion, log onto your MQA Online Account. From your dashboard, go to “Additional Activities” and select Report CE/CME.

Please note, when renewing your license, a delinquent fee will be assessed in addition to all applicable renewal fees.

Fees

Certified check or money order should be made payable to the Florida Department of Health.

If renewing BEFORE your license expires, your fees will be:

Active to Active	$60.00
Inactive to Inactive	$32.50
Active to Inactive	$32.50
Inactive to Active	$110.00
Active to Retired	$55.00
Inactive to Retired	$55.00

If renewing AFTER your license expires, your fees will be:

Active to Active	$110.00*
Inactive to Inactive	$82.50
Active to Inactive	$137.50
Inactive to Active	$215.00
Active to Retired	$160.00
Inactive to Retired	$160.00

If renewing 120 day Notified Delinquent, your fees will be:

Active to Active	$170.00
Inactive to Inactive	$115.00
Active to Inactive	$115.00
Inactive to Active	$220.00
Active to Retired	$165.00
Inactive to Retired	$137.50

Licenses become Null & Void¹ on April 1, 2026.

By submitting the appropriate renewal fees to the department, a licensee acknowledges compliance with all requirements for renewal, including continuing education.

A licensee who remains on inactive status for more than two consecutive biennial licensure cycles and who wishes to reactivate the license may be required to demonstrate competency to resume active practice by sitting for a special purpose examination or by completing other reactivation requirements.

¹Null & Void -The licensed practitioner failed to renew their licensure status for two renewal cycles, resulting in their license expiring.

Continuing Education

Continuing Education (CE) Requirements

REQUIRED SUBJECT AREA	REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS	IMPORTANT INFORMATION
General Hours	22	Online continuing education allowed
Medical Error	2

First Biennium Renewal: Pursuant to Rule 64B2-13.0045, F.A.C., Certified Chiropractic Physician Assistants licensed within the biennium and renewing their license for the first time are required to complete two (2) hours of Medical Errors continuing education and one (1) hour of HIV/AIDS continuing education.

CE Reporting Information

Board Rule Approved Providers

All courses must be Board approved and are listed in CEBroker

Helpful Information

Online continuing education allowed
Courses must be 1 hour in length

Statutes and Rules

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Florida Statutes

Chapter 456: Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions
Chapter 460: Chiropractic Medicine

Florida Administrative Code

Rules: Chapter 64B2, Florida Administrative Code
Rules: Chapter 64B: Division of Medical Quality Assurance, Florida Administrative Code

Renew Online

To renew online visit the MQA Services Portal by clicking the button below.

Renew Online

Continuing Education

Continuing Education (CE) Requirements

REQUIRED SUBJECT AREA	REQUIRED NUMBER OF HOURS	IMPORTANT INFORMATION
General Hours	22	Online continuing education allowed
Medical Error	2

CE Reporting Information

Board Rule Approved Providers

All courses must be Board approved and are listed in CEBroker

Helpful Information

Online continuing education allowed
Courses must be 1 hour in length

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