Free Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners jurisprudence examination Practice Questions

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1. 1What criminal penalty range applies to a person convicted of unlicensed chiropractic practice in Arkansas?

   1. A. A $100 civil filing fee only
   2. B. A $500 fine only
   3. C. A $1,000 to $5,000 fine, one to eleven months in county jail, or both
   4. D. Mandatory five-year imprisonment only

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The statute provides a fine "of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000)" or county-jail imprisonment "of not less than one (1) month nor more than eleven (11) months, or by both." Option C states that range.

   Source: ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF — Arkansas Code § 17-81-303(a)

2. 2Which Arkansas-specific examination must every applicant pass for chiropractic licensure?

   1. A. The Arkansas jurisprudence examination
   2. B. A board-approved continuing-education final
   3. C. A radiologic-technologist examination
   4. D. A preceptorship exit examination

   Answer: A

   Explanation: The universal state-exam rule is direct: "All applicants for licensure shall be required to take and pass the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners jurisprudence examination." Therefore the Arkansas jurisprudence examination is required.

   Source: 17 CARpt 110 — 17 CAR § 110-301(a)

3. 3Who may lawfully perform spinal mobilizations, spinal adjustments, or spinal manipulations in Arkansas under the Chiropractic Practices Act's reservation?

   1. A. Any chiropractic aide under indirect supervision
   2. B. A physician licensed to practice chiropractic or a physician licensed to practice medicine
   3. C. Any massage therapist with six CE hours
   4. D. Any chiropractic student acting without supervision

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The statute makes such procedures unlawful for anyone other than "a physician licensed to practice chiropractic" under the Chiropractic Practices Act or "a physician licensed to practice medicine" under the Medical Practices Act. Those are the authorized physicians.

   Source: ARKANSAS STATE BOARD OF — Arkansas Code § 17-81-303(c)(1)

4. 4Through which organization may Arkansas provide its chiropractic jurisprudence examination online?

   1. A. Council on Chiropractic Education
   2. B. National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
   3. C. American Veterinary Chiropractic Association
   4. D. Department of Health radiologic program

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The delivery provision states: "The exam may be provided online, through the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners." Thus NBCE is the permitted online channel.

   Source: 17 CARpt 110 — 17 CAR § 110-301(b)

5. 5For an Arkansas applicant subject to the post-July 1, 2016 rule, which NBCE examination set is required?

   1. A. Parts I and II only
   2. B. Parts I through III plus SPEC
   3. C. Parts I through IV plus Physiological Therapeutics
   4. D. Part IV plus a radiologic-technologist examination

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Arkansas specifies that an applicant "must possess a valid National Board of Chiropractic Examiners certificate to include Parts I, II, III, and IV and Physiological Therapeutics elective section." That is the complete listed set.

   Source: 17 CARpt 110 — 17 CAR § 110-202(e)(2)

6. 6How many hours of physiological therapeutics must a post-July 1, 2016 Arkansas chiropractic applicant include?

   1. A. 60 hours
   2. B. 90 hours
   3. C. 100 hours
   4. D. 120 hours

   Answer: D

   Explanation: The rule requires the applicant to "include one hundred twenty (120) hours of physiological therapeutics." The required amount is 120 hours.

   Source: 17 CARpt 110 — 17 CAR § 110-202(e)(2)

7. 7What NBCE recommended passing score does the Arkansas chiropractic board accept?

   1. A. 350
   2. B. 375
   3. C. 400
   4. D. 500

   Answer: B

   Explanation: The rule states: "The Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners accepts the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners’ recommended passing score of 375." Accordingly, the accepted score is 375.

   Source: 17 CARpt 110 — 17 CAR § 110-202(e)(3)

8. 8What is Arkansas's minimum preprofessional college-credit requirement for a chiropractic applicant?

   1. A. Six semester hours
   2. B. Twelve semester hours
   3. C. Sixty semester hours
   4. D. One hundred semester hours

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Arkansas construes the two-year requirement to mean "not be less than sixty (60) semester hour credits (or its equivalent in quarter hours) toward a degree." Thus the minimum is 60 semester hours. The other figures are real Arkansas requirements for ACRRT recertification, permitted distance-learning credit, or chiropractic acupuncture training, but they are not the preprofessional-credit minimum.

   Source: 17 CARpt 110 — 17 CAR § 110-201(a)

9. 9Of Arkansas's required preprofessional college credits, how many must be in one or more pure science subjects?

   1. A. 12 credits
   2. B. 24 credits
   3. C. 30 credits
   4. D. 60 credits

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The rule requires "thirty (30) hour credits of which shall be in one (1) or more of the pure science subjects." Therefore 30 credits must be in qualifying sciences.

   Source: 17 CARpt 110 — 17 CAR § 110-201(a)

10. 10After the Arkansas chiropractic board meets to review applicants, within how many days must it mail notice of an applicant's acceptability for examination?

    1. A. Seven days
    2. B. Fourteen days
    3. C. Thirty days
    4. D. Forty-five days

    Answer: B

    Explanation: The rule says each applicant will be notified "by notice mailed not more than fourteen (14) days after the Arkansas State Board of Chiropractic Examiners has met to review and pass on said applicants." The other periods are real Arkansas timing rules for a Part IV score, temporary-license eligibility, or other credentials, but the notice deadline is fourteen days.

    Source: 17 CARpt 110 — 17 CAR § 110-203(f)