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1. 1A Mississippi D.C. is deciding whether a proposed service falls within the statutory core of chiropractic practice. Which professional objective is part of that definition?

   1. A. Restoring and maintaining health through adjustment or manipulation of the vertebral column
   2. B. Treating systemic disease through prescribed medication
   3. C. Correcting fractures through operative surgery
   4. D. Managing childbirth through obstetric procedures

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-1(1) defines chiropractic as analysis and preparatory or complementary procedures for correction by adjustment or manipulation of the vertebral column "for the restoration and maintenance of health without the use of drugs or surgery." The proposed objective in A matches that statutory definition.

   Reference: 2026 Statutes — Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-1(1), page 1

2. 2A neighbor asks a chiropractor to discuss a patient's symptoms. The patient has provided no authorization and no law requires disclosure. What should the chiropractor do?

   1. A. Discuss only the symptoms, not the diagnosis
   2. B. Disclose if the neighbor promises confidentiality
   3. C. Decline to discuss the information
   4. D. Disclose after removing the patient's address

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Rule 12.2 says a patient's "history, symptoms, diagnosis, and/or treatment should not be discussed with any third party unless written consent is provided by the patient or patient representative." With no consent or legal duty, disclosure is improper.

   Reference: THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS — Title 30, Part 2001, Rule 12.2, page 29

3. 3During a spinal adjustment, which listed category identifies the means Mississippi law authorizes for performing the adjustment itself?

   1. A. Referral to a licensed physical therapist
   2. B. Manual, electrical, or mechanical manual devices
   3. C. Therapeutic ultrasound, galvanism, diathermy, or electromuscular stimulation
   4. D. Vitamins or food supplements

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-1(2) says adjustment or manipulation "may include manual adjustments and/or manipulations and adjustments and/or manipulations by means of electrical and/or mechanical manual devices." The other choices identify separate, genuinely recognized statutory categories—referral, adjunctive modalities, and supplements—but not the means of performing an adjustment.

   Reference: Chiropractic Law 2026 (2029) — Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-1(2), (6), and (7), pages 2-3

4. 4Which circumstance permits a Mississippi chiropractor to depart from the ordinary duty to preserve patient confidentiality?

   1. A. The patient directs or consents to disclosure, or law requires it
   2. B. A staff member is curious about the case
   3. C. The chart is more than one year old
   4. D. The visit was provided without charge

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Rule 12.2 requires preservation of confidences and records "except as directed by the patient or required by the law." Patient direction or a legal requirement therefore permits disclosure.

   Reference: THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS — Title 30, Part 2001, Rule 12.2, page 29

5. 5A Mississippi chiropractor wants to arrange additional treatment by another licensed profession. Which referral is expressly authorized by the chiropractic statute?

   1. A. A licensed physical therapist
   2. B. A licensed veterinarian
   3. C. A certified registered nurse anesthetist
   4. D. A chiropractic radiologic technologist

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-1(7) states: "Chiropractors licensed under this chapter are authorized to refer patients to licensed physical therapists for treatment." The other licensed roles are real participants in Mississippi's animal-chiropractic, manipulation-under-anesthesia, or radiography rules, but they are not the recipient named in this patient-referral authority.

   Reference: 2026 Statutes — Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-1(7), page 3

6. 6A patient designates a new clinician to receive a copy of the chiropractic chart. Which document does Rule 12.3 call for?

   1. A. A complaint affidavit signed by the complainant
   2. B. A written and notarized authorization from the patient
   3. C. A certificate of completion for continuing education
   4. D. A preceptor's written notice accepting an extern

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Rule 12.3 directs a chiropractor to comply with a patient's "written and notarized authorization to provide records, or copies thereof" to the designated recipient. The other choices are genuine documents used in separate Board processes.

   Reference: THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS — Title 30, Part 2001, Rule 12.3, page 29

7. 7A D.C. plans to use therapeutic ultrasound in Mississippi. Which statutory relationship applies to that modality?

   1. A. Veterinary referral for animal chiropractic
   2. B. Manipulation under anesthesia in a qualified facility
   3. C. Use in conjunction with adjustment or manipulation of spinal structures
   4. D. Referral of a patient to a licensed physical therapist

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-1(2) permits listed electrical therapeutic modalities "in conjunction with adjustments and/or manipulations of the spinal structures." The other choices describe real but different regulated relationships in Mississippi chiropractic practice.

   Reference: Chiropractic Law 2026 (2029) — Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-1(2), page 2

8. 8Which facility approval can satisfy one part of Mississippi's location requirement for manipulation under anesthesia?

   1. A. Approval by the local chamber of commerce
   2. B. Approval by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
   3. C. Approval by the patient's employer
   4. D. Approval by a chiropractic assistant

   Answer: B

   Explanation: Rule 12.6(A) requires a Mississippi Department of Health licensed facility and lists approval by the "Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations" as one qualifying approval. B matches the rule.

   Reference: THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS — Title 30, Part 2001, Rule 12.6(A), page 30

9. 9Which modality is specifically included among the electrical therapeutic modalities Mississippi chiropractors may use when otherwise qualified?

   1. A. Therapeutic ultrasound
   2. B. Acupuncture
   3. C. Venipuncture
   4. D. Colonic irrigation

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-1(2) lists modalities "including therapeutic ultrasound, galvanism, diathermy and electromuscular stimulation." The other named procedures are invasive practices prohibited by subsection (5).

   Reference: 2026 Statutes — Miss. Code Ann. § 73-6-1(2) and (5), pages 2-3

10. 10A patient tells a Mississippi D.C. that she wants to change providers immediately. Which rule governs the chiropractor's response?

    1. A. The patient may change provider choice at will
    2. B. The patient must complete the existing treatment plan first
    3. C. The patient may change only after Board approval
    4. D. The patient may change only at annual renewal

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Rule 12.1 recognizes that patients "have a right to choose a chiropractor and/or health care provider and may amend provider choice at will." The chiropractor must respect that decision.

    Reference: THE MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS — Title 30, Part 2001, Rule 12.1, page 29