Free South Dakota Chiropractic Open Book Jurisprudence Quiz Practice Questions

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1. 1A new South Dakota applicant is documenting the preprofessional education required for a chiropractic license. What minimum amount of preprofessional liberal-arts or science study must the applicant show?

   1. A. Three years
   2. B. Two years
   3. C. Five years
   4. D. Ten years

   Answer: B

   Explanation: SDCL 36-5-8 states: "Any person is eligible for licensure who has satisfactorily completed two years of preprofessional study in a liberal arts or science course at any college or university." The applicant must document two years.

   Reference: SDLRC - Codified Law 36-5 - CHIROPRACTORS — SDCL 36-5-8

2. 2Which legal boundary controls procedures taught in an approved South Dakota chiropractic school?

   1. A. The Council on Chiropractic Education accreditation requirement
   2. B. The Board's financial-responsibility requirement
   3. C. The limits and privileges of the state's chiropractic scope and public-health provisions
   4. D. The direct-supervision requirement for interns

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The rule defines scope as procedures and therapeutics taught in approved schools "but within the limitations and privileges of SDCL 36-5-1 and 36-5-15." School instruction does not displace those statutory boundaries.

   Reference: Administrative Rule 20:41 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 20:41:01:01(5)

3. 3When determining the school-based extent of South Dakota chiropractic scope, which institution's accreditation defines an approved chiropractic school?

   1. A. Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards
   2. B. Council on Chiropractic Education
   3. C. South Dakota Medical Association
   4. D. National Board of Chiropractic Examiners

   Answer: B

   Explanation: ARSD 20:41:04:01 states: "All applicants for licensure must present evidence of having graduated from a chiropractic college accredited by the Council on Chiropractic Education." ARSD 20:41:01:01 uses approved-school instruction as a scope boundary, so CCE accreditation supplies the applicable school status.

   Reference: Administrative Rule 20:41 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 20:41:04:01 and 20:41:01:01(5)

4. 4What is the annual active chiropractic license renewal fee specified by South Dakota's current licensing requirements?

   1. A. $50
   2. B. $75
   3. C. $100
   4. D. $150

   Answer: C

   Explanation: The Board's licensing page lists "License Renewal Fee: $100.00 Active, $50.00 Inactive." Therefore the active renewal fee is $100.

   Reference: Licensing Requirements | South Dakota Department of Health — fee table, License Renewal Fee

5. 5To maintain an active South Dakota chiropractic license for a full cycle, how many approved continuing-education hours are required?

   1. A. 20 hours
   2. B. 30 hours
   3. C. 40 hours
   4. D. 50 hours

   Answer: C

   Explanation: ARSD 20:41:08:02 requires "a minimum of 40 hours of approved continuing education courses over a 2-year period ending on the odd years." Forty hours are required for the full cycle.

   Reference: Administrative Rule 20:41 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 20:41:08:02

6. 6Which source does South Dakota's patient-care rule designate for determining the chiropractic standard of care in the state?

   1. A. The materials-utilized-for-peer-review rule
   2. B. The American Chiropractic Association Code of Ethics
   3. C. The International Chiropractors Association Code of Ethics
   4. D. The Council on Chiropractic Education accreditation standards

   Answer: A

   Explanation: ARSD 20:41:09:01 states: "The standards as set forth in § 20:41:14:07 shall be the standards for determining the chiropractic standard of care in the state of South Dakota." Those peer-review materials govern the determination.

   Reference: Administrative Rule 20:41 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 20:41:09:01

7. 7A licensee personally receives a written Board investigation inquiry. Within what time must the licensee cooperate and respond in writing to avoid the rule's incompetence ground?

   1. A. 5 days
   2. B. 15 days
   3. C. 20 days
   4. D. 30 days

   Answer: B

   Explanation: ARSD 20:41:10:03 identifies as incompetence a willful failure to cooperate and respond in writing "within 15 days after personal receipt of a board inquiry or investigation." The response period is fifteen days.

   Reference: Administrative Rule 20:41 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 20:41:10:03

8. 8A South Dakota-licensed chiropractor personally performs chiropractic radiography. What additional credential does ARSD 20:41:13:10 require?

   1. A. A separate annual radiographer certificate and fee
   2. B. A radiographer certificate but no additional fee
   3. C. No additional radiographer certificate or fee
   4. D. A federal radiography license

   Answer: C

   Explanation: ARSD 20:41:13:10 states that licensed South Dakota chiropractors are exempt and that their annual chiropractic license "authorizes the chiropractor to practice chiropractic radiography without any additional certificate or fee." No extra credential or fee is required.

   Reference: Administrative Rule 20:41 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 20:41:13:10

9. 9A peer-review request is filed fourteen months after the final bill for the services under review. What does ARSD 20:41:14:05 require?

   1. A. The request remains timely until three years after the final bill
   2. B. The request remains timely until ninety days after the final bill
   3. C. The request remains timely until thirty days after the final bill
   4. D. The review may not be allowed because more than one year has passed

   Answer: D

   Explanation: ARSD 20:41:14:05 states: "Peer review may not be allowed for any request made more than one year after the date of the final bill for chiropractic services is rendered." A fourteen-month-old request is outside that limit.

   Reference: Administrative Rule 20:41 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 20:41:14:05

10. 10A chiropractor delegates patient-care tasks to a certified chiropractic assistant. What level of supervision does ARSD require?

    1. A. Indirect supervision during office hours
    2. B. Direct supervision at all times
    3. C. Weekly review without onsite presence
    4. D. Direct supervision only for the first ninety days

    Answer: B

    Explanation: ARSD 20:41:15:10 provides: "A certified chiropractic assistant shall be under the direct supervision of a South Dakota licensed chiropractor at all times." Direct supervision is continuous.

    Reference: Administrative Rule 20:41 | South Dakota Legislature — ARSD 20:41:15:10