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1. 1In Texas chiropractic law, which entity is meant when Chapter 201 uses the defined term "Board"?

   1. A. Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
   2. B. Texas Department of Insurance
   3. C. Texas Department of State Health Services
   4. D. Texas Medical Board

   Answer: A

   Explanation: For the defined term Board, Section 201.001 uses the exact phrase "means the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners." Therefore that agency is the Board for Chapter 201.

   Reference: OCCUPATIONS CODE CHAPTER 201. CHIROPRACTORS — §201.001(1)

2. 2A Texas chiropractor's birth month is July, and the license is due for its regular biennial renewal. By what date must the chiropractor renew?

   1. A. On or before July 1 of the renewal year
   2. B. On or before July 31 of the renewal year
   3. C. On or before August 1 of the renewal year
   4. D. On or before June 1 of the renewal year

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 72.14(a) states, "A licensee shall renew a license every two years on or before the first day of the licensee's birth month." July 1 is the first day of the birth month; the other dates shift the deadline.

   Reference: Texas Register, 22 TAC §72.14 Renewing a License — 22 TAC §72.14(a)

3. 3A Texas chiropractor is preparing the continuing-education plan for an ordinary reporting year and has no exemption. How many hours of continuing education are required?

   1. A. 4 hours during that reporting year
   2. B. 8 hours during that reporting year
   3. C. 10 hours during that reporting year
   4. D. 16 hours during that reporting year

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Section 73.1(d) provides, "A licensee shall complete 16 hours of continuing education each year" unless exempt. The four-hour, eight-hour, and ten-hour figures concern other requirements or limits, not the annual total.

   Reference: Texas Administrative Code, 22 TAC §73.1 — 22 TAC §73.1(d)

4. 4The Board is comparing chiropractic license applicants based on when each was convicted of a substance-abuse offense. Which conviction falls within §74.1's possible testing-and-monitoring trigger?

   1. A. A conviction four years before the license application
   2. B. A conviction six years before the license application
   3. C. A conviction seven years before the license application
   4. D. A conviction eight years before the license application

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 74.1(a) permits testing and monitoring when an applicant has a substance-abuse conviction "within 5 years before the date of the application." Four years is within that interval; six, seven, and eight years are outside it. The Board may require monitoring; it is not automatic.

   Reference: Texas Administrative Code, 22 TAC §74.1 — 22 TAC §74.1(a)

5. 5A chiropractor is permanently closing a practice with active patients; the next license renewal is many months away. Which complete communication plan follows the Board rule's recommended steps to avoid patient abandonment?

   1. A. Notify all active patients within a reasonable time with a records or care contact
   2. B. Notify only former patients within a reasonable time with a records or care contact
   3. C. Notify active patients at the next renewal with a records or care contact
   4. D. Notify active patients within a reasonable time with only a billing contact

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 75.9(a)(2) recommends that a closing licensee "communicate within a reasonable time to all active patients informing them of the closure and whom to contact for patient records or continuation of chiropractic care." Only A has the correct recipients, timing, and continuity contact. The rule says should and permits modifying inapplicable steps.

   Reference: Texas Register, 22 TAC §75.9 Closing a Practice — 22 TAC §75.9(a)(2), (c)

6. 6A chiropractor's advertisement identifies a research study supporting a treatment claim. The Board asks for the study's source. What must the chiropractor provide under §77.1?

   1. A. Provide the study's source when the Board requests it
   2. B. Provide the study's source only with annual renewal
   3. C. Provide the study's source only after a complaint is filed
   4. D. Provide the study's source only after a hearing is scheduled

   Answer: A

   Explanation: Section 77.1(b)(2) requires the licensee to "provide the source of the research study to the Board or the public upon request." A Board request is sufficient; renewal, complaint filing, and hearing scheduling are different administrative events and are not prerequisites.

   Reference: Texas Register, 22 TAC §77.1 Advertising and Public Communications — 22 TAC §77.1(b)(2)

7. 7A chiropractor has an unlicensed assistant with adequate training and skill. Which proposed assignment must the chiropractor retain rather than delegate under §78.3?

   1. A. Record a patient's symptom history during intake
   2. B. Measure a patient's range of motion at intake
   3. C. Prescribe the patient's chiropractic treatment plan
   4. D. Document the patient's response to a completed service

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 78.3(b) says, "A licensee may not delegate responsibility to render a diagnosis, prescribe a treatment plan, or perform adjustments or manipulations under this section." Assistant qualifications do not allow delegation of prescribing the treatment plan. The other choices are information-gathering or documentation acts rather than the listed nondelegable judgments.

   Reference: Texas Register, 22 TAC §78.3 General Delegation of Responsibility — 22 TAC §78.3(a)-(b)

8. 8A chiropractor and a patient had no romantic relationship before chiropractic care. The doctor-patient relationship later ends. Which proposed start time for a consensual sexual relationship meets the timing condition for the rule's specified defense?

   1. A. The relationship first begins while treatment is ongoing
   2. B. The relationship first begins two months after care ends
   3. C. The relationship first begins exactly three months after care ends
   4. D. The relationship first begins four months after care ends

   Answer: D

   Explanation: Section 79.1(b) provides, "It is a defense to disciplinary action under subsection (a)(1) of this section if the consensual sexual relationship began more than three months after the doctor-patient relationship ended, or existed before the doctor-patient-relationship began." With no preexisting relationship, four months is the only listed time more than three months after the clinical relationship ended.

   Reference: Texas Register, 22 TAC §79.1 Inappropriate Sexual Conduct — 22 TAC §79.1(a)(1), (b)

9. 9A chiropractor receives a Board notice requesting a response to a complaint. Which response meets §80.1's method and deadline?

   1. A. A complete oral response by the 15th day after receipt
   2. B. A complete written response by the 30th day after receipt
   3. C. A complete written response by the 15th day after receipt
   4. D. A complete oral response by the 30th day after receipt

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Section 80.1(e) states, "A licensee's response to a complaint or request for information or documents shall be in writing and sent to the Board no later than the 15th day after receipt of the notice of complaint or request." Subsection (f) also requires completeness. An oral reply or a later 30th-day reply does not meet the stated requirement.

   Reference: Texas Register, 22 TAC §80.1 Duty to Respond to Complaint — 22 TAC §80.1(e)-(f)

10. 10A chiropractor facing a disciplinary contested-case hearing received proper notice but fails to appear at the scheduled time. The Board moves for default and proves proper service. What must the administrative law judge do under §81.6?

    1. A. Enter a default judgment after the Board's motion and notice proof
    2. B. Issue a merits decision after hearing evidence from the absent party
    3. C. Refer the case back for an informal settlement conference
    4. D. Schedule another contested hearing without a default ruling

    Answer: A

    Explanation: Section 81.6(a) states that when the respondent fails to appear, the ALJ, "on the Board's motion and adequate proof of proper notice having been served on the respondent, shall enter a default judgment against the respondent." Those conditions are in the stem, so default is required; the alternative procedures do not replace it.

    Reference: Texas Register, 22 TAC §81.6 Default Judgment — 22 TAC §81.6(a)