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1. A license that is not renewed at the end of the biennium prescribed by the department automatically reverts to delinquent status. How long can your license be delinquent before it becomes null and void?

a. 6 months

b. 2 years

c. 3 years

d. 4 years

2. How long is a licensee required to keep records/certificates that prove that they have taken their required continuing education courses?

a. 4 years

b. 7 years

c. 10 years

d. Until they retire

3. Disclosing the identity of or information about a patient can incur an administrative fine of:

a. $50 to $500

b. $250 to $5,000

c. $500 to $7500

d. $8000

4. Failure to comply with continuing education requirements can incur an administration fine of:

a. $50 to $500

b. $500 to $1800

c. $1000 to $2500

d. $3000

5. For Electrolysis facilities that offer laser hair removal services, the licensee is required to keep malpractice insurance in the amount of:

a. $100,000

b. $300,000

c. $1,000,000

d. There is no malpractice insurance requirement

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6. Sterilizers shall be spore tested at least once a month, or more often if recommended by the manufacturer, and the electrologist shall record the results of each spore test. The results of each test shall be maintained by the electrologist for

a. 3 years

b. 7 years

c. 10 years

d. until you retire

7. All citations include a requirement that the subject correct the violation, if remediable, and impose whatever obligations necessary to remedy the offense. The time frame given to remedy the violation cannot exceed:

a. 30 days

b. 60 days

c. 180 days

d. 1 year

8. The Electrolysis Council operates under the supervision of the Board of Medicine.

a. True

b. False

9. No electrology facility shall be permitted to operate without a facility license issued by the department. The facility license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place within the facility.

a. True

b. False

10. Licensees are not required to display their license in a conspicuous location in their place of practice.

a. True

b. False

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11. The department may, upon probable cause, compel a licensee to submit to a mental or physical examination by physicians designated by the department.

a. True

b. False

12. An electrology facility is that portion of any establishment or place where electrolysis is performed. An electrology facility may not be part of a personal residence.

a. True

b. False

13. “HIV/AIDS” and “Prevention of Medical Errors” courses approved by any Board within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance of the Department of Health, are approved by the Electrolysis Council.

a. True

b. False

14. Florida Electrolysis rules state that Electrologists who operate lasers or light based devices must comply with the rule that states that they “Have been certified in the use of laser and light-based devices for the removal or reduction of hair by a national certification organization approved by the Council and the Board”. This means that the Electrologist must become a CME, but is not required to keep the credential renewed every 5 years.

a. True

b. False

15. Dentists and Chiropractors are allowed to supervise Electrologists who operate laser and light-based devices.

a. True

b. False

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