Florida FDLR practice questions: Records and advertising

Answer C: The entry must be struck through legibly and include the date, time, initials, and an explanation.

Rule 64B5-17.002(2) prohibits removing or masking original entries. Corrections require a legible strike-through, the date, initials, and an explanation. If made on the same date as the original entry, the time must also be included.

Common trap: Forgetting the "time" requirement for same-day changes or assuming "neatness" (Options A/B/D) justifies removing original text.

Source: Fla. Admin. Code R. 64B5-17.002 — Written Dental Records; Minimum Content; Retention

Answer D: The ad contains laudatory/comparative statements and lacks a mandatory minimum-fee disclaimer.

Section 466.019(3) prohibits "laudatory statements" (self-praise like "best") and quality comparisons. It also requires all fee information to be accompanied by a disclaimer that the fee is a "minimum fee only."

Common trap: The California trap is thinking about "material limits" or "financing" rather than the specific Florida "minimum fee" disclaimer.

Source: s. 466.019, F.S. — Advertising by dentists

Answer A: 90 days

Rule 64B5-17.001(2) gives the estate or agent 90 days to place records with another Florida licensed dentist and publish the required notice.

Common trap: Confusing the 90-day death clock with the 30-day/one-month clock for relocation or termination of practice.

Source: Fla. Admin. Code R. 64B5-17.001 — Required Availability of Dental Records Upon Relocation or Termination of Practice, or Death of Practitioner

Answer C: Yes, because advertising rules apply to media exposure of any nature regardless of whether it is paid.

Rule 64B5-4.002(1) applies to "media exposure of any nature regardless of whether it is in the form of paid advertising" if it is intended to further the offering of services.

Common trap: Assuming that only "paid" ads are regulated.

Source: Fla. Admin. Code R. 64B5-4.002 — Advertising and Soliciting by Dentists

Answer D: The office must provide copies in less than 30 days and may only condition release on the copying fee.

Statute 456.057(6) and Rule 64B5-17.009 prohibit conditioning the release of records on payment for services rendered. The office may only require the copying fee itself (capped at the county court clerk's per-page rate, actual cost for X-rays), payable on delivery of the copies.

Common trap: Thinking an unpaid treatment balance is a valid reason to hold records "hostage" (the most common Florida disciplinary trap).

Source: Fla. Admin. Code R. 64B5-17.009 — Patient Records; Copying Charges; Timely Release