Florida Laws and Rules

Speakers in this session...

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  Michael Silverman

  

  Michael Silverman JD

  • Silverman Bain, LLP

  • Phone: (561) 257-3799
  • Email: michael@silvermanbain.com

  • LinkedIn

  Attorney Michael G. Silverman is a founding partner of Silverman Bain, LLP, whose practice focuses on advising healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs on all aspects of their business operations, from startups through ongoing operations and sales.

  Born and raised in South Florida into a chiropractic household, Michael obtained his bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and his juris doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law.

  Michael regularly lectures at healthcare industry and trade events nationwide, where he enjoys engaging with the audience to provide practical regulatory education. When not consumed by his passion for law and business, Michael is an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoys spending time with his loved ones and golden retrievers.

  Sessions...

  Florida Laws and Rules

  Regional Event: sw

  Start Date: 11/21/2026 10:10 am

  End Date: 11/21/2026 11:50 am

  Location: Great Egret A

  Session details

  Chiropractors will be briefed on the many recent legislative changes and potential impacts to their practices on both the state and federal level.  Disciplinary pitfalls are also highlighted, along with strategies to steer clear of them. Attendees will have their recollections refreshed on the regulations surrounding CCPA supervision rules and the Geico v. Right Spinal decision.

  Attendees will learn about the status of the law on noncompete agreements and how to legally protect their practices.  They will hear about the laws pertaining to independent contractor status and the penalties for misclassification.  Listeners will learn how to lawfully integrate medical services into their practices and, importantly, will learn about how to identify and comply with PI and other marketing regulations applicable to their practices.

  Learning Objectives

  1. Identify recent state legislative changes impacting the profession and potential implications for chiropractors.
  2. Review advertisement laws and Rules and CCPA Laws and Rules.
  3. Review the status of LMTs in the chiropractic office and billing PIP.
  4. Review Florida’s law on adjusting animals.
  5. Understand the latest case decision on noncompete laws.
  6. Is your 1099 worker properly classified?
  7. How can I effectively integrate an MD and ARNP into my practice?
  8. I have a marketer.  How do I make sure her marketing for the office is legal?
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  Kim Jaffe

  

  Kim Jaffe Esq.

  • Florida Chiropractic Association, General Counsel

  • Email: kdriggers@driggers-law.com

  Kimberly A. Driggers-Jaffe is the owner of Driggers Law, PA, where she represents the Florida Chiropractic Association as its General Counsel and serves as one of its Lobbyists.  For the prior twenty-plus years, Ms. Driggers was in private practice in Orlando and Tallahassee, Florida, initially representing the interests of insurance companies in their defense of injury and insurance claims.  After many years and for the majority of her practice, she put her insurance knowledge to use in representing medical providers, injured patients, and homeowners in the denial of insurance benefits and litigating insurance claims in courts throughout Florida.

  Kim is well known in the area of Personal Injury Protection insurance law (No-Fault or PIP insurance) and has authored numerous articles, testifies regularly in the Florida Legislature, and lectures for the Florida Chiropractic Association throughout the State of Florida.  She is a longstanding member of the National Association of Chiropractic Attorneys.

  In August 2019, Ms. Driggers became the first Non-Chiropractor and the seventh woman since 1963 to be elected to the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the international testing agency for the chiropractic profession that develops, administers, and scores standardized exams for the chiropractic profession.

  She received her B.A. in Psychology, Magna Cum Laude, from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, in 1990.  Ms. Driggers attended the Florida State University College of Law, receiving her J.D. in 1994.

  Sessions...

  Florida Laws and Rules

  Regional Event: sw

  Start Date: 11/21/2026 10:10 am

  End Date: 11/21/2026 11:50 am

  Location: Great Egret A

  Session details

  Chiropractors will be briefed on the many recent legislative changes and potential impacts to their practices on both the state and federal level.  Disciplinary pitfalls are also highlighted, along with strategies to steer clear of them. Attendees will have their recollections refreshed on the regulations surrounding CCPA supervision rules and the Geico v. Right Spinal decision.

  Attendees will learn about the status of the law on noncompete agreements and how to legally protect their practices.  They will hear about the laws pertaining to independent contractor status and the penalties for misclassification.  Listeners will learn how to lawfully integrate medical services into their practices and, importantly, will learn about how to identify and comply with PI and other marketing regulations applicable to their practices.

  Learning Objectives

  1. Identify recent state legislative changes impacting the profession and potential implications for chiropractors.
  2. Review advertisement laws and Rules and CCPA Laws and Rules.
  3. Review the status of LMTs in the chiropractic office and billing PIP.
  4. Review Florida’s law on adjusting animals.
  5. Understand the latest case decision on noncompete laws.
  6. Is your 1099 worker properly classified?
  7. How can I effectively integrate an MD and ARNP into my practice?
  8. I have a marketer.  How do I make sure her marketing for the office is legal?