A physician who held an unrestricted license in State A for 12 years but allowed it to lapse 7 years ago is now applying for licensure in State B. State B requires SPEX for any physician with more than 5 years of inactivity. The physician passed SPEX with a score of 76. Which statement BEST describes the likely outcome?
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A
The physician will be denied licensure because SPEX only applies to physicians with fewer than 5 years of inactivity.
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B
The physician meets the SPEX requirement, but the board may still impose additional conditions such as proctoring or CME requirements.
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C
A passing SPEX score guarantees unrestricted licensure in State B because it demonstrates current competency.
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D
The physician must retake the USMLE Step 3 in addition to SPEX since the original license has lapsed more than 5 years.