(4) is physically, mentally, and professionally capable of practicing medicine with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety. In determining physical and mental capacity under this Section, the Medical Board may, upon a showing of a possible incapacity or conduct or activities that would constitute grounds for discipline under this Act, compel any applicant to submit to a mental or physical examination and evaluation, or both, as provided for in Section 22 of this Act. The Medical Board may condition or restrict any license, subject to the same terms and conditions as are provided for the Medical Board under Section 22 of this Act. Any such condition of a restricted license shall provide that the Chief Medical Coordinator or Deputy Medical Coordinator shall have the authority to review the subject physician's compliance with such conditions or restrictions, including, where appropriate, the physician's record of treatment and counseling regarding the impairment, to the extent permitted by applicable federal statutes and regulations safeguarding the confidentiality of medical records of patients. The Medical Board, in determining mental capacity, shall consider the latest recommendations of the Federation of State Medical Boards. In determining professional capacity under this Section, an individual may be required to complete such additional testing, training, or remedial education as the Medical Board may deem necessary in order to establish the applicant's present capacity to practice medicine with reasonable judgment, skill, and safety. The Medical Board may consider the following criteria, as they relate to an applicant, as part of its determination of professional capacity:
(1) Medical research in an established research facility, hospital, college or university, or private corporation.(2) Specialized training or education.(3) Publication of original work in learned, medical, or scientific journals.(4) Participation in federal, State, local, or international public health programs or organizations.(5) Professional service in a federal veterans or military institution.(6) Any other professional activities deemed to maintain and enhance the clinical capabilities of the applicant. Any applicant applying for a license to practice medicine in all of its branches or for a license as a chiropractic physician who has not been engaged in the active practice of medicine or has not been enrolled in a medical program for 2 years prior to application must submit proof of professional capacity to the Medical Board.
Any applicant applying for a temporary license that has not been engaged in the active practice of medicine or has not been enrolled in a medical program for longer than 5 years prior to application must submit proof of professional capacity to the Medical Board.