Kan. Admin. Regs. § 128-4-5

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 128-4-5 - Physician

(a)

(1) A physician shall be selected by the promoter and licensed by the commission for each contest. This physician shall be in charge of the physical examinations of the contestants as required by the act and these regulations, shall be present at ringside during all events, and if called upon, shall be ready to advise the referee and to make a determination pursuant to these regulations.

(2) The physician shall be prepared to assist if any emergency arises and shall render temporary or emergency treatments for any cuts and minor injuries sustained by the contestants. The physician shall not leave the event until after the decision in the final contest or exhibition.

(b) The physician shall be provided with an adequate room in which to perform the pre-contest physical examination of each contestant.

(c) Within 48 hours before each contest but no later than one hour before the contest, the physician shall perform a physical examination of each contestant. The physician shall record, at a minimum, each contestant's weight, resting pulse, and blood pressure and an assessment of the general physical condition of the contestant. The physical examination of each female contestant shall include a pregnancy test.

(d) Based on the physical examination specified in subsection (c), the physician shall certify in writing, on a form prescribed by the commission, each contestant whose physical condition is sufficiently sound to permit the contestant to compete. If the physician determines that a contestant is unfit for competition, the contestant shall be prohibited from competing during that contest. The physician's determination of each contestant's fitness to participate shall be final.

(e) After each contest, the physician shall examine each contestant immediately following the bout but before the contestant leaves the site of the contest. If it appears that a contestant is injured, the physician shall attend to the injuries. If the physician determines that the contestant needs to be hospitalized, the physician shall arrange for hospitalization or continuation of medical care. The physician shall report all injuries disclosed in the post-fight examination to the commission. The report shall list, at a minimum, each case in which a contestant met either of the following conditions:

(1) Was injured during the contest or exhibition; or

(2) requested medical aid after the contest or exhibition.

(f) The physician may authorize a second to administer any of the substances listed in K.A.R. 128-4-8(g) to a contestant.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 128-4-5

Authorized by K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 74-50,187; implementing K.S.A. 2012 Supp. 74-50,186 and 74-50,187; effective April 4, 2008; amended Dec. 20, 2013.