Section 38-3-002 - MEDICAL INFORMATION - PROFESSIONAL CONTESTANTS002.01 At least 15 days prior to a professional contestant's first scheduled event of the licensing year, each contestant must submit to the promoter the original or a certified copy of the following medical information:002.01(A) A report from a complete annual physical examination conducted and signed by a licensed healthcare professional, stating that the contestant is physically fit for the anticipated activity; and002.01(B) An eye examination conducted by a licensed healthcare professional stating that the contestant's vision is sufficient for the anticipated activity and which meets the minimum vision requirements as established in subsection 002.03.002.02 The Commissioner will not issue a license or renew any applicant's license who is found to be blind in one (1) eye or whose vision in one (1) eye is so poor that a licensed healthcare professional recommends that a license not be granted, regardless of the contestant's vision in the other eye.002.03 The Commissioner may deny, suspend, revoke, or place restrictions on the ability of a contestant to compete, when the results of the eye examination demonstrate that the contestant cannot safely engage in his or her respective sport because of a visual condition including but not limited to the following: 002.03(A) Uncorrected visual acuity of less than 20/200 in either eye or 20/60 with both eyes, unless the contestant competes with contact lenses;002.03(B) Corrected visual acuity of less than 20/60 in either eye, regardless of its cause;002.03(C) A visual field of 60 degrees or less extending over one (1) or more quadrants of the visual field;002.03(D) The presence or history of retinal detachment or retinal tear, unless treated by an ophthalmologist and then approved by an ophthalmologist who then assesses that the contestant is at no significant risk of further injury to the retina if contact is resumed. This assessment must occur within five (5) days before the scheduled bout;
002.03(E) The presence of primary or secondary glaucoma, whether or not such condition has been treated; or002.03(F) The presence of aphasia or dislocated lens in either eye or any other visual condition which the Commissioner determines would prevent the contestant from safely engaging in his or her regulated sport.002.04 At least 15 days prior to a professional contestant's first scheduled event of the licensing year, a contestant must submit to the promoter negative test results for the following items:002.04(A) The presence of antibodies to HIV;002.04(B) The antibodies of the hepatitis B virus or, with a surface antigen test, the presence of the antigen of the hepatitis B virus; and002.04(C) The presence of antibodies to the hepatitis C virus.002.05 Professional female contestants must submit: 002.05(A) A physician's written verification of a negative pregnancy test administered within 48 hours of the scheduled event; or002.05(B) A negative result of an on-site pregnancy test, which test was conducted in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner. 38 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 3, § 002
Sections 81-8,128, 81-8,129, 81-8,130, 81-8,131, 81-8,132, 81-8,133.01, 81-8,134, 81-8,137, and 81-8,139, R.R.S., 2014.Amended effective 3/21/2022