PUBLIC PROTECTION CABINET
Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority
(As Amended at ARRS, March 12, 2012)
RELATES TO: KRS 229.091(1), 229.190, 229.200, 229.991, 311
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 229.081(5)[(4)],
229.180
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS 229.180[(1)] authorizes the authority to promulgate
administrative regulations necessary to implement KRS Chapter 229. KRS 229.081(5)
authorizes[(4) provides for the] licensing of physicians
for [professional]bouts. [KRS 229.091(1)
provides that every licensee shall be subject to the administrative regulations
the authority promulgates.]This administrative regulation
establishes the rules of conduct for physicians.
Section 1. (1) The physician officiating at a show shall be licensed by the authority and shall be governed by KRS Chapter 229 and 201 KAR Chapter 27.
(2) A physician shall be subject to [any]orders
given by the inspector or employee of the authority.
(3) An applicant shall file a completed
application as established in 201 KAR 27:008, Section 2, and pay
the license fee established in 201 KAR 27:008, Section[Sections
2 and] 3.
Section 2. (1) The physician shall have general supervision over the physical condition of each contestant, and it shall be the physician's duty to make a thorough physical examination of each contestant at weigh-in time, or within eight (8) hours prior to the time set for their entrance into the ring.
(2) The physician shall deliver a
written prebout physical report to the inspector or employee of the authority,
in attendance at the show, stating the physical condition of the contestant
prior to the contestant's entrance into the ring on the ["]PreBout
Examination["] form[, (2/06)].
Section 3. The physician shall take a
position near the ringside and shall carefully observe the physical condition
of each contestant during each bout, and shall administer medical aid if
the need arises[should any emergency arise requiring medical
attention].
Section 4. The physician shall prohibit
a[any] contestant whom the physician reasonably
believes is physically unfit for competition or impaired from alcohol or a
controlled substance from entering the ring, and the physician shall order the
referee to stop a bout or match if [the physician deems it]necessary
to prevent serious physical injury to a contestant, official, second, manager,
or spectator.
Section 5. The physician shall not enter the ring except in an emergency or unless authorized to do so by the referee, the inspector, or an employee of the authority.
Section 6. The physician shall be licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 311 as a physician. The physician shall hold an M.D. or D.O. degree.
Section 7. The physician shall make a
thorough physical examination of each contestant after each bout. The physician
shall deliver a postbout physical report to the inspector or employee of the authority
when completed on the ["]Postbout Examination["]
form[(2/06)];
Section 8. The physician shall remain
at the event locker room[location] until each competitor has left
the locker room[location.].
Section 9. If the inspector has reason
to believe that a physician has committed a violation of KRS Chapter 229 or 201
KAR Chapter 27, the inspector shall[may] take one
(1) or more of the following actions:
(1) Issuance of a cease and desist order to the physician;
(2) Issuance of a notice of violation to the physician; or
(3) Ejection of the physician from a show.
Section 10. Upon the finding of a
violation of KRS Chapter 229 or 201 KAR Chapter 27 by a physician, the
authority shall[may] impose one (1) or more of the
following penalties:
(1) Suspension of the license of the physician pursuant to KRS 229.200;
(2) Revocation of the license of the physician pursuant to KRS 229.200;
(3) Reprimand of the physician pursuant to KRS 229.200; or
(4) Assessment of a fine pursuant to KRS 229.991(5).
Section 11. Incorporation by Reference. (1) The following material is incorporated by reference:
(a) "Prebout Examination", (5/06); and
(b) "Postbout Examination", (5/06).
(2) This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Kentucky Boxing and Wrestling Authority office at 100 Airport Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
GEORGE GINTER, Board Chair
ROBERT D. VANCE, Secretary
APPROVED BY AGENCY: November 14, 2011
FILED WITH LRC: November 15, 2011 at 10 a.m.
CONTACT PERSON: Angela Robertson, 500 Mero Street, Capitol Plaza Tower, Room 509, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, phone (502) 564-0085, fax (502) 564-3969.