3773-7-21 Medical requirements for mixed martial arts contestants.

 

 

 

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3773-7-21                    Medical requirements for mixed martial arts contestants.

 

 

Professional and amateur mixed martial arts contestants must produce:

 

(A)  Negative HIV

 

(B)  Negative hepatitis B surface antigen

 

(C)  Negative hepatitis C antibody

 

(D)  Procedures to complete when failing hepatitis B surface antigen test:

 

(1)  Must pass a hepatitis B "PCR" quantitative test.

 

(2)     The  quantitative  limit  must  be  within  permissible  limits  according  to  the laboratory where test was administered.

 

(3)   Test and results must have been taken be within two weeks of the event.

 

The  following  apply  to  professional  and  amateur  mixed  martial  arts contestants.

 

(E)   The commission, executive director or physician may order a CAT scan (CT) with contrast MRI or MRI/MRA examination when a contestant:

 

(1)   Has lost three bouts in a row by KO or TKO.

 

(2)   Has lost five bouts in a row.

 

(3)   Has an extensive losing record.

 

(F)     The commission will not issue a license or renew any applicants license for a contestant who is found to be blind in one eye or whose vision in one eye is so poor that an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or physician recommends that a license not be granted. This rule is effective regardless of how good the vision of the contestant may be in the other eye.

 

(G)   The commission will not issue or renew the license of any applicants who wishes to compete in any sport regulated by the Ohio athletic commission who has suffered from any type of cerebral hemorrhage.

 

 

 

(H)    "Mixed Martial Arts" contestants thirty-five and older are required to submit a cat scan (CT) with contrast MRI or MRI/MRA examination to the athletic commission seventy-two hours prior to being licensed.

(I)   "Mixed Martial Arts" contestants thirty-nine and older must submit in addition to all other required medical examinations:

(1)   MRI/MRA brain examination

(2)   A stress echo cardiogram examination with cardiology clearance

(3)   Metabolic blood profile

(4)   A chest X-ray that has been given within two years

(J)    MRI or MRI/MRA brain examination results may be accepted within five years or unless otherwise directed by the commission or executive director.

(K)   All tests must have been taken within thirty days to get a one year license. All tests taken more than thirty days but within one year will be issued a ninety day temporary license. Test results from other states are accepted if they meet Ohio's standards.

Effective:                                                     01/01/2012

R.C. 119.032 review dates:                         10/14/2011

CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY

Certification

12/19/2011

Date

Promulgated Under:                           119.03

Statutory Authority:                           3773.34

Rule Amplifies:                                  3773.34

Prior Effective Dates:                         3/27/07, 11/17/07, 4/18/09, 7/1/10