Or. Admin. Code § 230-020-0330

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 230-020-0330 - [Effective until 1/1/2025] Medical Disqualification

(1) The Superintendent or an authorized representative of the superintendent must refuse to certify a boxer or mixed martial arts competitor if the examining medical personnel or the Superintendent, or an authorized representative of the superintendent determines that withholding certification is necessary to preserve the health or safety of the boxer or mixed martial arts competitor.

(2) A boxer or mixed martial arts competitor is medically disqualified from competition if he or she:

(a) Has sustained a significant cut that is not completely healed;

(b) Has sustained three consecutive knockouts or TKOs, any knockout within the past 60 days, or any TKO within the past 30 days;

(c) Has sustained two knockouts within 90 days or a knockout in the first fight after a disqualification;

(d) Is not sufficiently conditioned to participate safely.

(3) A boxer or mixed martial arts competitor who has sustained three knockouts may be referred for neurological consultation.

(4) Pre-fight pregnancy test. Prior to participating in any boxing or mixed martial arts event, each female competitor will be offered the opportunity to take a pregnancy test at no cost to the competitor.

(a) Pregnancy tests may be administered during the pre-fight physical examination under the supervision of the examining medical personnel or an authorized female representative of the superintendent, using a pregnancy test kit supplied by the Commission.

(b) Pregnancy test kits not supplied by the Commission shall not be accepted.

(c) The female competitor shall be accompanied to the bathroom facility by the examining physician or authorized female assistant, shall be allowed to take the pregnancy test in privacy, and shall promptly provide the test to the examining medical personnel for interpretation of the results. The female competitor may not carry personal belongings into the bathroom while taking the test.

(d) In place of the pregnancy test described in subsection (b) of this rule, a female competitor may submit a results report from a serum or urine pregnancy test administered within 14 days of the scheduled event by a clinical laboratory or licensed physician. The competitor must submit the results report to the Commission no less than 72 hours before the event.

(e) A female competitor who tests positive for pregnancy may not participate in the boxing or mixed martial arts event for which the pregnancy test was submitted. A female competitor who fails to submit pregnancy test results or signed release consistent with all requirements of this rule may not participate in the boxing or mixed martial arts event for which the pregnancy test was requested. Nothing in this rule shall bar a competitor from seeking to establish eligibility to participate in subsequent events.

Or. Admin. Code § 230-020-0330

BWC 1-1988, f. 3-22-88, cert. ef. 3-29-88; BWC 1-1991, f. & cert. ef. 9-20-91; BWC 1-1995, f. 10-10-95, cert. ef. 10-13-95; SAC 5-2008, f. 6-12-08, cert. ef. 7-1-08; SAC 1-2013, f. & cert. ef. 2-21-13; SAC 3-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-10-13 thru 1-6-14; SAC 4-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-10-13 thru 1-6-14; SAC 7-2013, f. & cert. ef. 11-5-13; SAC 2-2016, f. & cert. ef. 12/1/2016; SAC 3-2018, amend filed 01/09/2018, effective 01/09/2018

Stat. Auth.: ORS 463.113

Stats. Implemented: ORS 463.025 & 463.047