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CHAPTER 20.
Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation- State Athletic Commission
SECTION 27.
01 Definitions.
SUBSECTION 21.
Medical requirements for mixed martial arts contestants.
20-27.21. 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.
The following apply to professional and amateur mixed martial arts contestants:
(E) The contestant must submit a CAT scan (CT) or MRI examination to the Commission at least seventy-two (72) hours prior to being licensed when a contestant:
(1) Has lost three (3) bouts in a row by KO or TKO.
(2) Has lost six (6) bouts in a row.
(3) Has an extensive losing record.
(F) The Commission will not issue a license or renew any applicant's 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. An ophthalmic eye exam report performed by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist must be submitted to the Commission as part of his/her medical records prior to competing in an event.
(G) The Commission will not issue or renew the license of any applicant who wishes to compete in any sport regulated by the South Carolina Athletic Commission if said applicant has suffered from any type of cerebral hemorrhage.
(H) The Commission may order an examination of the contestant at any time for the purpose of determining whether such contestants are fit and qualified to engage in future matches.
HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 36, Issue No. 6, eff June 22, 2012. Amended by State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4536, eff June 26, 2015.
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