Delaware Administrative Code
Title 24 - Regulated Professions and Occupations
Department of State
Division of Professional Regulation
8800 - Combative Sports Entertainment Rules and Regulations
Part D - Amateur Mixed Martial Arts
Section 8800-D-18.0 - Physical Exams and other Testing
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
18.1 All Contestants must complete a physical within 90 days of the event. They must submit completed physical form to the sanctioning body including negative blood results from a lab that has consulted with a physician for HIV, Hepatitis B and C tests. The results shall be faxed from the lab to the sanctioning body. The lab results must be within 180 days of the enent.
18.2 All contestants are subject to pre-fight and post-fight physicals. Failure to have a Pre-Fight physical will result in disqualification. Failure to have a Post-Fight Medical will result in a minimum 90 day suspension of contestant.
18.3 The ringside physician may place a contestant on medical suspension for any injuries. The contestant is required to furnish a letter of clearance from the treating physician.
18.4 All female contestants must complete a pregnancy test the day of the event at the event and the results must be negative. The promoter shall provide the pregnancy test kit.
18.5 Based on the requirements set forth in Title 28 § 105(b) (5), the following criteria for determining physical and mental fitness shall include but is not limited to: blood pressure, pulse, respiration, heart rhythm, heart murmurs, ears, nose, throat, extremities, medications taken, negative pregnancy test results, and mental assessment, which must meet acceptable standards as determined by the examining physician prior to the event.
18.6 Any fighter 40 years or older may be required by the Division to present more current test results or additional test results.
