Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 09 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Subtitle 14 - STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION
Chapter 09.14.04 - Safety and Health Standards for Contestants
Section 09.14.04.05 - Physician at Contest
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 09.14.04.05
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. The Commission shall appoint at least two physicians to insure the safety and health of all contestants in a contest.
B. One of the physicians appointed under §A of this regulation, may be a neurosurgeon or a neurologist.
C. The Commission shall designate a senior physician.
D. A senior physician has the following authority to:
(1) Interrupt
a contest at any time to examine a contestant;
(2) Terminate a contest at any time after
determining that serious injury has occurred or is immediately likely to occur
to either contestant, or when a contestant is bleeding sufficiently to provide
a health hazard to spectators and personnel;
(3) Admit a contestant to a medical facility;
and
(4) Require a contestant to
submit to a blood test or urinalysis.
E. The Commission shall designate ringside physicians.
F. The senior physician and ringside physician may render emergency treatment to a contestant on-site or while traveling to a hospital.
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