New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 46 - RULES GOVERNING BOXING, EXTREME WRESTLING AND SPARRING EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
Subchapter 12A - UNIFORM MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 13:46-12A.2 - Pre-licensure medical requirement
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) A boxer, as a condition to licensure or to the renewal of licensure by the State Athletic Control Board shall undergo a thorough medical examination by a physician or physicians to establish his or her physical and mental fitness for competition.
(b) An examination shall be made no earlier than 30 days but no later than one day prior to licensure or the renewal thereof except for the Hepatitis B and C and HIV tests, referred to in 13:46-12A.3, which shall be conducted no earlier than 180 days prior to participation in each scheduled competition. The testing for complete blood count, bleeding and coagulation time shall only be required for initial licensure, not renewals.
(c) In addition to the examination required by (a) above, the Commissioner at his or her discretion may order such additional examinations of a boxer at any time for the purpose of determining his or her continued fitness and qualification to engage in a boxing contest.
(d) No applicant shall be granted a license unless the physician appointed by the State Athletic Control Board has certified his or her fitness to engage in a boxing contest.
