2023 New York Laws › GBS - General Business › Article 41 - Combative Sports › 1013 - Medical Advisory Board.

§  1013. Medical advisory board. 1. The medical advisory board created
pursuant to chapter nine hundred twelve of the laws of nineteen  hundred
twenty,  and  subsequent  amendments thereto is hereby continued without
interruption.  It  shall  remain  a  division  of  the  state   athletic
commission,  and  shall  consist  of nine members to be appointed by the
governor.  The  governor  shall  designate  one  of  such   members   as
chairperson  of  the  advisory  board.  The  term of a member thereafter
appointed, except to fill a vacancy,  shall  be  three  years  from  the
expiration  of  the  term  of his predecessor. Upon the appointment of a
successor to the chairperson of the advisory board, the  governor  shall
designate  such  successor  or  other  member  of  the advisory board as
chairperson. A vacancy occurring otherwise than by expiration  of  term,
shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the remainder only of
the  term.  Each  member of the advisory board shall be duly licensed to
practice medicine in the state of New York, and at the time  of  his  or
her appointment have had at least five years' experience in the practice
of  his  or  her  profession.  The  members  of the advisory board shall
receive such compensation as may be fixed by the commission  within  the
amount  provided  by  appropriation,  and  shall  be  allowed  and  paid
necessary traveling and other expenses incurred by  them,  respectively,
in the performance of their duties hereunder.
2. The advisory board shall have power and it shall be the duty of the
board  to  prepare and submit to the commission for approval regulations
and standards for the physical examination of  professionals  including,
without  limitation,  pre-fight and post-fight examinations and periodic
comprehensive examinations. The board shall  continue  to  serve  in  an
advisory  capacity  to  the commission and from time to time prepare and
submit to the commission for approval, such additional  regulations  and
standards  of  examination  as  in  their  judgment  will  safeguard the
physical welfare  of  professionals  licensed  by  the  commission.  The
advisory  board shall recommend to the commission from time to time such
qualified  physicians,  who  may  be  designated  and  employed  by  the
commission  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  physical  examinations of
professionals and other services as the rules of  the  commission  shall
provide.  Such physicians, if so employed, shall receive compensation as
fixed by  the  commission  within  amounts  appropriated  therefor.  The
provisions  of  section seventeen of the public officers law shall apply
to any physician who:
(a) is designated and employed by the commission; and
(b) is rendering professional services on behalf of the commission  to
professionals.
3.  The  advisory board shall develop or recommend appropriate medical
education programs for all commission personnel involved in the  conduct
of  authorized combative sports so that such personnel can recognize and
act upon evidence of potential or actual adverse medical indications  in
a participant prior to, during or after the course of a match.
4.  The advisory board shall review the credentials and performance of
each commission physician on an annual basis.
5. The advisory board shall advise the  commission  on  any  study  of
equipment, procedures or personnel which will, in their opinion, promote
the safety of professionals.