California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 2 - State A thletic Commission › Chapter 1 - Professional Boxing Rules › Article 6 - Physical Examinations and Safety › Section 280 - Examination of Boxer Applicants

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Any
				  boxer applying for a license or renewal thereof shall be examined by a
				  physician currently licensed by this state to establish both physical and
				  mental fitness for competition. Such examination shall be taken at such time as
				  directed by the commission. Any boxer licensed by the commission who
				  participates in a boxing match or contest outside the State of California may
				  be required, upon his return to California, to again take this examination
				  before being allowed to box in California. The results of such contests shall
				  be reported to the nearest commission office by the licensee within 72 hours of
				  his return to California.
(b) An
				  examination of an applicant or licensee may be accepted by the commission if it
				  is performed by a physician authorized to perform such examinations by the
				  state or nation in which the examination is conducted and if it is conducted in
				  accordance with commission instructions, including the use of applicable forms
				  prescribed by the commission.
(c)
				  In addition to or as part of subsection (a), any boxer applying for a license
				  or renewal shall submit to and complete a medical examination process, which
				  shall include the following:
(1) A
				  neurological examination, which must be performed by a licensed physician that
				  specializes in neurology or neurosurgery. Except as provided in subsection (b)
				  of section
				  18711
				  of the Business and Professions Code, this examination is valid for 12
				  months.
(2) Magnetic Resonance
				  Imaging (MRI) using standard brain protocol to include Gradient Echo Imaging
				  (GRE) or Susceptibility Weighted Imaging (SWI), which shall be interpreted by a
				  licensed neurologist, neurosurgeon, or neuroradiologist and is valid for 36
				  months.
(3) An electrocardiogram
				  (EKG), which must be performed by a licensed physician. This medical test is
				  only required once, unless the licensed physician recommends another EKG, or
				  the commission requires the applicant to submit to another EKG, based on good
				  cause that the applicant is at risk for serious injury or permanent or
				  temporary impairment of a bodily function.
(4) A physical examination, which must be
				  performed by a licensed physician and is valid for 12 months.
(5) An eye examination, which must be
				  performed by a licensed ophthalmologist and must meet the requirements set
				  forth in Section
				  282 of Title 4 of the California
				  Code of Regulations. This examination is valid for 12 months.
(6) The following required blood tests, which
				  shall be taken within 30 days prior to the date of application and are valid
				  for six months:
(A) Human Immunodeficiency
				  Virus (HIV) Antibody
(B) Hepatitis
				  B Surface Antigen (HBsAg)
(C)
				  Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Antibody