New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Chapter VII - State Athletic Commission › Part 214 - Authorization of Third-Party Sanctioning Entities › Section 214.4 - Application for License

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) An entity
				may make an application for a license to supervise and oversee theconduct of
				matches and exhibitions of one or more of the following authorized combative
				sports: wrestling, kickboxing (including muay thai), amateur mixed martial
				arts, and the single discipline martial arts of Judo, Tae Kwon Do, Karate and
				Kempo.
(b) Upon application
				therefore, the Commission may licensean entity as an Authorized Sanctioning
				Entity for one or more of the authorized combative sports listed in paragraph
				(a) above, as deemed appropriate by the Commission based on the results of the
				Commission's review of such application. Theapplication shall be made on a form
				prescribed by the Commission and affirmed by the applicant as true under
				penalties of perjury. Such application shall include information related to the
				following categories, among other documentation and information that may be
				required by the Commission:
1) The entity's
				stated mission and primary purpose;
2) The entity's business address and the
				names of each principle, officer; partner or member thereof
3) The authorized combative sport(s) for
				which the entity seeks authorization and the rules and protocols associated
				therewith;
4) The entity's
				policies, protocols and requirements with regard to the combatants' use of
				hand, foot and groin protection, or other safety gear;
5) The entity's policies, protocols and
				requirements with respect to the termination of any combative sport when any
				participant has endured severe punishment oris in danger of suffering serious
				physical injury;
6) The entity's
				policies, protocols and requirements to effectuate the appropriate and timely
				medical treatment of injured persons.
7) The entity's policies, protocols and
				requirements with respect to the presence and responsibilities of a licensed
				physician at each bout, contest, match or exhibition;
8) The entity's policies, protocols and
				requirements with respect to the use of performance enhancing drugs and illegal
				substances by participants;
9) The
				entity's policies, protocols and requirements with respect to pre-competition
				physical examination by a licensed physician, including but not limited to
				cardiac and neurological evaluation;
10) The entity's policies, protocols and
				requirements with respect to pre-competition medical testing for blood and
				bodily fluid borne communicative diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis;
11) The entity's policies, protocols and
				requirements with respect to the availability of appropriate emergency medical
				personnel, equipment, and ambulance transportation;
12) The entity's prior experience in the
				oversight, conduct of combative sport(s) or its expertise with respect
				thereto;
13) The entity's
				trustworthiness and competence to oversee or conduct a combative
				sport;
14) The entity's
				requirements with respect to the provision of accident insurance covering
				combatants, and a demonstration that the entity's requirements are in
				compliance with the minimum requirements for the conduct of combative sports as
				set forth in section
				208.16 of the Commission's
				regulations;
15) A description of
				the entity's operational history and past performance overseeing and conducting
				combative sports matches or exhibitions of the type being applied for,
				including a list of matches or exhibitions the entity has sanctioned or
				overseen in New York State and any other state within the past 5
				years;
16) Other documentation,
				data, policies, rules, and other exhibits as may be required by the Commission;
				and
17) A non-refundable
				application fee as prescribed by the Commission.