Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 120 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION › Chapter 40 - VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL BOXING AND WRESTING EVENTS REGULATIONS › Part VIII - Event Licensing and Conduct Standards for Kick Boxing and any Similar Contests › Section 18VAC120-40-411.6 - Event conduct standards for kick boxing and other similar contests

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Bandaging of
				  each contestant's hands shall not exceed one roll of surgeon's adhesive tape,
				  not over 1-1/2 inches wide, placed directly on the hand to protect the part of
				  the hand near the wrist. The tape may cover the hand but not extend within 3/4
				  inch of the knuckles when the hand is clenched to make a fist. Soft surgical
				  bandage, not over two inches wide, held in place by not more than six feet of
				  surgeon's adhesive tape for each hand shall be used. Up to one 10-yard roll of
				  bandage may be used to complete the wrappings for each hand. Strips of tape may
				  be used between the fingers to hold down the bandages, not to cover the
				  knuckles. Bandages shall be adjusted in the locker room in the presence of the
				  event inspector or his designee.
B.
				  Any contestant who has signed a contract to compete on a promoter's program
				  shall be subject to be called by the department to appear at any time to be
				  weighed or to be examined by a physician designated by the department when the
				  department has reason to believe the contestant may not be qualified or may not
				  be medically sound to participate in the contest.
C. Each contestant who signs a contract to
				  compete on a promoter's program shall appear at a time and place designated by
				  the department or its contractor to be weighed on department-approved scales in
				  the presence of each other and a representative designated by the department.
				  Contestants shall have all weights removed from their bodies before the
				  weigh-in but may wear shorts in the case of males, and shorts and shirts in the
				  case of females.
D. Each contestant
				  shall be examined immediately before the contest by a ringside physician
				  assigned to the event who certifies in writing on a form provided by the
				  department whether the contestant is physically fit to safely compete. The
				  original health certificate will be submitted to the event inspector or his
				  designee. In addition, each female contestant shall take a pregnancy test in
				  the presence of a female inspector, using the pregnancy kit required by
				  subdivision 8 of
				  18VAC120-40-411.1 or provide the
				  ringside physician with a negative pregnancy test result taken not more than 24
				  hours prior to the event. The inspector will give the results to the physician
				  and the results will be noted on the physical form. If the physician's
				  certification fails to certify that the contestant is physically fit to safely
				  compete, the contestant shall not participate in the contests. All contestants
				  shall submit to a postfight physical if requested by the ringside physician or
				  the department or its designee.
E.
				  Discretional use of petroleum jelly is permitted on the face, arms or any other
				  part of the body. In the case of a cut, topical use of a solution approved by
				  the Association of Boxing commissions is permitted. All other solutions are
				  prohibited.
F. Headgear is not
				  permitted.
Statutory Authority
§ 54.1-831 of the Code of Virginia and 15 USC §
						6301 et seq.