Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Safety and Professional Services › SPS 1-299 - Professional Services › SPS 190-199 - Unarmed Combat Sports › Chapter SPS 193 - License Applications and permits › Section SPS 193.04 - Contestant's license

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) APPLICATION. A person shall, before
				  acting as a professional or amateur mixed martial arts contestant at any event,
				  submit an application on forms provided by the department together with the $40
				  fee as specified in s.
				  444.11,
				  Stats.
Note: Applications are available from the Department of
					 Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credentialing, 1400
					 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the
					 department's website at:
http://dsps.wi.gov
.
(2) ELIGIBILITY.
(a) To be eligible for a license as a
				  professional or amateur mixed martial arts contestant, an applicant shall do
				  all of the following:
(b) Be at
				  least 18 years of age.
(c) Obtained
				  an Association of Boxing Commission's mixed martial arts national
				  identification number along with a $20 processing fee at the department before
				  participating in a scheduled contest.
(d) Provide results of a physical examination
				  by a physician and laboratory results conducted no more than 90 days before the
				  date of the application in accordance with ch. 448, Stats., affirming all of
				  the following:
1. Negative HIV.
2. Negative hepatitis B surface antigen. If a
				  contestant had a failing hepatitis B antigen test, the contestant shall pass a
				  hepatitis B "PCR" quantitative test. The quantitative limit shall be within
				  permissible limits according to the laboratory where the test was administered.
				  The commissioner, department representative, or ringside physician may request
				  that a contestant take an additional hepatitis B antigen test and provide the
				  results within 2 weeks of a professional contest in which a contestant is
				  scheduled to compete.
3. Negative
				  hepatitis C antibody. If a contestant had a failing hepatitis C antibody test,
				  the contestant shall pass a hepatitis C "PCR" quantitative test. The
				  quantitative limit shall be within permissible limits according to the
				  laboratory where the test was administered. The commissioner, department
				  representative, or ringside physician may request that a contestant take an
				  additional hepatitis C antibody test and provide the results within 2 weeks of
				  a professional contest in which a contestant is scheduled to compete.
4. Eye examination by a licensed physician,
				  ophthalmologist, or optometrist.
5.
				  An applicant 35 years of age and older is required to submit a cat scan (CT)
				  with contrast or MRI examination in addition to all other required medical
				  examinations.
6. An applicant 39
				  years of age and older is required to submit in addition to all other required
				  medical examinations:
a. MRI/MRA brain
				  examination.
b. A stress
				  echocardiogram examination with cardiology clearance.
c. Metabolic blood profile.
d. A chest x-ray that has been given within 2
				  years.
(e)
				  The department may deny a license to an applicant who has committed any act
				  which would, if committed by a licensee, subject the applicant to discipline
				  under ch. SPS 196.