A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, prior to being issued a license pursuant to this act every participant applicant shall submit a certified copy of results from testing performed by a laboratory certified pursuant to 42 C.F.R. Part 493 verifying that the applicant is not infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the hepatitis B virus or the hepatitis C virus. The testing shall be performed no more than three hundred sixty-five (365) days before the application is submitted. A statement from a doctor of osteopathy or medical doctor indicating that the applicant has successfully completed a full course of vaccinations for hepatitis B may be submitted in lieu of the results of testing for hepatitis B. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an applicant who receives positive results from any of the tests required by this section shall be denied a license for the particular contest.

B. If a participant must be replaced within twenty-four (24) hours of an event, a promoter may replace the participant that has been pulled with a new participant that has complied with the testing requirements found in subsection A of this section.

C. Notwithstanding the requirement for testing stated in subsection A of this section, the participant and opponent, ring official, and ringside physician may agree, in writing, to waive the denial of licensure for failure to timely submit the required certified test results, and by such signed written agreement, the participant and opponent shall be granted a license to participate in their particular contest.

Added by Laws 2011, c. 191, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012.

NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 623 of this title to avoid duplication in numbering.