(A) In order to be licensed as a boxer for an event or exhibition, an applicant:

(1) must be between the ages of 18 and 35, unless the commission by a supermajority vote waives this requirement as to an individual applicant over the age of 35;

(2) must not be listed on the Association of Boxing Commissions' National Suspension List;

(3) shall submit a completed application with payment of the prescribed fee;

(4) shall submit documentation, on a commission-approved form, that the applicant has undergone a comprehensive medical examination by a licensed physician subsequent to his last boxing match and not more than fifteen days before an event or exhibition in this State in which he plans or proposes to participate or compete. The examining physician shall indicate on the approved form that the applicant is physically able to participate or compete. The comprehensive physical examination must include a clinical, neurological, neurophysiological, and ophthalmologic examination, that may include, but is not limited to, an EEG, EKG, and CAT scan by a licensed physician. If, at the time of these examinations, there is any indication of brain injury, or for any other reason the physician considers appropriate, the applicant must undergo further neurological and neurophysiological examinations by a specialized physician including, but not limited to, a computerized tomography or medically equivalent procedure. The commission shall not issue a license to an applicant until all examinations are completed and the physician determines that the boxer is eligible to participate or compete;

(5) shall submit evidence that the applicant has been tested not more than one year before the scheduled event or exhibition and is not infected with the human immunodeficiency virus and shall show proof of immunity for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C;

(6) shall submit any additional documentation required by federal law pertaining to boxing.

(B) A boxer shall submit to a pre-fight physical by a ringside physician and be found eligible to compete and not medically disqualified.

HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 28, Section 1.