S.C. Code Regs. 20-27.21 - Medical requirements for mixed martial arts contestants
Professional and amateur mixed martial arts contestants must produce:
(A) Negative HIV
(B) Negative hepatitis B surface
antigen
(C) Negative hepatitis C
antibody
(D) Procedures to complete
when failing hepatitis B surface antigen test:
(1) Must pass a hepatitis B "PCR"
quantitative test.
(2) The
quantitative limit must be within permissible limits according to the
laboratory where test was administered.
The following apply to professional and amateur mixed martial arts contestants:
(E) The contestant must submit a CAT scan
(CT) or MRI examination to the Commission at least seventy-two (72) hours prior
to being licensed when a contestant:
(1) Has
lost three (3) bouts in a row by KO or TKO.
(2) Has lost six (6) bouts in a
row.
(3) Has an extensive losing
record.
(F) The
Commission will not issue a license or renew any applicant's license for a
contestant who is found to be blind in one eye or whose vision in one eye is so
poor that an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or physician recommends that a
license not be granted. This rule is effective regardless of how good the
vision of the contestant may be in the other eye. An ophthalmic eye exam report
performed by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist must be submitted to the
Commission as part of his/her medical records prior to competing in an event.
(G) The Commission will not issue
or renew the license of any applicant who wishes to compete in any sport
regulated by the South Carolina Athletic Commission if said applicant has
suffered from any type of cerebral hemorrhage.
(H) The Commission may order an examination
of the contestant at any time for the purpose of determining whether such
contestants are fit and qualified to engage in future matches.
Notes
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