- A. A wrestler shall be given a physical by a physician approved by the Commission before engaging in a contest.
- B. A referee shall be given a physical before officiating a contest.
- C. An inspector may permit a wrestler not examined under §A of this regulation, to engage in a contest if the wrestler has been examined by a licensed physician within 15 days of the scheduled contest.
- D. A wrestler shall submit, on a form provided by the Commission, the results of a physical examination performed within 21 days of the application for a license.
E. The examining physician may disqualify a contestant or referee for:
- (1) Blood pressure elevation, systolic pressure or diastolic pressure outside of acceptable limits as determined by the examining physician;
- (2) An unhealed fracture or dislocation requiring splinting or casting; or
- (3) Any other medical condition that, in the physician's opinion, renders the contestant unfit to compete, or a referee to officiate a contest.
- F. The ringside physician may remain at the contest after completing the physical examinations.
Authority: Business Regulation Article, §4-205, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: October 1, 1965
Subtitle revised effective August 26, 1985 (12:17 Md. R. 1705)
Regulation .03 amended effective December 6, 1993 (20:24 Md. R. 1864)
Regulation .03F amended effective September 3, 1990 (17:17 Md. R. 2079)
Regulation .03U amended effective January 6, 2005 (31:26 Md. R. 1861)
Regulation .04D and E adopted effective September 3, 1990 (17:17 Md. R. 2079)
Regulation .04E amended effective May 22, 2017 (44:10 Md. R. 471)
Regulation .07A amended effective September 3, 1990 (17:17 Md. R. 2079)