PURPOSE: This rule defines the responsibilities of physicians for professional mixed martial arts bouts/contests.
- (1) Any physician applying for licensure with the office, shall hold a current license to practice medicine pursuant to Chapter 334, RSMo and shall be actively licensed with the State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts.
- (2) A physician licensed pursuant to sections 317.001 to 317.021, RSMo shall be in charge of all physical examinations and be located immediately next to the fighting area during all professional mixed martial arts contests and, if called upon, ready to advise the referee.
- (3) Within forty-eight (48) hours before a contest, mixed martial arts contestants shall be given a physical examination by a physician appointed and licensed by the office. Contestants shall disclose all medical history and conditions to the physician during the physical examination, including, whether the contestant is pregnant.
- (4) The physical examination given to contestants includes, at a minimum, the following: weight, pulse, lungs, blood pressure, heart, and general physical condition.
- (5) If, upon physical examination, a contestant is determined by the physician to be unfit for competition, the contestant shall not compete during that specific contest.
- (6) The physician shall certify in writing on a form prescribed by the office those contestants who are in good physical condition to compete.
- (7) The physician selected for each contest is at the sole discretion of the office and such determination shall be final. The promoter is responsible for all compensation for the physician, in an amount set by the office.
AUTHORITY: sections 317.001 and 317.006, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed April 3, 2007, effective Oct. 30, 2007. Amended: Filed March 20, 2018, effective Sept. 30, 2018.
*Original authority: 317.001, RSMo 1983, amended 1996, 2007 and 317.006, RSMo 1983, amended 1996, 2007.