- (1) A competent laboratory examination certificate, completed at most one year before the contest, verifying that the contestant is negative at the time of the weigh-in.
- (2) The Commission may reduce the one year expiration time period for testing to protect public safety in the event of an outbreak.
- (3) Any contestant whose HBV or HCV result is positive shall not participate in a contest.
- (4) In lieu of a negative HBsAg test result, a contestant may present laboratory testing evidence of immunity against Hepatitis B virus based on a positive Hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) test result or of having received the complete Hepatitis B vaccine series as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Contestants shall produce evidence of a negative test for HBsAg and HCV antibody as a condition to participation in a contest as follows:
KEY: licensing, boxing, unarmed combat, White-collar contests
Date of Last Change: February 20, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 9-23-101 et seq.