Section SPS 192.06 - Contestant's license(1) APPLICATION. A person shall submit an application on forms provided by the department together with the fee specified in s. 444.11, Stats., prior to acting as a professional boxer, a professional or amateur mixed martial arts contestant, or a professional or amateur kickboxing or Muay Thai contestant at any unarmed combat sports event. Note: Applications are available from the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Professional Credentialing, 1400 E. Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or from the department's website at: http://dsps.wi.gov.
(2) ELIGIBILITY. To be eligible for a license as a professional or amateur contestant, an applicant shall comply with all of the following: (a) Be at least 18 years of age.(b) Be capable of engaging in an unarmed combat bout based on the information included in the application and any other information the department considers reliable.(c) Submit to the department an application for an Association of Boxing Commissions' mixed martial arts national identification number or boxing federal identification number along with a $10 processing fee or a $10 replacement fee.(d) Submit results of a complete physical examination by a physician, including any laboratory tests, conducted no more than 180 days before the date of the application and conducted in accordance with ch. 448, Stats., affirming all of the following: 2. Negative hepatitis B surface antigen. If a contestant had a failing hepatitis B antigen test, the contestant shall pass a hepatitis B "PCR" quantitative test. The quantitative limit shall be within permissible limits according to the laboratory where the test was administered.3. Negative hepatitis C antibody. If a contestant had a failing hepatitis C antibody test, the contestant shall pass a hepatitis C "PCR" quantitative test. The quantitative limit shall be within permissible limits according to the laboratory where the test was administered.(e) Submit results of a favorable eye examination by a licensed physician, ophthalmologist, or optometrist.(f) If of age 40 or more, submit favorable results for all of the following examinations and tests conducted or obtained no more than 180 days before the date of application: 1. An MRI or magnetic resonance angiography brain examination.2. A stress echocardiogram examination with cardiology clearance.3. A metabolic blood profile.(g) Submit authorization for releasing medical records to the department.(h) Submit any additional information requested by the department needed to determine an applicant's eligibility for a license.(3) DENIAL. The department may deny a license to an applicant who has committed any act that would, if committed by a licensee, subject the applicant to discipline under subch. IX.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 192.06
Adopted by, CR 17-016: cr. Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12/1/2017