Section SPS 192.95 - Medical requirements, physicals, and examinations(1)(a) Contestants shall produce all required physical examination and laboratory results required to obtain or renew a license under s. SPS 192.06.(b) The commissioner, department representative, or ringside physician may require that a contestant take an additional HIV test, hepatitis B surface antigen test, or hepatitis C antibody test and provide the results within 2 weeks of an event in which a contestant is scheduled to compete.(2) The commissioner, department representative, or ringside physician may order a computed tomography, or CT, scan with contrast; a magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, examination; or any other medical examination needed to determine if a contestant is in satisfactory physical condition to compete in unarmed combat sports.(3) All contestants shall have a pre-bout physical examination by the ringside physician within 36 hours before each bout, and if requested by a contestant, referee, or inspector, after a bout. After each pre-bout and post-bout examination of a contestant, the ringside physician shall complete a report, on forms provided by the department, and submit the completed reports to the department representative. Note: Forms 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.
(4) The ringside physician shall review all documents provided by contestants regarding medical examinations and laboratory results and examine each contestant as appropriate in the ringside physician's judgment including heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, vision, and lungs. The ringside physician shall certify as fit those contestants whose physical condition appears satisfactory for competition and shall disqualify others. The results of the examination shall be recorded on a form provided by the department and submitted by the ringside physician to the inspector. Note: Forms 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.
(5) A contestant who has been knocked out or injured in a bout that was terminated by a referee shall undergo a thorough physical examination by a physician licensed in accordance with ch. 448, Stats., and be certified fit to participate in competitive unarmed combat sports. If a contestant has been knocked out or injured by a head blow, a medical suspension is required under s. SPS 192.97.(6) Female contestants shall submit to a pregnancy test conducted under the supervision of the inspector or ringside physician at their pre-bout physical examination, pursuant to s. 444.095(3) (b) 3, Stats.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Safety and Professional Services SPS 192.95
Adopted by, CR 17-016: cr. Register November 2017 No. 743, eff. 12/1/2017