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Title XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS

Chapter 317

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  317.013.  Mandatory medical suspensions, determination — medically retired persons. — 1.  In order to protect the health and welfare of the contestants, there shall be a mandatory medical suspension of any contestant, not to exceed one hundred eighty days, who loses consciousness or who has been injured as a result of blows received to the head or body during a professional boxing, professional wrestling, professional kickboxing, amateur kickboxing, professional full-contact karate, professional mixed martial arts, or amateur mixed martial arts contest.  The determination of consciousness is to be made only by a physician licensed by the board of healing arts and the division.  Medical suspensions issued in accordance with this section shall not be reviewable by any tribunal.

  2.  No license shall be issued to any person who has been injured in such a manner that they may not continue to participate in boxing, wrestling, professional kickboxing, amateur kickboxing, full-contact karate, professional mixed martial arts, or amateur mixed martial arts contests in the future.  Such a person shall be deemed medically retired.  No person with a status of medically retired shall compete in any events governed by this chapter.  Medical retirements issued in accordance with this section shall not be reviewable by any tribunal.

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(L. 1996 S.B. 524, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1388)


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