Pre-Match Physical of Participant and Referee

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

State Boxing Commission

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61K1-3.016Pre-Match Physical of Participant and Referee

 

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1, FS, published in Vol. 40, No. 94, of the May 14, 2014, Vol. 41, No. 57, of the March 24, 2015, Vol. 41, No. 178, September 14, 2015 and Vol. 41, No. 226, of the November 20, 2015, issue of the Florida Administrative Register.  The corrections are in response to concerns stated by the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee in letters dated May 29, 2014, March 31, 2015, December 1, 2015. The changes are as follows:

 

61K1-3.016 Pre-Match Physical of Participant and Referee

(1) through( 8) No change.

(9) Participation in subsequent matches:

(a): Any participant who is suspended and issued Form BPR-0009-478, “Order of Automatic Suspension”, effective September 2015 October 2012, adopted and incorporated by reference herein in Rule 61K1-3.016, F.A.C., by the executive director, or any similar suspension issued by any other jurisdiction shall not participate until cleared by a physician licensed as an M.D. or D.O.  A physician may extend a medical suspension any time he or she believes it to be in the best interest for the safety of a participant. In all cases, the decision by the physician at the pre-match physical to issue or extend a medical suspension is final and not reviewable;

(b) No change.

(10) Transgender Participants

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Pre-Fight and day of Fight:

1. Participants should submit laboratory data required above which has been drawn from the participant no more than 1 year prior to the match date, including one value within one month of the match.  Participants shall not be permitted to participate if their estradiol or total testosterone levels are outside of the normal range.  If a value is found to be out of the normal range, the participant shall take action to correct the level by repeating the laboratory test and/or adjusting medication appropriately, which must be documented in an additional Form DBPR FSBC 20, “Pre Licensure Physical Sheet” revised September, 2015, adopted and incorporated by reference herein.

2. No change.

(11) All medical information provided to the commission directly shall not be released to any individual or entity without prior disclosure to the participants and only for the express purpose of determining the ability to participate in a match. Such medical information may be released to ringside physicians or representatives of the commission or the commission office.  Participants shall sign Form DBPR FSBC 20, “Pre-Licensure Physical Sheet” effective September 2015  March 2014, adopted and incorporated by reference in rule 61K1-3.007, F.A.C. as a release to permit the commission to release the medical information to the necessary individuals prior to the match for the express purpose of determining fitness to participate in a match.

(12) through (15) No change.

 

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Paul Waters, Executive Director, Florida State Boxing Commission, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2202.