Section 115.02. Application for license.

 

(1)  Application for a license as a professional boxer shall be made on forms prescribed by the department and shall include the following:

(a) A Boxer's Complete Medical Examination Report, relating to an examination conducted no more than 90 days before the date of the application including the results of the physical examination and laboratory results affirming all of the following:

1. Negative HIV.

2. Negative hepatitis B surface antigen. If a boxer had a failing hepatitis B surface antigen test, the boxer 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. The commissioner, department representative, or ringside physician may request that a boxer take an additional hepatitis B surface antigen test and provide the results within 2 weeks of a professional boxing contest in which a boxer is scheduled to compete.

3. Negative hepatitis C antibody. If a boxer had a failing hepatitis C antibody test, the boxer 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. The commissioner, department representative, or ringside physician may request that a boxer take an additional hepatitis C antibody test and provide the results within 2 weeks of a professional boxing contest in which a boxer is scheduled to compete.

4. The commissioner, department representative, or ringside physician may order a CAT scan with contrast or MRI examination if a boxer has any one of the following:

a. Lost 3 bouts in a row by KO or TKO.

b. Lost 6 bouts in a row.

c. An extensive losing record.

5. Electrocardiogram when required by the commissioner, department representative, inspector or ringside physician.

6. Electrolytes when required by the commissioner, department representative, inspector or ringside physician.

7. A professional boxer who is 35 years of age or older is required to submit a CAT scan with contrast or MRI examination in addition to all other related medical examinations.

8. A professional boxer who is 39 years of age or older is required to submit in addition to all other required medical examinations all of the following:

a. MRI/MRA brain examination.

b. A stress echocardiogram examination with cardiology clearance.

c. Metabolic blood profile.

d. A chest x-ray that has been given within 2 years.

(b) A $5 license fee.

(2)  Application for a license as a professional boxer shall be filed in the office of the department of safety and professional services.

(3)  A boxer who is not licensed, but who would like to be scheduled to participate in a show in Wisconsin, shall file an application and obtain a license before the department may schedule the boxer to participate.

(4)  The department may request any additional information necessary to determine an applicant's eligibility for a license, such as additional medical reports, training schedules, personal interviews, and observation of training.

(5)  An application is not complete until all information requested has been received in the department office.

History: Cr. Register, July, 1993, No. 451 , eff. 8-1-93; r. (6), Register, September, 1997, No. 501 , eff. 10-1-97; EmR1031 : emerg. renum. (1) (a) to be (1) (a) (intro.) and am., cr. (1) (a) 1. to 9., eff. 9-1-10; CR 10-101 : renum. (1) (a) to be (1) (a) (intro.) and am., cr. (1) (a) 1. to 8. Register April 2011 No. 664 , eff. 5-1-11; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , Stats., Register November 2011 No. 671 .

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Application forms are available on request to the Department of Safety and Professional Services, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin, 53708. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1