Section 192.204. Contestant's license.

 

(1)   Application. A person shall, before acting as a professional or amateur contestant at any event, submit an application on forms provided by the department together with the $40 fee as specified in s. 444.11 , Stats.

(2)   Eligibility. To be eligible for a license as a professional or amateur mixed martial arts contestant, an applicant shall comply with all of the following:

(a) Be at least 18 years of age.

(b) Submit to the department an application for an Association of Boxing Commissions' mixed martial arts national identification number along with a $10 processing fee or a $10 replacement fee.

(c) 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:

1. Negative HIV.

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.

(d) Submit results of a favorable eye examination by a licensed physician, ophthalmologist, or optometrist.

(e) If of age 35 or more, submit results of a favorable computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, conducted no more than 180 days before the date of the application, in addition to all other required medical information.

(f) If of age 39 or more, submit favorable results for all of the following in addition to all other required medical information:

1. An MRI/magnetic resonance angiography brain examination conducted no more than 180 days before the date of the application.

2. A stress echocardiogram examination with cardiology clearance conducted no more than 180 days before the date of the application.

3. A metabolic blood profile obtained no more than 180 days before the date of the application.

4. A chest x-ray obtained no more than 2 years before the date of the application.

(g) Submit authorization for releasing medical records to the department.

(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. V .

CR 14-013 : renum. 192.204 (title), (1), (2) (intro.), (a) to (c) 3., (d) to (f), (3) from SPS 193.04 (title), (1), (2) (a), (b) to (d) 3., 4. to 6., (e) and am. (1) , (2) (intro.), (b), (c) (intro.), 2., 3., (d) to (f), (3), cr. (2) (g), (3) (title) Register August 2014 No. 704 , eff. 9-1-14.

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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 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1