South Carolina § 40-81-280 - Professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts contestant licensing requirements.

§ 40-81-280. Professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts contestant licensing requirements.

In order to be licensed as a professional kickboxer or mixed martial arts contestant for an event or exhibition, an applicant:

(1) must be between the ages of eighteen and thirty-five, unless the commission by a majority vote waives this requirement as to an individual applicant over the age of thirty-five;

(2) shall submit a completed application with payment of the prescribed fee; and

(3) shall submit documentation, on a commission-approved form, that the applicant has undergone a comprehensive physical examination by a licensed physician subsequent to his last match or fifteen days before an event or exhibition in this State. The examining physician shall indicate on the approved form that the applicant is physically able to participate or compete. The comprehensive physical exam shall include a clinical, neurological, neurophysiological, and ophthalmologic examination that may include, but is not limited to, an EEG, EKG, and CAT scan by a licensed physician. If, at the time of these examinations, there is any indication of brain injury, or for any other reason the physician considers appropriate, the applicant shall undergo further neurological and neurophysiological examinations by a specialized physician including, but not limited to, a computerized tomography or medically equivalent procedure. The commission shall not issue a license to an applicant until all examinations are completed and the physician determines that the kickboxer is eligible to participate or compete;

(4) shall submit evidence that the applicant has been tested not more than one year before the scheduled event or exhibition and is not infected with the human immunodeficiency virus and shall show proof of immunity for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C; and

(5) shall submit any additional documentation required by the commission.

HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 28, SECTION 1; 2009 Act No. 57, SECTION 5.