State Commissions and Councils Code
Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission Act
Section 311
Ringside physician.
     63C-11-311.   Ringside physician.
     (1) The commission shall maintain a list of ringside physicians who hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree and are registered with the commission as approved to act as a ringside physician and meet the requirements of Subsection (2).
     (2) (a) The commission shall appoint a registered ringside physician to perform the duties of a ringside physician at each contest held pursuant to this chapter.
     (b) The promoter of a contest shall pay a fee determined by the commission by rule to the commission for a ringside physician.
     (3) An applicant for registration as a ringside physician shall:
     (a) submit an application for registration;
     (b) provide the commission with evidence of the applicant's licensure to practice medicine in the state; and
     (c) satisfy minimum qualifications established by the department by rule.
     (4) A ringside physician at attendance at a contest:
     (a) may stop the contest at any point if the ringside physician determines that a contestant's physical condition renders the contestant unable to safely continue the contest; and
     (b) works under the direction of the commission.

Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 369, 2009 General Session
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