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Utah Code § 9-23-311: Ringside physician.

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 9 Cultural and Community Engagement
  2. Chapter 9-23 Pete Suazo Utah Athletic Commission Act
  3. Part 9-23-3 Licensing

(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 under 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.

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