{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2052.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2052.052","heading":"RULES.","body":"(a) The commission shall adopt reasonable and necessary rules to administer this chapter.\n(b) The commission may adopt rules:\n(1) governing boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, or mixed martial arts contests and exhibitions;\n(2) establishing reasonable qualifications for an applicant seeking a license or registration from the department under this chapter;\n(3) recognizing a sanction, medical suspension, or disqualification of a licensee or registrant by a combative sports authority in any state, provided that if licensure or registration is denied based on those actions, an applicant has an opportunity for a hearing as prescribed by rule;\n(4) establishing selection criteria and procedures for the assignment of individuals who agree to act as ringside physicians and timekeepers for combative sports events;\n(5) requiring a contestant to present with an application for licensure or license renewal documentation of recent blood test results that demonstrate whether the contestant is free from hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and any other communicable disease designated by commission rule and providing that a contestant's failure to provide the required blood test results disqualifies the contestant;\n(6) providing that to participate in any event a contestant must be free of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and any other communicable disease designated by rule;\n(7) requiring that a contestant present with an application for licensure or license renewal documentation of the results of a physical examination, including an ophthalmologic examination, and providing for disqualification of a contestant who is determined by an examining physician to be unfit;\n(8) establishing additional responsibilities for promoters; and\n(9) governing regulated amateur events.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 7.004, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 35 (S.B. 796), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 41 (S.B. 618), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT","SUBTITLE B. SPORTS","CHAPTER 2052. COMBATIVE SPORTS","SUBCHAPTER B. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2052.htm#2052.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"ff3c432717af340709032d1ea1fbc8ab990ad7e701617fd4ebdfe7413e434a96","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2052.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2052.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}