Section 9-1 - Personnel Required During Bouts (a) Physician - (i) Promoters' are responsible for ensuring all bouts have a physician onsite. Physicians must be designated by the Board or Board Representative.
- (ii) A physician may be anyone holding a license of Medical Doctorate or Doctor of Osteopathic in the State of Wyoming.
- (iii) Any P.A. or F.N.P will fulfill the requirement of physician per approval of their supervising M.D or D.O.
- (A) A bout shall not start or continue unless an approved physician is seated at ring or cage side, and the physician shall not leave until after the decision in the final bout.
- (B) Televised bouts may require two physicians so that bouts may continue as one physician attends to a contestant in the dressing rooms or in the near proximity.
- (C) Physicians shall be prepared to assist if any serious emergency arises, and shall render temporary or emergency treatments for cuts and minor injuries sustained by the contestants.
- (iv) Promoters' are responsible to pay the physician's compensation unless otherwise agreed.
(b) Physician Support - (i) Promoters are responsible for ensuring all bouts have a minimum of one E.M.T., A.T.C., P.A., P.T., R.N., L.N.P., or paramedic onsite and must ensure the physician support have medical equipment that at a minimum contains the following items and is located within twelve feet of the ring or cage:
- (B) An oxygen tank properly charged with suitable masks;
- (ii) The event must be within a ten minute response time of local emergency medical services or the promoter must arrange for an ambulance to be onsite throughout the entire event. The promoter must arrange for and give advance notice to the nearest hospital and persons in charge of its emergency room of such event.
- (iii) The Board may require additional medical equipment and personnel as appropriate.
- (iv) Promoters' are responsible to pay the physician support's compensation, if any.
(c) Security - (i) Promoters are responsible for ensuring that public safety is maintained at all events by hiring a minimum of one certified peace officer.
- (ii) Additional officers may be required as determined by the Board.
- (iii) Any peace officer hired for this purpose must be Wyoming State certified and must be employed by a local agency having jurisdiction in that area.
- (iv) The decision of whether a uniform is worn by the peace officer shall be a joint decision of the law enforcement agency and the Board.
- (v) Failure to comply with this subsection may result in the cancellation of the event and may result in disciplinary action.