(a) The commission shall adopt reasonable and necessary rules to administer this chapter.(b) The commission may adopt rules:(1) governing boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, or mixed martial arts contests and exhibitions;(2) establishing reasonable qualifications for an applicant seeking a license or registration from the department under this chapter;(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;(4) establishing selection criteria and procedures for the assignment of individuals who agree to act as ringside physicians and timekeepers for combative sports events;(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;(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;(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;(8) establishing additional responsibilities for promoters; and(9) governing regulated amateur events.Tex. Occ. Code § 2052.052
Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 41,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2013.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 35, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2005.Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 7.004, eff. 1/1/2004. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.