Tex.
Occ. Code Section 2052.052
Rules
(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.
Source:
Section 2052.052 — Rules, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2052.htm#2052.052 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
