Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61K1-4.006 - Physician and Emergency Medical Technician Requirements

(1) For each event or match, the amateur sanctioning organization shall provide:

(a) An ambulance onsite, with two paramedics or one paramedic and one Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), with at least one paramedic stationed ringside while the competition is occurring. If an athlete needs to be transported via ambulance to the hospital, another unit must arrive before the competition can continue.

(b) A minimum of one (1) amateur sanctioning organization approved physician shall be onsite for the entire event and stationed at ringside while competition is occurring. The amateur sanctioning organization shall ensure that there is one physician assigned to each ring/cage at an event.

(2) Physician requirements:

(a) The physician shall be governed by the requirements of his licensure as an M.D. or D.O. The physician shall hold a license in good standing to practice medicine as an M.D. or D.O.

(b) All amateur sanctioning organizations shall ensure that the physicians they select as ringside physicians have obtained 6 hours of continuing medical education units relating to trauma or ringside medical treatment as part of their biennial continuing medical education requirements required by the Florida Board of Medicine. Amateur Sanctioning Organizations who utilize a ringside physician who does not comply with the continuing education requirements following January 1, 2014, shall be subject to disciplinary action.

(c) The physician shall carry proof of licensure on his person at all times during an event and provide it to commission representatives if requested.

(3) No match shall begin or continue unless all personnel are on the premises, in a state of readiness and in a pre-designated readily accessible location known to the referee, physicians and the amateur sanctioning organization supervisor.

(4) No match shall begin or continue unless the physician is located in the designated seat and the referee is in the ring.

(5) The physician shall not leave until he or she has completed all required paperwork following the matches.

(6) Physicians shall be prepared to assist if any serious emergency shall arise, and shall render temporary or emergency treatments for cuts and minor injuries sustained by the amateurs.

(7) Physicians shall refuse to permit a match to start or stop an ongoing match if the ringside physician has reason to believe the referee conducting the match is not able to properly officiate without endangering the health, safety, or welfare of the participants, due to injury, intoxication, influence of any substance, or other reason.

(8) Amateur sanctioning organization duties in regards to physicians:

(a) If an amateur sanctioning organization representative reasonably believes or observes the need for medical assistance for an amateur or is informed by any third party that an amateur is in need of medical assistance, and the physician is not providing medical assistance to that amateur, the representative shall make a reasonable attempt to ensure that the physician, paramedics, or Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) provide medical assistance to the amateur as soon as practicable.

(b) Failure by the physician to provide appropriate medical attention when practical to an amateur when informed by the amateur sanctioning organization representative or any third party, or when the physician observes the need, shall cause the amateur sanctioning organization to be subject to disciplinary action.

(c) The amateur sanctioning organization representative shall stop any match if the physician moves away from the ringside during the match.

(d) The amateur sanctioning organization representative shall stop any match if the physician indicates that the referee conducting the match is not able to properly officiate without endangering the health, safety, or welfare of the participants, due to injury, intoxication, influence of any substance, or other reason. The amateur sanctioning organization shall not start any match until ensuring that the referee conducting the match is able to officiate the match without endangering the health, safety, or welfare of the participants.

(e) The amateur sanctioning organization representative, referee, or commission representative shall prevent a match from beginning if another amateur requires medical attention and the physician is providing care to the amateur.

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61K1-4.006

Rulemaking Authority 548.003(2) FS. Law Implemented 548.003(2) FS.

New 3-14-13.

New 3-14-13.