WAC 36-12-310   Event physician.  (1) The event physician shall examine the boxers and referees as required by RCW 67.08.090 and provide a report to the inspector in writing that discloses the results of the examinations and recommendations.

     (2) Medical equipment to be utilized by an event physician for the prefight and postfight examinations of boxers and referees shall consist of, but not be limited to, a blood pressure cuff, otoscope, ophthalmoscope, penlight, reflex hammer, stethoscope, thermometer, and tongue depressor.

     (3) If the event physician determines that a boxer or referee should not participate in an event due to a condition found during the prefight examination, the event physician shall recommend to the department that the boxer or referee not participate in the event.

     (4) An event physician shall be at ringside during all the contests in an event and shall be prepared to provide medical assistance to a boxer if requested by the referee.

     (5) The promoter shall provide the event physician with a suitable place to perform the prefight and postfight physical examinations.

     (6) The event physician shall perform a postfight physical on each boxer immediately following an event and may recommend temporary suspension of the boxer's license due to injury incurred during a contest.

     (7) The event physician may inspect first-aid equipment used by seconds.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.08.017 (1), (9). 02-03-069, § 36-12-310, filed 1/11/02, effective 2/11/02. Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.08 RCW. 97-01-035, § 36-12-310, filed 12/10/96, effective 1/10/97; 91-11-038, § 36-12-310, filed 5/10/91, effective 6/10/91; 80-09-065 (Order 80-1), § 36-12-310, filed 7/16/80; Rule .04.310(4), filed 12/6/67; Rule .04.310, filed 9/22/60, 3/17/60.]