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SECTION 1. Section
2052.002(20), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
(20) "Ringside
physician" means an individual licensed to practice medicine in this
state who is assigned as the physician for a combative sports event
[registered with the department].
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SECTION 1. Section
2052.002(20), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
(20) "Ringside
physician" means an individual who
has an unrestricted and unlimited license [licensed] to practice medicine in this state and
who, by agreement, is assigned
as the physician for a combative sports event [registered with the
department].
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SECTION 2. Section
2052.052(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
(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 ringside physicians and
timekeepers for combative sports events [practice requirements or
specialty certifications that a person licensed to practice medicine in
this state must meet to register as a ringside physician];
(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.
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SECTION 2. Section
2052.052(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
(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 [practice requirements or specialty
certifications that a person licensed to practice medicine in this state
must meet to register as a ringside physician];
(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.
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SECTION 4. (a) A
disciplinary or administrative proceeding pending under Chapter 51 or 2052,
Occupations Code, that is related to a violation of licensing or
registration requirements for a timekeeper or ringside physician under
Chapter 2052, Occupations Code, as that chapter existed immediately before
the effective date of this Act is dismissed.
(b) An administrative
penalty assessed by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation or the
executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
under Chapter 2052, Occupations Code, related to a violation of Chapter
2052, Occupations Code, as that chapter existed immediately before the
effective date of this Act, may be collected as provided by Chapter 51,
Occupations Code.
(c) The change in law made
by this Act does not affect the pending prosecution of an offense under
Chapter 2052, Occupations Code, as that chapter existed immediately before
the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the offense
was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
For purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective
date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.
(d) Not later than November 1, 2013,
the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall return a prorated
portion of the fee paid to the department for the issuance or renewal of
the registration or license to a person who holds a valid registration as a
ringside physician or timekeeper issued under Chapter 2052, Occupations
Code, as that chapter existed immediately before the effective date of this
Act.
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SECTION 4. (a) A
disciplinary or administrative proceeding pending under Chapter 51 or 2052,
Occupations Code, that is related to a violation of licensing or
registration requirements for a timekeeper or ringside physician under
Chapter 2052, Occupations Code, as that chapter existed immediately before
the effective date of this Act, is dismissed.
(b) An administrative
penalty assessed by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation or the
executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
under Chapter 2052, Occupations Code, related to a violation of Chapter
2052, Occupations Code, as that chapter existed immediately before the
effective date of this Act, may be collected as provided by Chapter 51,
Occupations Code.
(c) The change in law made
by this Act does not affect the pending prosecution of an offense under
Chapter 2052, Occupations Code, as that chapter existed immediately before
the effective date of this Act. An offense committed before the effective
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect at the time the offense
was committed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
For purposes of this subsection, an offense was committed before the
effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before
that date.
(d) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act,
the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall return a prorated
portion of the fee paid to the department for the issuance or renewal of
the registration or license to a person who holds a valid registration as a
ringside physician or timekeeper issued under Chapter 2052, Occupations
Code, as that chapter existed immediately before the effective date of this
Act.
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