Combatant

IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 24.02.01 Div. of Occupational & Professional Licenses Rules of the State Athletic Commission Section 102 Page 5 01. Age of Combatant. The Commission will review all complete applications for a combatant license so that the applicant’s experience and fitness may be considered before a license is issued, if the applicant has: (7-1-25) a. Not reached eighteen (18) years of age; or (7-1-25) b. Reached thirty-six (36) years of age. (7-1-25) c. Poor Vision. The Commission will not issue a license to engage in unarmed combat to any applicant who is found to be blind in one (1) eye or whose vision in one (1) eye is so poor that a physician recommends that no license be granted. No exceptions will be made. (7-1-25) d. Cerebral Hemorrhage. Any person who has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage will not be issued a license. (7-1-25) e. Serious Head Injuries. The Commission will review the application of any person who has suffered a serious head injury before a license is issued to that person. (7-1-25) 02. Additional Examination. Any licensed combatant who participates in an unsanctioned event, as determined by the Commission, will need to submit to a new physical or produce proof of medical clearance acceptable to the Commission. (7-1-25) 03. Blood Testing. The Commission will not issue a license to or allow an athlete to compete in an event, if the athlete, within the six (6) months immediately preceding the application for licensure or the event at which the licensee wishes to compete, has tested positive for the HIV virus, Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Hepatitis C Antibody, or illegal drugs or other substances. Upon application for a license, the athlete will submit with the application a blood test report from a blood test conducted within the six (6) months preceding the application date. The blood test must have tested the athlete for HIV virus, Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, Hepatitis C Antibody, and illegal drugs and substances. Additionally, each combatant who is to compete in an event will, at the start of the event, provide the Commission with a blood test report from a blood test conducted within the six (6) months immediately preceding the event. The Commission may, in its discretion, request addition blood tests. (7-1-25) 04. Drug Abuse. The Commission will not issue a license to an athlete who has a recent history of drug abuse, without proof of participation in a recognized drug rehabilitation program and/or submission to urinalysis. (7-1-25) 05. Blood Testing and Five Panel Drug Test Results. Results must show blood concentrate percentages. (7-1-25)