NDAC 72-02.2-02-19
Medical and other safeguards
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 72-02.2-02-19
Each match must include the following safeguards:
1.
A minimum of one physician, licensed by the North Dakota board of medicine and licensed as
a ring physician by the board, must be at ringside during the match. Ring physicians licensed
by other state jurisdictions may be allowed at ringside with the commissioner's approval.
2.
The presence of the highest level of emergency medical personnel available in the community,
i.e., emergency medical technician, emergency medical technician-intermediate, or
emergency medical technician-paramedic, as defined by the North Dakota state department of
health, emergency health services section, with an ambulance dedicated for contestants. In
an emergency, the medical personnel and ambulance may be released by the ring physician.
The match must be on hold until the personnel and ambulance return to the premises. The
commissioner shall determine the appropriate level of personnel present.
3.
Commissioner-approved rubber or plastic gloves must be worn during the match by all
persons, including managers, cornerpersons, timekeepers, ring physicians, and referees, in
contact with a contestant.
4.
Alcoholic beverages and smoking must be prohibited at ringside.
5.
The commissioner shall approve the placement of cameras by the media near the ring or on
the platform. Media personnel may sit ringside only in neutral corners as approved by the
commissioner.