(225 ILCS 105/25.1)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2022)
Sec. 25.1. Medical Suspension. A licensee or registrant who is determined by the examining physician to be unfit to compete or officiate shall be immediately suspended until it is shown that he or she is fit for further competition or officiating. If the licensee or registrant disagrees with a medical suspension set at the discretion of the ringside physician, he or she may request a hearing to show proof of fitness. The hearing shall be provided at the earliest opportunity after the Department receives a written request from the licensee.
If the referee has rendered a decision of technical knockout against a professional or amateur or if the professional or amateur is knocked out other than by a blow to the head, the professional or amateur shall be immediately suspended for a period of not less than 30 days. In a full-contact martial arts contest, if the professional or amateur has tapped out or has submitted, the referee shall stop the professional or amateur contest and the ringside physician shall determine the length of suspension.
If the professional or amateur has been knocked out by a blow to the head, he or she shall be suspended immediately for a period of not less than 45 days.
Prior to reinstatement, any professional or amateur suspended for his or her medical protection shall satisfactorily pass a medical examination upon the direction of the Department. The examining physician may require any necessary medical procedures during the examination.
(Source: P.A. 96-663, eff. 8-25-09; 97-119, eff. 7-14-11.)
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