NAC467.149. Insurance coverage.

     1. The promoter of a contest or exhibition shall provide primary insurance coverage in the amount of $50,000 or more for each licensed contestant to provide medical, surgical and hospital care for licensed contestants who are injured while engaged in a contest or exhibition.

     2. The terms of the insurance coverage must not require the contestant to pay a deductible for the medical, surgical or hospital care for injuries he or she sustains while engaged in a contest or exhibition.

     3. If a licensed contestant pays for the medical, surgical or hospital care, the insurance proceeds must be paid to the contestant or the contestant’s beneficiaries as reimbursement for the payment.

     4. A person who promotes an amateur contest or exhibition shall provide primary insurance coverage in the amount of $25,000 or more for each unarmed combatant who is not a licensed contestant to provide medical, surgical and hospital care for unarmed combatants who are injured while engaged in an amateur contest or exhibition.

     5. A promoter or a person who promotes an amateur contest or exhibition shall provide excess insurance coverage under the terms set forth in this section if:

     (a) He or she provides written proof that primary insurance coverage is not available for purposes of this section; and

     (b) He or she provides such proof to the Commission at least 15 days prior to the contest or exhibition.

     (Added to NAC by Athletic Comm’n by R083-00, eff. 9-22-2000; A by R003-09, 10-27-2009)