NAC467.642. Duties of ringside physician.

     1. The ringside physician designated by the Commission shall sit at the immediate ringside at every contest or exhibition. A contest or exhibition may not proceed unless the ringside physician is in his or her seat at ringside. The ringside physician shall not leave until after the decision in the final contest or exhibition. He or she shall be prepared to assist if any serious emergency arises and shall render temporary or emergency treatments for cuts and minor injuries sustained by the unarmed combatants.

     2. If an unarmed combatant appears to have been injured during a period of unarmed combat, his or her manager or second shall not attempt to render aid before the ringside physician has had an opportunity to examine him or her.

     [Athletic Comm’n, § 49, eff. 4-25-78]—(NAC A 12-13-82; 12-2-97)