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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 09.14.08.04" title_num="09" subtitle_num="14" chapter_num="08" heading="Physical Examinations.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A wrestler shall be given a physical by a physician approved by the Commission before engaging in a contest.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A referee shall be given a physical before officiating a contest.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An inspector may permit a wrestler not examined under §A of this regulation, to engage in a contest if the wrestler has been examined by a licensed physician within 15 days of the scheduled contest.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A wrestler shall submit, on a form provided by the Commission, the results of a physical examination performed within 21 days of the application for a license.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>The examining physician may disqualify a contestant or referee for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Blood pressure elevation, systolic pressure or diastolic pressure outside of acceptable limits as determined by the examining physician;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An unhealed fracture or dislocation requiring splinting or casting; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Any other medical condition that, in the physician's opinion, renders the contestant unfit to compete, or a referee to officiate a contest.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The ringside physician may remain at the contest after completing the physical examinations.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>