WSR 15-04-121
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
[Filed February 3, 2015, 11:45 a.m., effective March 6, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The proposed change will require promoters of amateur mixed martial arts events, overseen by a sanctioning organization, to have a physician and an ambulance or paramedical unit on site at all times.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 36-14-545 Physician and ambulance or paramedical unit requirements for amateur events.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.08.017, 43.24.023.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-01-077 on December 15, 2014.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: February 3, 2015.
Damon G. Monroe
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-24-045, filed 11/30/12, effective 1/1/13)
WAC 36-14-545 Physician and ambulance or paramedical unit requirements for amateur events.
Promoters of an amateur mixed martial arts event held under an amateur mixed martial arts sanctioning organization shall have at least one physician in attendance at the event ((or)) and an ambulance or paramedical unit with transportation and resuscitation capabilities to be present at the event location at all times during the event.