Current Status Bill Number:3083 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Limehouse All Sponsors:Limehouse and Altman Drafted Document Number:bbm\9001ac.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee 27 H3M Subject:Athletes, physician's certificate to state participant free of HIV, AIDS; athletics, medical, communicable diseases
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 27 H3M referred to Committee House 19961218 Prefiled, referred to Committee 27 H3MView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 52-7-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT A PARTICIPANT IN A BOXING MATCH POSSESS A PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE STATING GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION, SO AS TO ALSO REQUIRE THE PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATE TO STATE THAT THE PARTICIPANT IS FREE OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) AND THE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS).
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 52-7-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 52-7-90. (A) Each A participant must have a physician's certificate acceptable to the commission issued prior to before the event stating that the participant is in good physical condition and is free of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
(B) No A boxing event may not be held unless a licensed physician is at ringside."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.