A new bill passed by the General Assembly seeks to ease physician requirements at events such as the USA Boxing Elite National Championships, held recently at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, by shortening the time needed for medical licensure.
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New bill relaxes physician requirements for boxing, wrestling events
The General Assembly passed a bill making it easier for a physician to serve ringside at certain sporting events, and extending the period a promoter has to declare any earnings. Before the bill passed, physicians who examine boxers, martial artists or wrestlers before they enter the ring must have held a medical license in Virginia for at least five years.
