Section 68IAC24-3-37. Testing for prohibited drugs

   (a) A fighter is not permitted to participate in a bout if the fighter has a prohibited drug in his or her:

(1) possession;

(2) control; or

(3) system.

  (b) A commission representative may order a fighter scheduled to participate in a bout to submit to a test for the detection of prohibited drugs.

  (c) A fighter participating in a championship bout must submit to a test for the detection of prohibited drugs.

  (d) On the day of the event, a commission representative will inform the fighter that he or she has been selected for a test for the detection of prohibited drugs. The fighter must submit to the test at the conclusion of the fighter's bout.

  (e) A fighter may not refuse to submit to a test ordered under this section. A fighter will be found to have failed the test if he or she refuses to submit to the testing procedures under this section.

  (f) The promoter must ensure that the costs of obtaining a test for the detection of prohibited drugs are paid.

  (g) The following may result in disciplinary action against a fighter's license:

(1) A confirmed positive prohibited drug test result.

(2) Failure to submit to a test for the detection of prohibited drugs upon request.

  (h) If a fighter:

(1) has a confirmed positive prohibited drug test result from a sample taken immediately following the fighter's bout; or

(2) failed to submit to a test;

and was declared the winner of the bout, the official bout result shall be changed to a no decision in a boxing bout and a no contest in a mixed martial arts bout. (Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 24-3-37; filed Aug 28, 2012, 1:57 p.m.: 20120926-IR-068110385FRA)