N.Y. BSW Law § 25

* § 25. Examination by physician; cost. 1. All boxers must be examined\nby a physician designated by the commission before entering the ring and\neach such physician shall immediately file with the commission a written\nreport of such examination. The cost of any such examination, as\nprescribed by a schedule of fees established by the commission, shall be\npaid by the corporation conducting the contest or exhibition to the\ncommission, which shall then pay the fee covering such cost to the\nexamining physician, in accordance with the rules of the commission.\n 2. Any professional boxer licensed under this chapter rendered\nunconscious or suffering head trauma as determined by the attending\nphysician shall be immediately examined by the attending commission\nphysician and shall be required to undergo neurological and\nneuropsychological examinations by a neurologist including but not\nlimited to a computed tomography or medically equivalent procedure. Any\nboxer so injured shall not appear in any match or exhibition until\nresults of such examinations are reviewed by the commission. The results\nof all such examinations herein required shall become a part of the\nboxer's permanent medical record as maintained by the commission and\nshall be used by the commission to determine whether a boxer shall be\npermitted to appear in any future boxing match or exhibition. The costs\nof all such examinations called for in this subdivision and subdivision\nthree shall be assumed by the state if such examinations are performed\nby a physician approved by the commission.\n 3. The commission may at any time require a licensed boxer to undergo\na physical examination, including any neurological or neuropsychological\ntest or procedure.\n * NB Repealed September 1, 2016\n