2017 New York Laws
GBS - General Business
Article 41 - Combative Sports
1010 - Licenses; Professionals.

  1010.  Licenses;  professionals. 1. Except as otherwise provided in
  sections  one  thousand  six,  one  thousand  eleven  and  one  thousand
  seventeen of this article, only persons licensed by the commission shall
  compete in authorized professional combative sports.
2.  Any professional applying for a license or renewal of a license to
  participate in combative sports  under  this  article  shall  undergo  a
  comprehensive   physical  examination  including  clinical  neurological
  examinations by a physician approved by the commission. If, at the  time
  of such examination, there is any indication of brain injury, or for any
  other  reason the physician deems it appropriate, the professional shall
  be  required  to  undergo  further  neurological   examinations   by   a
  neurologist  including  magnetic  resonance  imaging  or other medically
  equivalent procedures. The commission shall not issue  a  license  to  a
  professional  until  such examinations are completed and reviewed by the
  commission. The results of all such examinations herein  required  shall
  become  a  part  of  the  professional's  permanent  medical  record  as
  maintained by the commission. The costs of all such  examinations  shall
  be  assumed  by the applicant or promoter with which the professional is
  affiliated, regardless of provider.
3. Any professional licensed under this article shall, as a  condition
  of licensure, waive right of confidentiality of medical records relating
  to  treatment  of  any  physical  condition  which relates to his or her
  ability to fight. All medical reports  submitted  to,  and  all  medical
  records  of the medical advisory board or the commission relative to the
  physical examination or condition of professionals shall  be  considered
  confidential, and shall be open to examination only to the commission or
  its  authorized  representative, to the licensed professional or manager
  upon written application to examine said records, or upon the order of a
  court of competent jurisdiction in an appropriate case.