MEDICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
Meeting of August 20, 2010
North Campus Building, 1st Floor Public Meeting Room
1106 Clayton Lane, Austin, Texas
Summary of Minutes
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos called the meeting to order at 2:00p.m.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to roll calland Certification of Quorum. Committee Members present were Mickey Christakos, Dr. Michael Haas, Dr. Wayne Lee, Blane Sibille, and Chad Curry. Committee members Dr. Lyle Koen and Dr. Ivan Melendezwere absent.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to agenda item C., Approval of minutes - Meeting of April 30, 2010. Committee member, Dr. Michael Haas, seconded by Blane Sibille, made a motion to approve the minutes.The motion passed by a unanimous vote.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to agenda item D., Public Comment. Therewere no public comments.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to agenda itemE., StaffReports. Executive Director,Bill Kuntz and staff reported on statistics and recent developments.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to agenda item F., Discussion and possible recommendation regarding amendments to existing rules at 16 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 61 Sections 61.10, 61.20, 61.22, 61.23, 61.30, 61.40, 61.41, 61.42, 61.44, 61.47, 61.48, 61.105, and 61.106 and public comments. Pamela Legate, Assistant General Counsel presented the rules and reported that no public comments were received. Committee member, Dr. Michael Haas, seconded by Chad Curry, made a motion to recommend the rules for approval by the Commission. The motion passed by a unanimous vote.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to agenda item G.,Update on Ringside Physician Seminar work group – Dr. Michael Haas. Dr. Haas reported that he met with a doctor from New York who has developed a ringside physicians seminar and will clear the conference presentation with the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and give a report at the next meeting. Staff is looking into a facility and developing a budget. The Board decided to place this item on a future agenda.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to agenda item H., Discussion and possible recommendation regarding the Muay Thai Alliance of Texas presentation of the sanctioning of a youth division between the ages of 14 and 17 to participate in Muay Thai amateur events. Mr. Kru Sitsanthaparn gave an overview of amateur Muay Thai sports and supports that this sportneeds to develop some standards for implementing a youth bracket. Staff supports an amateur Muay Thai league with restrictions on fighters’ age limits. The Committee members requested additional information before supporting amateur Muay Thai and would like all amateur sports to follow the same guidelines and proper equipment requirements. The Committee requested additional information regarding the sport and juniors.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to agenda item I., Discussion and possible recommendation regardingTexas Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Association, Inc. presentation of additional information on youths, ages 15 - 16 years, competing in mixed martial arts events. Chip Thornsburg presented the requirements for Amateur Mixed Martial Arts for 15-16 years old, which include two minute rounds with 90seconds rest, new glove style, maxium 10 pounds weight variance, and providing a history of injuries. The Committee heard public comment from Stacey Jorgenson. Staff is opposed to adding this age group to the sport. Bill Kuntz, Executive Director explained the differences in the sports and the difficulties in creating uniform rules. Mickey Christakos, Presiding Officer suggested that staff take a look at all three rules and present some feedback at the next meeting.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to agenda item J.,Discussion regarding establishing age limits for participants in professional combative sports events. Dr. Wayne Lee will make a presentation at the next meeting.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to agenda item K., Recommendation for agenda items for the next meeting. The Committee decided to place the following items on the next agenda:Amateur Muay Thai, Mixed Martial Arts safety nets,age limits for combative sports participants, and medical seminar.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to agenda item L., Discussion of date, time and location of next meeting. The Committee did not set a date for the next meeting.
Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos moved to agenda item M., Adjournment. Committee member Wayne Lee, seconded by Blane Sibille, made a motion to adjourn. The motion passed by a unanimous vote. Presiding Officer, Mickey Christakos adjourned the meeting at 4:05 p.m.
Mickey Christakos, Presiding Officer
Medical Advisory Committee
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