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2. Player may not leave tournament area during suspended match without
permission of Referee. When a match has been suspended, a player may
not leave the tournament area until the player has obtained from the Referee
either the time the player is next to play or clearance to leave.
E. Medical Timeout and Bleeding Timeout
Medical timeouts and bleeding timeouts are administered pursuant to
Table 11.
1. Medical timeout. A medical timeout consists of evaluation time as
determined by the Referee plus a maximum of three minutes treatment
time. The maximum time allowed for evaluation and treatment is 15
minutes.
FAC Comment III.E-1: The Tournament Committee should familiarize itself with
the USTA Emergency Care Guidelines. See Part 4.
2. Bleeding timeout. A bleeding timeout consists of up to 15 minutes to stop
visible bleeding, clean up the court, and dispose of contaminated items.
3. Medical condition. Medical condition includes, but is not limited to, an
injury, illness, or heat-related condition or cramping, or any condition
that the player believes requires diagnosis or treatment. Medical condition
also includes aggravation of a pre-existing condition.
4. Non-treatable medical conditions. Players may not receive a medical timeout
or treatment any time during a match or a warm-up for the following medical
conditions:
a. Any medical condition that cannot be treated appropriately during a
match, such as degenerative conditions not helped or eased by oncourt
treatment;
b. General player fatigue, such as fatigue not accompanied by cramps,
vomiting, dizziness, blisters, or other similar treatable conditions; and
c. Any medical condition requiring injection, intravenous infusion, or
supplemental oxygen. A player who receives any injection,
intravenous infusion, or supplemental oxygen, except under
circumstances specifically authorized by USTA Regulations, shall be
immediately defaulted. Diabetics may use devices to check blood
sugar, may administer subcutaneous injections of insulin, and may
use battery-powered insulin pumps. Asthmatics may use hand-held,
non-battery, or non-electrical inhalers.
FAC Comment III.E-2: A player who receives an injection, IV infusion, or
supplemental oxygen during a rest period shall be defaulted. However, there is
no penalty for these actions during a suspension of play in which the Referee
allows the players to leave the tournament area.
5. Request for medical timeout. A request for a medical timeout may be made
by a player to the Referee, Chair Umpire, or other official at any time during
the match or warm-up.
110 USTA REGULATIONS III.E. (Medical Timeout and Bleeding Timeout)