NCAA Drug Education and Testing Q&A

NCAA DIVISION III DRUG EDUCATOIN AND TESTING PILOT PROGRAM

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q - What is the purpose of the NCAA Division III Drug Education and Testing Pilot Program?

A - The purpose of the NCAA Division III Drug Education and Testing Pilot Program is…

• To enhance student-athlete well-being and competitive equity.
• To provide information about and experience with NCAA drug education and testing on campus.
• To assess the impact of education and testing on drug use.
• To enhance drug-use deterrence strategies

Q - What is the timeline for the Pilot Program?

A - Timeline for the Pilot Program is…

• August 2007 through May 2009.
• Pre-survey in September 2007 and 2008
• Post-survey in May 2008 and 2009.
• Education throughout academic years 2007-08 and 2008-09.
• Testing throughout academic years 2007-08 and 2008-09.
• Cost is approximately $600,000 per year.

Q - How many institutions are involved in the NCAA Division III Drug Education and Testing Pilot Program?

A - 115 institutions dived into three groups…representative sample of Division III membership…

--Education and testing;

--Education only; and

--Education and local testing.

Q - Who will come to campus for the drug testing collection?

A - The National Center for Drug Free Sport (Drug Free Sport) is the official administrator of the NCAA's drug testing programs. A collection crew will come to each NCAA member school that has been selected for drug testing. The NCAA testing program tests urine samples that are collected under direct observation by a crew member of the same gender as the student-athlete.

Q - When will on-campus drug testing occur?

A - Student-athletes can be tested during their traditional season of competition (e.g. in season) as well as during their non-traditional season of competition (e.g. out of season). Division III student-athletes will not be tested during the summer.

Q - How and who will notify the student-athlete that they have been selected for drug testing?

A - All student-athletes are subject to drug testing if their institution has volunteered to be a part of the NCAA Division III Drug Testing Pilot Program. All student-athletes are required to sign the Division III Drug-Testing Consent - Division III Year-Round Pilot Form (numbered 07-3f-1). Notification process…

• When your institution is selected for drug testing, the director of athletics, site coordinator, and director of compliance will receive notification from Drug Free Sport no sooner than two days prior to the test date via email or facsimile.

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Q - How and who will notify the student-athlete that they have been selected for drug testing? (continued)

• After receiving the drug-testing notification, your institution must submit to Drug Free Sport a current and accurate team roster for the sport(s) which student-athletes will be selected. Student-athletes selected may come from one sport (e.g. football, field hockey, lacrosse) or may be selected from multiple sports (e.g. 10 football and 10 field hockey student-athletes).

• After Drug Free Sport has randomly selected student-athletes for drug testing, the site coordinator or designee will receive by email the drug-testing roster of selected student-athletes. The site coordinator is responsible for checking the accuracy of the drug-testing roster and informing Drug Free Sport immediately of any revisions.

• The site coordinator is the person responsible for notifying the student-athlete of his or her selection for drug testing as well as the date and time to report to the collection station. The NCAA requires that notification must be made in-person or by direct telephone communication (e.g. no voice mail and no e-mail). Upon being informed of the impending drug test, the student-athlete will be required to read and sign an NCAA drug testing notification form verifying the student-athlete's notification of drug testing.

NOTE: All student-athletes must also sign the "Drug-Testing Consent - Division III Form" (numbered 07-3f) for drug testing during NCAA championship participation per Bylaw 14.1.4. NCAA sanctions will be administered for a positive drug test that is not associated with the NCAA Division III Drug Testing Pilot Program per Bylaw 18.4.5.1.

Q - For what drugs will the NCAA be testing for the Pilot Program?

A - Division III student-athletes who participate in NCAA Division III Drug Testing Pilot Program will be tested for the following classes of drugs: anabolic agents, diuretics, peptide hormones, urine manipulators, psychomotor and CNS stimulants, and street drugs. Warning to all student-athletes…"All nutritional/dietary supplements carry some risk of containing an NCAA banned substance because they are not well regulated and may be contaminated. Failure to check out any supplement with your sports medicine staff prior to use may result in a failed appeal for a positive drug test. STUDENT-ATHLETES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THEY INGEST"…

• Potential for contamination - Buyer Beware! What's on the label is not necessarily what's in the bottle.
• Legally purchased over-the-counter and internet products may contain NCAA banned substances.
• Check any supplement or medication with athletic trainer before consuming.

Q - Where are the urine samples analyzed?

A - The UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory in Los Angeles, CA. The UCLA laboratory is one of the most respected sport drug testing laboratories in the world and is certified by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

Q - Who will learn of the results of the drug test?

A - The UCLA laboratory will report all drug testing results to Drug Free Sport. For purposes of the NCAA Division III Drug Testing Pilot Program, Drug Free Sport will not report individual results to the institution. Institutions may request that it receive results quantitatively. For example, "of 20 student-athletes that were tested at your institution on October 12, 2007, 19 samples were negative and one sample was positive for an anabolic steroid." The name, gender, specific drug or sport will not be reported to the institution. No NCAA

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Q - Who will learn of the results of the drug test? (continued)

sanctions will be imposed on either the student-athlete or the institution should there be a positive result during the Drug Testing Pilot Program.

At the end of every semester, Drug Free Sport will provide quantitative drug testing data regarding the NCAA Division III Drug Testing Pilot Program to the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sport, the NCAA committee responsible for all drug-education and drug-testing programs, as well as to the Division III Management and Presidents Councils. An overall aggregate report will be made semi-annually, by sport, to the Division III membership.

Q - Are there "medical exceptions" relative to drug-testing for NCAA banned drug classes?

A - The NCAA recognizes that some banned substances are used for legitimate medical purposes. Accordingly, the NCAA allows exception to be made for those student-athletes with a documented medical history demonstrating the need for regular use of such a drug. Per NCAA Bylaw 31.2.3.5 Medical Exceptions. Exceptions for categories…listed NCAA Bylaw 31.2.3.4 Banned Drugs…

(a) Stimulants;

(b) Anabolic agents;

(c) Substances banned for specific sports;

(d) Diuretics and other masking agents;

(f) Peptide hormones and analogues; and

(g) Anti-estrogens

may be made by the Executive Committee for those student-athletes with a documented medical history demonstrating the need for regular use of such a drug. The institution should maintain documentation that supports the use of medications in the student-athlete's medical record on campus. The documentation can be a letter or copies of medical notes from the prescribing physician that documents that the student-athlete has a medical history demonstrating the need for regular use of such a drug. The letter should contain information as to the diagnosis (including appropriate verification), medical history and dosage information.

NOTE: Procedures for exceptions are available through the institution's director of athletics, sports medicine staff, and director of compliance and on the NCAA web page… http://www.1.ncaa.org/membership/ed_outreach/health-safety/drug_testing/exceptionns.html

Q - What is the Resource Exchange Center (REC)?

A - The Resource Exchange Center (REC) is a resource available to student-athletes and institutions. The REC (www.drugfreesport.com/rec) is a free, confidential source of information available to NCAA member institutions and answers inquiries regarding dietary, supplement and other NCAA banned substances. The password for Division III institutions and student-athletes is ncaa3.

10/2007