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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                           ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

                              2000 STOCK AWARD PLAN

                                    ARTICLE 1
                            ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE
                     (Amended Effective as of May 20, 2002)

         Establishment. Epitope, Inc. established this Plan as the Epitope, Inc.
2000 Stock Award Plan, effective as of February 15, 2000, subject to shareholder
approval as provided in Article 17. Effective September 29, 2000, in connection
with the merger of Epitope, Inc. with and into OraSure Technologies, Inc., the
name of the Plan was changed to the OraSure Technologies, Inc. 2000 Stock Award
Plan and the Plan was adopted as a stock option plan of OraSure Technologies,
Inc.

     1.1 Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to promote and advance the
interests of Corporation and its shareholders by enabling Corporation to
attract, retain, and reward employees, outside advisors, and directors of
Corporation and its subsidiaries. It is also intended to strengthen the
mutuality of interests between such employees, advisors, and directors and
Corporation's shareholders. The Plan is designed to meet this intent by offering
stock options and other equity-based incentive awards, thereby providing a
proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth, profitability, and
financial success of Corporation.

                                    ARTICLE 2
                                   DEFINITIONS

     2.1 Defined Terms. For purposes of the Plan, the following terms have the
meanings set forth below:

         "Advisor" means a natural person who is a consultant to or member of an
Advisory Committee of Corporation or a Subsidiary, who provides bona fide
services to Corporation and who is neither an employee of Corporation or a
Subsidiary nor a Non-Employee Director. "Advisor" excludes any person who
provides services to Corporation in connection with the offer or sale of
securities in a capital raising transaction or to promote or maintain a market
for Corporation's securities, and any other person excluded from the class of
persons to whom securities may be offered pursuant to a registration statement
on Form S-8 or any successor form of registration statement.

         "Advisory Committee" means a scientific advisory committee to
Corporation or a Subsidiary.

         "Award" means an award or grant made to a Participant of Options, Stock
Appreciation Rights, Restricted Awards, Performance Awards, or Other Stock-Based
Awards pursuant to the Plan.

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         "Award Agreement" means an agreement as described in Section 6.4.

         "Board" means the Board of Directors of Corporation.

         "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and in
effect from time to time, or any successor thereto, together with rules,
regulations, and interpretations promulgated thereunder. Where the context so
requires, any reference to a particular Code section will be construed to refer
to the successor provision to such Code section.

         "Committee" means the committee appointed by the Board to administer
the Plan as provided in Article 3 of the Plan.

         "Common Stock" means the Common Stock, no par value, of Corporation or
any security of Corporation issued in substitution, in exchange, or in lieu of
such stock.

         "Continuing Restriction" means a Restriction contained in Sections 6.7,
6.8, and 16.4 of the Plan and any other Restrictions expressly designated by the
Committee in an Award Agreement as a Continuing Restriction.

         "Corporation" means OraSure Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
or any successor corporation. As to awards granted or other action taken prior
to September 29, 2000, "Corporation" includes Epitope, Inc., as predecessor to
OraSure Technologies, Inc.

         "Deferred Compensation Option" means a Nonqualified Option granted with
an option price less than Fair Market Value on the date of grant pursuant to
Section 7.9 of the Plan.

         "Disability" means the condition of being "disabled" within the meaning
of Section 422(c)(6) of the Code. However, the Committee may change the
foregoing definition of "Disability" or may adopt a different definition for
purposes of specific Awards.

         "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
and in effect from time to time, or any successor statute. Where the context so
requires, any reference to a particular section of the Exchange Act, or to any
rule promulgated under the Exchange Act, shall be construed to refer to
successor provisions to such section or rule.

         "Fair Market Value" means with respect to Common Stock, on a particular
day, without regard to any restrictions (other than a restriction which, by its
terms, will never lapse), the mean between the reported high and low sale
prices, or, if there is no sale on such day, the mean between the reported bid
and asked prices, of Shares of the Common Stock on that day or, if that day is
not a trading day, the last prior trading day, on the securities exchange or
automated securities interdealer quotation system on which such Shares have been
traded.

         "Incentive Stock Option" or "ISO" means any Option granted pursuant to
the Plan that is intended to be and is specifically designated in its Award
Agreement as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section 422 of
the Code.

         "Non-Employee Director" means a member of the Board who is not an
employee of Corporation or any Subsidiary.

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         "Nonqualified Option" or "NQO" means any Option, including a Deferred
Compensation Option, granted pursuant to the Plan that is not an Incentive Stock
Option.

         "Option" means an ISO, an NQO, or a Deferred Compensation Option.

         "Other Stock-Based Award" means an Award as defined in Section 11.1.

         "Participant" means an employee of Corporation or a Subsidiary, an
Advisor, or a Non-Employee Director who is granted an Award under the Plan.

         "Performance Award" means an Award granted pursuant to the provisions
of Article 10 of the Plan, the Vesting of which is contingent on performance
attainment.

         "Performance Cycle" means a designated performance period pursuant to
the provisions of Section 10.3 of the Plan.

         "Performance Goal" means a designated performance objective pursuant to
the provisions of Section 10.4 of the Plan.

         "Plan" means this OraSure Technologies, Inc. 2000 Stock Award Plan, as
set forth herein and as it may be amended from time to time.

         "Reporting Person" means a Participant who is subject to the reporting
requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

         "Restricted Award" means a Restricted Share or a Restricted Unit
granted pursuant to Article 9 of the Plan.

         "Restricted Share" means an Award described in Section 9.1(a) of the
Plan.

         "Restricted Unit" means an Award of units representing Shares described
in Section 9.1(b) of the Plan.

         "Restriction" means a provision in the Plan or in an Award Agreement
which limits the exercisability or transferability, or which governs the
forfeiture, of an Award or the Shares, cash, or other property payable pursuant
to an Award.

         "Retirement" means:

               (a) For Participants who are employees, retirement from active
         employment with Corporation and its Subsidiaries at or after age 50, or
         such earlier retirement date as approved by the Committee for purposes
         of the Plan;

               (b) For Participants who are Non-Employee Directors, termination
         of membership on the Board after attaining age 50, or such earlier
         retirement date as approved by the Committee for purposes of the Plan;
         and

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               (c) For Participants who are Advisors, termination of service as
         an Advisor after attaining age 50, or such earlier retirement date as
         approved by the Committee for purposes of the Plan.

However, the Committee may change the foregoing definition of "Retirement" or
may adopt a different definition for purposes of specific Awards.

         "Share" means a share of Common Stock.

         "Stock Appreciation Right" or "SAR" means an Award to benefit from the
appreciation of Common Stock granted pursuant to the provisions of Article 8 of
the Plan.

         "Subsidiary" means any "subsidiary corporation" of Corporation within
the meaning of Section 424 of the Code, namely any corporation in which
Corporation directly or indirectly controls 50 percent or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock having voting power.

         "Vest" or "Vested" means:

               (a) In the case of an Award that requires exercise, to be or to
         become immediately and fully exercisable and free of all Restrictions
         (other than Continuing Restrictions);

               (b) In the case of an Award that is subject to forfeiture, to be
         or to become nonforfeitable, freely transferable, and free of all
         Restrictions (other than Continuing Restrictions);

               (c) In the case of an Award that is required to be earned by
         attaining specified Performance Goals, to be or to become earned and
         nonforfeitable, freely transferable, and free of all Restrictions
         (other than Continuing Restrictions); or

               (d) In the case of any other Award as to which payment is not
         dependent solely upon the exercise of a right, election, exercise, or
         option, to be or to become immediately payable and free of all
         Restrictions (except Continuing Restrictions).

     2.2 Gender and Number. Except where otherwise indicated by the context, any
masculine or feminine terminology used in the Plan shall also include the
opposite gender; and the definition of any term in Section 2.1 in the singular
shall also include the plural, and vice versa.

                                    ARTICLE 3
                                 ADMINISTRATION

     3.1 General. Except as provided in Section 3.7, the Plan will be
administered by a Committee composed as described in Section 3.2.

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     3.2 Composition of the Committee. The Committee will be appointed by the
Board from among its members in a number and with such qualifications as will
meet the requirements for approval by a committee pursuant to both Rule 16b-3
under the Exchange Act and Section 162m of the Code. The Board may from time to
time remove members from, or add members to, the Committee. Vacancies on the
Committee, however caused, will be filled by the Board. The initial members of
the Committee will be the members of Corporation's existing Executive
Compensation Committee. The Board may at any time replace the Executive
Compensation Committee with another Committee. In the event that the Executive
Compensation Committee ceases to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or
Section 162m of the Code, the Board will appoint another Committee satisfying
such requirements.

     3.3 Authority of the Committee. The Committee will have full power and
authority (subject to such orders or resolutions as may be issued or adopted
from time to time by the Board) to administer the Plan in its sole discretion,
including the authority to:

               (a) Construe and interpret the Plan and any Award Agreement;

               (b) Promulgate, amend, and rescind rules and procedures relating
         to the implementation of the Plan;

               (c) With respect to employees and Advisors:

                   (i)   Select the employees and Advisors who shall be granted
               Awards;

                   (ii)  Determine the number and types of Awards to be granted
               to each such Participant;

                   (iii) Determine the number of Shares, or Share equivalents,
               to be subject to each Award;

                   (iv)  Determine the option price, purchase price, base price,
               or similar feature for any Award; and

                   (v)   Determine all the terms and conditions of all Award
               Agreements, consistent with the requirements of the Plan.

Decisions of the Committee, or any delegate as permitted by the Plan, shall be
final, conclusive, and binding on all Participants.

     3.4 Action by the Committee. A majority of the members of the Committee
will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Action approved by a
majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or
action in writing by all the members of the Committee, will be the valid acts of
the Committee.

     3.5 Delegation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may delegate
to one or more officers of Corporation the authority to determine the
recipients, types, amounts, and terms of Awards granted to Participants who are
not Reporting Persons.

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     3.6 Liability of Committee Members. No member of the Committee will be
liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the
Plan, any Award, or any Participant.

     3.7 Awards to Non-Employee Directors. The Board or Committee may grant
Awards from time to time to Non-Employee Directors.

     3.8 Costs of Plan. The costs and expenses of administering the Plan will be
borne by Corporation.

                                   ARTICLE 4
               DURATION OF THE PLAN AND SHARES SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

     4.1 Duration of the Plan. The Plan is effective February 15, 2000, subject
to approval by Epitope, Inc.'s shareholders as provided in Article 17. The Plan
will remain in effect until Awards have been granted covering all the available
Shares or the Plan is otherwise terminated by the Board. Termination of the Plan
will not affect outstanding Awards.

     4.2 Shares Subject to the Plan.

         4.2.1 General. The shares which may be made subject to Awards under the
Plan are Shares of Common Stock, which may be either authorized and unissued
Shares or reacquired Shares. No fractional Shares may be issued under the Plan.

         4.2.2 Number of Shares. The maximum number of Shares for which Awards
may be granted under the Plan is 4,300,000 Shares, plus the number of Shares
that are available for grant under the Epitope, Inc., 1991 Stock Award Plan (the
"1991 Plan"), on February 15, 2000, subject to adjustment pursuant to Article 14
of the Plan.

         4.2.3 Availability of Shares for Future Awards. If an Award under the
Plan, the 1991 Plan, or the Incentive Stock Option Plan for Key Employees of
Epitope, Inc. (the "ISOP"), is canceled or expires for any reason prior to
having been fully Vested or exercised by a Participant or is settled in cash in
lieu of Shares or is exchanged for other Awards, all Shares covered by such
Awards will be made available for future Awards under the Plan. Furthermore, any
Shares used as full or partial payment to Corporation by a Participant of the
option, purchase, or other exercise price of an Award and any Shares covered by
a Stock Appreciation Right which are not issued upon exercise will become
available for future Awards.

                                   ARTICLE 5
                                   ELIGIBILITY

     Employees and Advisors. Officers and other employees of Corporation and any
Subsidiaries (who may also be directors of Corporation or a Subsidiary) and
Advisors who, in

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the Committee's judgment, are or will be contributors to the long-term success
of Corporation will be eligible to receive Awards under the Plan.

     5.2 Non-Employee Directors. All Non-Employee Directors will be eligible to
receive Awards as provided in Section 3.7 of the Plan.

                                   ARTICLE 6
                                     AWARDS

     6.1 Types of Awards. The types of Awards that may be granted under the Plan
are:

               (a) Options governed by Article 7 of the Plan;

               (b) Stock Appreciation Rights governed by Article 8 of the Plan;

               (c) Restricted Awards governed by Article 9 of the Plan;

               (d) Performance Awards governed by Article 10 of the Plan; and

               (e) Other Stock-Based Awards or combination awards governed by
         Article 11 of the Plan.

In the discretion of the Committee, any Award may be granted alone, in addition
to, or in tandem with other Awards under the Plan.

     6.2 General. Subject to the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may
cause Corporation to grant Awards to such Participants, at such times, of such
types, in such amounts, for such periods, with such option prices, purchase
prices, or base prices, and subject to such terms, conditions, limitations, and
restrictions as the Committee, in its discretion, deems appropriate. Awards may
be granted as additional compensation to a Participant or in lieu of other
compensation to such Participant. A Participant may receive more than one Award
and more than one type of Award under the Plan.

     6.3 Nonuniform Determinations. The Committee's determinations under the
Plan or under one or more Award Agreements, including without limitation, (a)
the selection of Participants to receive Awards, (b) the type, form, amount, and
timing of Awards, (c) the terms of specific Award Agreements, and (d) elections
and determinations made by the Committee with respect to exercise or payments of
Awards, need not be uniform and may be made by the Committee selectively among
Participants and Awards, whether or not Participants are similarly situated.

     6.4 Award Agreements. Each Award will be evidenced by a written Award
Agreement between Corporation and the Participant. Award Agreements may, subject
to the provisions of the Plan, contain any provision approved by the Committee.

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     6.5 Provisions Governing All Awards. All Awards will be subject to the
following provisions:

               (a) Alternative Awards. If any Awards are designated in their
         Award Agreements as alternative to each other, the exercise of all or
         part of one Award automatically will cause an immediate equal (or pro
         rata) corresponding termination of the other alternative Award or
         Awards.

               (b) Rights as Shareholders. No Participant will have any rights
         of a shareholder with respect to Shares subject to an Award until such
         Shares are issued in the name of the Participant.

               (c) Employment Rights. Neither the adoption of the Plan nor the
         granting of any Award will confer on any person the right to continued
         employment with Corporation or any Subsidiary or the right to remain as
         a director of Corporation or a member of any Advisory Committee, as the
         case may be, nor will it interfere in any way with the right of
         Corporation or a Subsidiary to terminate such person's employment or to
         remove such person as an Advisor or as a director at any time for any
         reason or for no reason, with or without cause.

               (d) Termination Of Employment. The terms and conditions under
         which an Award may be exercised or will continue to Vest, if at all,
         after a Participant's termination of employment or service as an
         Advisor or as a Non-Employee Director will be determined by the
         Committee and specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

               (e) Change in Control. The Committee, in its discretion, may
         provide in any Award Agreement that in the event of a change in control
         of Corporation (as the Committee may define such term in the Award
         Agreement), as of the date of such change in control:

                   (i)   All, or a specified portion of, Awards requiring
               exercise will become fully and immediately exercisable,
               notwithstanding any other limitations on exercise;

                   (ii)  All, or a specified portion of, Awards subject to
               Restrictions will become fully Vested; and

                   (iii) All, or a specified portion of, Awards subject to
               Performance Goals will be deemed to have been fully earned.

         The Committee, in its discretion, may include change in control
         provisions in some Award Agreements and not in others, may include
         different change in control provisions in different Award Agreements,
         and may include change in control provisions for some Awards or some
         Participants and not for others.

               (f) Service Periods. At the time of granting Awards, the
         Committee may specify, by resolution or in the Award Agreement, the
         period or periods of

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         service performed or to be performed by the Participant in connection
         with the grant of the Award.

     6.6 Tax Withholding.

               (a) General. Corporation will have the right to deduct from any
         settlement, including the delivery or Vesting of Shares, made under the
         Plan any federal, state, or local taxes of any kind required by law to
         be withheld with respect to such payments or to take such other action
         as may be necessary in the opinion of Corporation to satisfy all
         obligations for the payment of such taxes. The recipient of any payment
         or distribution under the Plan will make arrangements satisfactory to
         Corporation for the satisfaction of any such withholding tax
         obligations. Corporation will not be required to make any such payment
         or distribution under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

               (b) Stock Withholding. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may
         permit a Participant to satisfy all or a part of the withholding tax
         obligations incident to the settlement of an Award involving payment or
         delivery of Shares to the Participant by having Corporation withhold a
         portion of the Shares that would otherwise be issuable to the
         Participant. Such Shares will be valued based on their Fair Market
         Value on the date the tax withholding is required to be made. Any stock
         withholding with respect to a Reporting Person will be subject to such
         limitations as the Committee may impose to comply with the requirements
         of the Exchange Act.

     6.7 Annulment of Awards. Any Award Agreement may provide that the grant of
an Award payable in cash is provisional until cash is paid in settlement thereof
or that grant of an Award payable in Shares is provisional until the Participant
becomes entitled to the certificate in settlement thereof. In the event the
employment (or service as an Advisor or membership on the Board) of a
Participant is terminated for cause (as defined below), any Award that is
provisional will be annulled as of the date of such termination for cause. For
the purpose of this Section 6.7, the term "for cause" has the meaning set forth
in the Participant's employment agreement, if any, or otherwise means any
discharge (or removal) for material or flagrant violation of the policies and
procedures of Corporation or for other job performance or conduct which is
materially detrimental to the best interests of Corporation, as determined by
the Committee.

     6.8 Engaging in Competition With Corporation. Any Award Agreement may
provide that, if a Participant terminates employment with Corporation or a
Subsidiary for any reason whatsoever, and within 18 months after the date
thereof accepts employment with any competitor of (or otherwise engages in
competition with) Corporation, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may
require such Participant to return to Corporation the economic value of any
Award that is realized or obtained (measured at the date of exercise, Vesting,
or payment) by such Participant at any time during the period beginning on the
date that is six months prior to the date of such Participant's termination of
employment with Corporation.

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                                    ARTICLE 7
                                     OPTIONS

     7.1 Types of Options. Options granted under the Plan may be in the form of
Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Options (including Deferred Compensation
Options). The grant of each Option and the Award Agreement governing each Option
will identify the Option as an ISO or an NQO. In the event the Code is amended
to provide for tax-favored forms of stock options other than or in addition to
Incentive Stock Options, the Committee may grant Options under the Plan meeting
the requirements of such forms of options.

     7.2 General. Options will be subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in Article 6 and this Article 7 and may contain such additional terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the express provisions of the Plan, as the
Committee (or the Board with respect to Awards to Non-Employee Directors) deems
desirable.

     7.3 Option Price. Each Award Agreement for Options will state the option
exercise price per Share of Common Stock purchasable under the Option, which
will not be less than:

               (a) $1 per share in the case of a Deferred Compensation Option;

               (b) 75 percent of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of
         grant for all other Nonqualified Options; or

               (c) 100 percent of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date
         of grant for all Incentive Stock Options.

     7.4 Option Term. The Award Agreement for each Option will specify the term
of each Option, which may be unlimited or may have a specified period during
which the Option may be exercised, as determined by the Committee.

     7.5 Time of Exercise. The Award Agreement for each Option will specify, as
determined by the Committee:

               (a) The time or times when the Option will become exercisable and
         whether the Option will become exercisable in full or in graduated
         amounts over a period specified in the Award Agreement;

               (b) Such other terms, conditions, and restrictions as to when the
         Option may be exercised as determined by the Committee; and

               (c) The extent, if any, to which the Option will remain
         exercisable after the Participant ceases to be an employee, Advisor, or
         director of Corporation or a Subsidiary.

An Award Agreement for an Option may, in the discretion of the Committee,
provide whether, and to what extent, the Option will become immediately and
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the death, Disability, or Retirement of the Participant, or (ii) upon the
occurrence of a change in control of Corporation.

     7.6 Method of Exercise. The Award Agreement for each Option will specify
the method or methods of payment acceptable upon exercise of an Option. An Award
Agreement may provide that the option price is payable in full in cash or, at
the discretion of the Committee:

               (a) In installments on such terms and over such period as the
         Committee determines;

               (b) In previously acquired Shares (including Restricted Shares);

               (c) By surrendering outstanding Awards under the Plan denominated
         in Shares or in Share-equivalent units;

               (d) By delivery (in a form approved by the Committee) of an
         irrevocable direction to a securities broker acceptable to the
         Committee:

                   (i)  To sell Shares subject to the Option and to deliver all
               or a part of the sales proceeds to Corporation in payment of all
               or a part of the option price and withholding taxes due; or

                   (ii) To pledge Shares subject to the Option to the broker as
               security for a loan and to deliver all or a part of the loan
               proceeds to Corporation in payment of all or a part of the option
               price and withholding taxes due; or

               (e) In any combination of the foregoing or in any other form
         approved by the Committee.

If Restricted Shares are surrendered in full or partial payment of an Option
price, a corresponding number of the Shares issued upon exercise of the Option
will be Restricted Shares subject to the same Restrictions as the surrendered
Restricted Shares.

     7.7 Special Rules for Incentive Stock Options. In the case of an Option
designated as an Incentive Stock Option, the terms of the Option and the Award
Agreement must be in conformance with the statutory and regulatory requirements
specified in Section 422 of the Code, as in effect on the date such ISO is
granted. ISOs may be granted only to employees of Corporation or a Subsidiary.
ISOs may not be granted under the Plan after February 15, 2010, unless the
ten-year limitation of Section 422(b)(2) of the Code is removed or extended.

     7.8 Restricted Shares. In the discretion of the Committee, the Shares
issuable upon exercise of an Option may be Restricted Shares if so provided in
the Award Agreement.

     7.9 Deferred Compensation Options. The Committee may, in its discretion,
grant Deferred Compensation Options with an option price less than Fair Market
Value to provide a means for deferral of compensation to future dates. The
option price will be determined by the Committee subject to Section 7.3(a) of
the Plan. The number of Shares subject to a Deferred

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Compensation Option will be determined by the Committee, in its discretion, by
dividing the amount of compensation to be deferred by the difference between the
Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant and the option price of the
Deferred Compensation Option. Amounts of compensation deferred with Deferred
Compensation Options may include amounts earned under Awards granted under the
Plan or under any other compensation program or arrangement of Corporation as
permitted by the Committee. The Committee may grant Deferred Compensation
Options only if it reasonably determines that the recipient of such an Option is
not likely to be deemed to be in constructive receipt for income tax purposes of
the income being deferred.

     7.10 Reload Options. The Committee, in its discretion, may provide in an
Award Agreement for an Option that in the event all or a portion of the Option
is exercised by the Participant using previously acquired Shares, the
Participant will automatically be granted a replacement Option (with an option
price equal to the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of such exercise)
for a number of Shares equal to (or equal to a portion of) the number of shares
surrendered upon exercise of the Option. Such reload Option features may be
subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, including
without limitation, a condition that the Participant retain the Shares issued
upon exercise of the Option for a specified period of time.

     7.11 Limitation on Number of Shares Subject to Options. In no event may
Options for more than 500,000 Shares be granted to any individual under the Plan
during any fiscal year period.

                                   ARTICLE 8
                            STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

     8.1  General. Stock Appreciation Rights will be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in Article 6 and this Article 8 and may contain such
additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the express terms of the
Plan, as the Committee (or the Board with respect to Awards to Non-Employee
Directors) deems desirable.

     8.2  Nature of Stock Appreciation Right. A Stock Appreciation Right is an
Award entitling a Participant to receive an amount equal to the excess (or if
the Committee determines at the time of grant, a portion of the excess) of the
Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR
over the base price, as described below, on the date of grant of the SAR,
multiplied by the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR has been
exercised. The base price will be designated by the Committee in the Award
Agreement for the SAR and may be the Fair Market Value of a Share on the grant
date of the SAR or such other higher or lower price as the Committee determines.

     8.3  Exercise. A Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised by a Participant
in accordance with procedures established by the Committee. The Committee may
also provide that an SAR will be automatically exercised on one or more
specified dates or upon the satisfaction of one or more specified conditions. In
the case of SARs granted to Reporting

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Persons, exercise of the SAR will be limited by the Committee to the extent
required to comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the
Exchange Act.

     8.4 Form of Payment. Payment upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right
may be made in cash, in installments, in Shares, by issuance of a Deferred
Compensation Option, or in any combination of the foregoing, or in any other
form as the Committee determines.

     8.5 Limitation on Number of Shares Subject to SARs. In no event may SARs
for more than 500,000 Shares be granted to any individual under the Plan during
any fiscal year period.

                                   ARTICLE 9
                                RESTRICTED AWARDS

     9.1 Types of Restricted Awards. Restricted Awards granted under the Plan
may be in the form of either Restricted Shares or Restricted Units.

           (a) Restricted Shares. A Restricted Share is an Award of Shares
         transferred to a Participant subject to such terms and conditions as
         the Committee deems appropriate, including, without limitation,
         restrictions on the sale, assignment, transfer, or other disposition of
         such Restricted Shares and may include a requirement that the
         Participant forfeit such Restricted Shares back to Corporation upon
         termination of Participant's employment (or service as an Advisor or
         Non-Employee Director) for specified reasons within a specified period
         of time or upon other conditions, as set forth in the Award Agreement
         for such Restricted Shares. Each Participant receiving a Restricted
         Share will be issued a stock certificate in respect of such Shares,
         registered in the name of such Participant, and will be required to
         execute a stock power in blank with respect to the Shares evidenced by
         such certificate. The certificate evidencing such Restricted Shares and
         the stock power will be held in custody by Corporation until the
         Restrictions thereon will have lapsed.

           (b) Restricted Units. A Restricted Unit is an Award of units (with
         each unit having a value equivalent to one Share) granted to a
         Participant subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee deems
         appropriate, and may include a requirement that the Participant forfeit
         such Restricted Units upon termination of Participant's employment (or
         service as an Advisor or Non-Employee Director) for specified reasons
         within a specified period of time or upon other conditions, as set
         forth in the Award Agreement for such Restricted Units.

     9.2 General. Restricted Awards will be subject to the terms and conditions
of Article 6 and this Article 9 and may contain such additional terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the express provisions of the Plan, as the
Committee (or the Board with respect to Awards to Non-Employee Directors) deems
desirable.

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     9.3 Restriction Period. Restricted Awards will provide that such Awards,
and the Shares subject to such Awards, may not be transferred, and may provide
that, in order for a Participant to Vest in such Awards, the Participant must
remain in the employment (or remain as an Advisor or Non-Employee Director) of
Corporation or its Subsidiaries, subject to relief for reasons specified in the
Award Agreement, for a period commencing on the date of the Award and ending on
such later date or dates as the Committee designates at the time of the Award
(the "Restriction Period"). During the Restriction Period, a Participant may not
sell, assign, transfer, pledge, encumber, or otherwise dispose of Shares
received under or governed by a Restricted Award grant. The Committee, in its
sole discretion, may provide for the lapse of restrictions in installments
during the Restriction Period. Upon expiration of the applicable Restriction
Period (or lapse of Restrictions during the Restriction Period where the
Restrictions lapse in installments) the Participant shall be entitled to
settlement of the Restricted Award or portion thereof, as the case may be.
Although Restricted Awards will usually Vest based on continued employment (or
service as an Advisor or Non-Employee Director) and Performance Awards under
Article 10 shall usually Vest based on attainment of Performance Goals, the
Committee, in its discretion, may condition Vesting of Restricted Awards on
attainment of Performance Goals as well as continued employment (or service as
an Advisor or Non-Employee Director). In such case, the Restriction Period for
such a Restricted Award will include the period prior to satisfaction of the
Performance Goals.

     9.4 Forfeiture. If a Participant ceases to be an employee, Advisor of
Corporation or a Subsidiary or Non-Employee Director during the Restriction
Period for any reason other than reasons which may be specified in an Award
Agreement (such as death, Disability, or Retirement), the Award Agreement may
require that all non-Vested Restricted Awards previously granted to the
Participant be forfeited and returned to Corporation.

     9.5 Settlement of Restricted Awards.

            (a) Restricted Shares. Upon Vesting of a Restricted Share Award,
         the legend on such Shares will be removed and the Participant's stock
         power will be returned and the Shares will no longer be Restricted
         Shares. The Committee may also, in its discretion, permit a Participant
         to receive, in lieu of unrestricted Shares at the conclusion of the
         Restriction Period, payment in cash, installments, a Deferred
         Compensation Option equal to the Fair Market Value of the Restricted
         Shares as of the date the Restrictions lapse, or in any other manner or
         combination of such methods as the Committee, in its sole discretion,
         determines.

            (b) Restricted Units. Upon Vesting of a Restricted Unit Award, a
         Participant will be entitled to receive payment for Restricted Units in
         an amount equal to the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares
         covered by such Restricted Units at the expiration of the Applicable
         Restriction Period. Payment in settlement of a Restricted Unit will be
         made as soon as practicable following the conclusion of the applicable
         Restriction Period in cash, in installments, in Shares equal to the
         number of Restricted Units, by issuance of a Deferred Compensation
         Option, or in any other manner or combination of such methods as the
         Committee, in its sole discretion, determines.

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     9.6  Rights as a Shareholder. A Participant will have, with respect to
unforfeited Shares received under a grant of Restricted Shares, all the rights
of a shareholder of Corporation, including the right to vote the Shares, and the
right to receive any cash dividends. Stock dividends issued with respect to
Restricted Shares will be treated as additional Shares covered by the grant of
Restricted Shares and will be subject to the same Restrictions.

                                   ARTICLE 10
                               PERFORMANCE AWARDS

     10.1 General. Performance Awards will be subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in Article 6 and this Article 10 and may contain such other
terms and conditions not inconsistent with the express provisions of the Plan,
as the Committee (or the Board with respect to Awards to Non-Employee Directors)
deems desirable.

     10.2 Nature of Performance Awards. A Performance Award is an Award of units
(with each unit having a value equivalent to one Share) granted to a Participant
subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee deems appropriate,
including, without limitation, the requirement that the Participant forfeit such
Performance Award or a portion thereof in the event specified performance
criteria are not met within a designated period of time.

     10.3 Performance Cycles. For each Performance Award, the Committee will
designate a performance period (the "Performance Cycle") with a duration to be
determined by the Committee in its discretion within which specified Performance
Goals are to be attained. There may be several Performance Cycles in existence
at any one time and the duration of Performance Cycles may differ from each
other.

     10.4 Performance Goals. The Committee will establish Performance Goals for
each Performance Cycle on the basis of such criteria and to accomplish such
objectives as the Committee may from time to time select. Performance Goals may
be based on performance criteria for Corporation, a Subsidiary, or an operating
group, or based on a Participant's individual performance. Performance Goals may
include objective and subjective criteria. During any Performance Cycle, the
Committee may adjust the Performance Goals for such Performance Cycle as it
deems equitable in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events affecting
Corporation, changes in applicable tax laws or accounting principles, or such
other factors as the Committee may determine.

     10.5 Determination of Awards. As soon as practicable after the end of a
Performance Cycle, the Committee will determine the extent to which Performance
Awards have been earned on the basis of performance in relation to the
established Performance Goals.

     10.6 Timing and Form of Payment. Settlement of earned Performance Awards
will be made to the Participant as soon as practicable after the expiration of
the Performance Cycle and the Committee's determination under Section 10.5, in
the form of cash, installments, Shares, Deferred Compensation Options, or any
combination of the foregoing or in any other form as the Committee determines.

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     10.7 Performance Goals for Executive Officers. The performance goals for
Performance Awards granted to executive officers of Corporation may relate to
corporate performance, business unit performance, or a combination of both.

            (a) Corporate performance goals will be based on financial
          performance goals related to the performance of Corporation as a whole
          and may include one or more measures related to earnings,
          profitability, efficiency, or return to stockholders such as earnings
          per share, operating profit, stock price, costs of production, or
          other measures.

            (b) Business unit performance goals will be based on a combination
          of financial goals and strategic goals related to the performance of
          an identified business unit for which a Participant has
          responsibility. Strategic goals for a business unit may include one or
          a combination of objective factors relating to success in implementing
          strategic plans or initiatives, introductory products, constructing
          facilities, or other identifiable objectives. Financial goals for a
          business unit may include the degree to which the business unit
          achieves one or more objective measures related to its revenues,
          earnings, profitability, efficiency, operating profit, costs of
          production, or other measures.

            (c) Any corporate or business unit goals may be expressed as
          absolute amounts or as ratios or percentages. Success may be measured
          against various standards, including budget targets, improvement over
          prior periods, and performance relative to other companies, business
          units, or industry groups.

     10.8 Award Limitations. The maximum number of Shares issuable with respect
to Performance Awards granted to any individual executive officer may not exceed
150,000 Shares for any calendar year.

                                   ARTICLE 11
                    OTHER STOCK-BASED AND COMBINATION AWARDS

     11.1 Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee (or the Board with respect to
Awards to Non-Employee Directors) may grant other Awards under the Plan pursuant
to which Shares are or may in the future be acquired, or Awards denominated in
or measured by Share equivalent units, including Awards valued using measures
other than the market value of Shares. Such Other Stock-Based Awards may be
granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with, any other type of Award
granted under the Plan.

     11.2 Combination Awards. The Committee may also grant Awards under the Plan
in tandem or combination with other Awards or in exchange of Awards, or in
tandem or combination with, or as alternatives to, grants or rights under any
other employee plan of Corporation, including the plan of any acquired entity.
No action authorized by this section may reduce the amount of any existing
benefits or change the terms and conditions thereof without the Participant's
consent.

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                                   ARTICLE 12
                               DEFERRAL ELECTIONS

          The Committee may permit a Participant to elect to defer receipt of
the payment of cash or the delivery of Shares that would otherwise be due to
such Participant by virtue of the exercise, earn-out, or Vesting of an Award
made under the Plan. If any such election is permitted, the Committee will
establish rules and procedures for such payment deferrals, including, but not
limited to: (a) payment or crediting of reasonable interest on such deferred
amounts credited in cash, (b) the payment or crediting of dividend equivalents
in respect of deferrals credited in Share equivalent units, or (c) granting of
Deferred Compensation Options.

                                   ARTICLE 13
                              DIVIDEND EQUIVALENTS

          Any Awards may, at the discretion of the Committee, earn dividend
equivalents. In respect of any such Award that is outstanding on a dividend
record date for Common Stock, the Participant may be credited with an amount
equal to the amount of cash or stock dividends that would have been paid on the
Shares covered by such Award, had such covered Shares been issued and
outstanding on such dividend record date. The Committee will establish such
rules and procedures governing the crediting of dividend equivalents, including
the timing, form of payment, and payment contingencies of such dividend
equivalents, as it deems appropriate or necessary.

                                   ARTICLE 14
                ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, ETC.

     14.1 Plan Does Not Restrict Corporation. The existence of the Plan and the
Awards granted hereunder will not affect or restrict in any way the right or
power of the Board or the shareholders of Corporation to make or authorize any
adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization, or other change in Corporation's
capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the
Corporation, any issue of bonds, debentures, preferred or prior preference
stocks ahead of or affecting Corporation's capital stock or the rights thereof,
the dissolution or liquidation of Corporation or any sale or transfer of all or
any part of its assets or business, or any other corporate act or proceeding.

     14.2 Adjustments by the Committee. In the event of any change in
capitalization affecting the Common Stock of Corporation, such as a stock
dividend, stock split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, split-up,
combination or exchange of shares or other form of reorganization, or any other
change affecting the Common Stock, such proportionate adjustments, if any, as
the Committee, in its sole discretion, may deem appropriate to reflect such
change, will be made with respect to the aggregate number of Shares for which
Awards in respect thereof may be granted under the Plan, the maximum number of
Shares which may be sold or awarded to any Participant, the number of Shares
covered by each outstanding Award,

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and the price per Share in respect of outstanding Awards. The Committee may also
make such adjustments in the number of Shares covered by, and price or other
value of any outstanding Awards in the event of a spin-off or other distribution
(other than normal cash dividends), of Corporation assets to shareholders.

                                   ARTICLE 15
                            AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

The Board may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan or any portion of the Plan
at any time, provided no amendment may be made without shareholder approval if
such approval is required by applicable law or the applicable requirements of a
stock exchange or over-the-counter stock trading system.

                                   ARTICLE 16
                                  MISCELLANEOUS

     16.1 Unfunded Plan. The Plan will be unfunded and Corporation will not be
required to segregate any assets that may at any time be represented by Awards
under the Plan. Any liability of Corporation to any person with respect to any
Award under the Plan will be based solely upon any contractual obligations that
may be effected pursuant to the Plan. No such obligation of Corporation will be
deemed to be secured by any pledge of, or other encumbrance on, any property of
Corporation.

     16.2 Payments to Trust. The Committee is authorized (but has no obligation)
to cause to be established a trust agreement or several trust agreements
whereunder the Committee may make payments of amounts due or to become due to
Participants in the Plan.

     16.3 Other Corporation Benefit and Compensation Programs. Payments and
other benefits received by a Participant under an Award made pursuant to the
Plan will not be deemed a part of a Participant's regular, recurring
compensation for purposes of the termination indemnity or severance pay law of
any state or country and shall not be included in, or have any effect on, the
determination of benefits under any other employee benefit plan or similar
arrangement provided by Corporation or a Subsidiary unless expressly so provided
by such other plan or arrangements, or except where the Committee expressly
determines that an Award or portion of an Award should be included to accurately
reflect competitive compensation practices or to recognize that an Award has
been made in lieu of a portion of cash compensation. Awards under the Plan may
be made in combination with or in tandem with, or as alternatives to, grants,
awards, or payments under any other Corporation or Subsidiary plans,
arrangements, or programs. The Plan notwithstanding, Corporation or any
Subsidiary may adopt such other compensation programs and additional
compensation arrangements as it deems necessary to attract, retain, and reward
employees and directors for their service with Corporation and its Subsidiaries.

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     16.4 Securities Law Restrictions. No Shares may be issued under the Plan
unless counsel for Corporation is satisfied that such issuance will be in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws. Certificates for
Shares delivered under the Plan may be subject to such stop-transfer orders and
other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the rules,
regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission,
any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is then listed, and any
applicable federal or state securities law. The Committee may cause a legend or
legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such
restrictions.

     16.5 Governing Law. Except with respect to references to the Code or
federal securities laws, the Plan and all actions taken thereunder shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Delaware.

                                   ARTICLE 17
                              SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL

The Plan is expressly subject to the approval of the Plan by the shareholders at
the 2000 annual meeting of Epitope Inc.'s shareholders.

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                    Description of OraSure Technologies, Inc.
                          2002 Employee Cash Bonus Plan

On May 20, 2002, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the Company to
implement a 2002 Employee Cash Bonus Plan (the "Bonus Plan"). The purpose of the
Bonus Plan is to reward outstanding individual performance by employees with
cash bonuses. All employees, except for sales employees (who are covered by a
separate commission plan), will be eligible to participate in the Bonus Plan.
Pursuant to the Bonus Plan, cash bonuses may be paid out of (i) a basic cash
bonus pool to be initially funded in the amount of $400,000 (the "Basic Pool")
and (ii) an incentive cash bonus pool (the "Incentive Pool").

Basic Pool. Payments from the Basic Pool will depend on an employee's
achievement of individual performance objectives and the overall condition of
the Company's business at the end of 2002 (as determined by the Board in its
sole discretion). In general, payments are expected to be based on the following
target payouts, which are expressed as a percentage of base salary:

                        Title                                   Target Payouts

               Chief Executive Officer                               50%
               Chief Science Officer                                 35%
               Chief Financial Officer                               35%
               Senior Vice President                                 30%
               Vice President                                        20%
               Director                                              15%
               Manager                                               10%
               All other                                              5%

Performance criteria for individual employees will be derived from the Company's
2002 corporate objectives concerning financial performance, strategic planning,
research and development, business development, regulatory affairs and quality
control, manufacturing, engineering, information systems, sales and marketing,
human resources, investor relations matters and/or such other objectives chosen
by the Board in its sole discretion. Awards are expected to reflect a weighted
average measurement of an employee's achievement of his or her individual
performance objectives.

If the Company does not achieve its 2002 sales and net income budgets, the Basic
Pool will be reduced by at least 50% to $200,000, subject to the attainment of
the applicable performance criteria as provided above. If the Company achieves
its 2002 sales and net income budgets, the full $400,000 Basic Pool will be
available for award.

Incentive Pool. Payments from the Incentive Pool may be made only if the Company
exceeds its 2002 sales and net income budgets. The aggregate payments that could
be made from the Incentive Pool are expected to equal 50% of the excess by which
the Company's 2002 net income is greater than $1 million. All amounts awarded
from the Basic Pool shall be included in determining the Company's 2002 net
income for purposes of the Incentive Pool. Awards from the Incentive Pool shall
be made on the same basis as the awards from the Basic Pool, provided that
aggregate awards from both the Basic Pool and the Incentive Pool to any
individual shall not exceed two times the applicable target payout percentage
for such employee for awards under the Basic Pool.

Employees must be employed by the Company as of December 31, 2002 in order to
participate in the Bonus Plan, and awards will be adjusted on a pro rata basis
to the extent any employee is employed for only a portion of the year 2002. The
Chief Executive Officer will recommend individual awards for all employees to
the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors based on an assessment of
each individual's performance against his or her

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applicable performance objectives. The Compensation Committee may approve or
disapprove any recommended bonus award in whole or in part in its sole
discretion. In addition, the Board shall have the right in its sole discretion
to reject any or all of the recommended bonus awards, even if any and all
applicable performance criteria have been satisfied, based on business
conditions of the Company at or immediately after the end of 2002.

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