Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3344 - Cleveland State University › Chapter 3344-48 - Policies on Drug Education and Screening Policies › Section 3344-48-05 - Effect of positive test results

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Any student-athlete who tests positive
			 for a banned substance, who 
								refuses to submit or fails to take a required
			 drug test as described in this policy,  shall be subject to the
			 sanctions listed in this rule.
(B)
			 Positive drug test results  (using the NCAA threshold values) are cumulative throughout a
			 student-athlete's career at Cleveland state university.
			 . Any student-athlete who
			 tests positive shall be subject to repeated testing throughout their CSU career
			 (a minimum of one calendar year). A positive test for
			 cocaine, heroin or PCP will automatically be considered a third positive and
			 the student-athlete will be removed from participation in Cleveland state
			 university athletics.
(C)
			 Notification: the head team physician or designee shall securely receive the
			 results of all testing via the center for drug free sport,
			 , on-line reporting mechanism. All
			 testing results shall be handled confidentially.  The head athletic
			 trainer or designee shall notify the student-athlete of a scheduled appointment
			 to meet with the head team physician or his/her
			 designee to inform the student-athlete of the positive drug screen.
(D) Once the student-athlete has met with the
			 team physician to discuss a positive test result, the head athletic trainer or
			 designee will notify the athletic director, sport supervisor,
			 athletics compliance office and the head coach.
			 If the student-athlete is under twenty-one years of age, the student's
			 parent(s) or legal guardian(s) shall be notified of the positive test results
			 by the head team physician.
			 For the safety and well-being of the student-athlete,
			 the director of athletics may notify the student-athlete's parent(s) or legal
			 guardian(s) of the positive finding and sanctions if over the age of
			 twenty-one. Likewise, the director of athletics may inform other university
			 officials as appropriate. Results of positive drug tests shall be filed
			 in the student-athlete's CSU medical record and handled according to all
			 customary confidentiality procedures.
(E) Medical exception: if an athlete tests
			 positive for a prescription medication, it shall be considered a positive test
			 until the results are reviewed by the head team physician or designee. Medical
			 documentation from the treating physician(s) shall be reviewed for evidence to
			 support the need for use of a banned drug. For medications used to treat
			 ADD/ADHD, appropriate documentation shall be on file with the Cleveland state
			 university sports medicine staff prior to being selected for a random drug
			 screen. ADD/ADHD documentation shall be updated yearly ( see appendix
			 
								D to this
			 rule). (Medical marijuana, CBD oils or related
			 substances are still considered banned substances even with a
			 prescription).
(F)
			 Sanctions: since drug use is considered a violation of departmental and team
			 rules, a positive test result shall have the following consequences:
(1) First positive:
(a) The student-athlete shall be required to
			 meet with the head team physician or designee to discuss the positive drug test
			 results and for assessment if athlete is in imminent danger to themselves or to
			 others.
(b) The student-athlete's
			 parent(s) or legal guardian shall be notified by the
			 head team physician or designee of the positive result, if under
			 twenty-one years of age.
(c) The
			 student-athlete shall meet with the  director of
			 athletics and/or sport supervisor and head coach. Meeting will occur within forty-eight hours of the
			 student-athlete notification of a positive test, and will be documented by
			 sport supervisor. Student-athlete will sign the CSU drug testing disciplinary
			 agreement (appendix E) and will be given the CSU positive drug screen sanctions
			 form to complete (appendix F).
(d) The student-athlete shall participate in
			 designated counseling, treatment, and intervention programs as deemed
			 appropriate by the head team physician, team
			 psychiatrist and/or CSU counseling center. Failure to comply with the
			 
			 treatment plan shall be classified as non-compliant and shall result in a
			 second positive test. This includes completing the
			 recommendations in a reasonable time schedule, determined by the team physician
			 or designee.
(e) The
			 student-athlete shall be suspended for seven days from
			 all team activities, including practice, strength and conditioning, film,
			 training trips, etc, as well as, ten per cent (using traditional,
			 mathematical rounding to the nearest whole number) of the championship season
			 of their respective sport, excluding exhibition games
			 (unless within the seven day period). Under this penalty, the
			 student-athlete may not participate in any game-day activities, including
			 pre-game meals, sideline access, travel, etc. These
			 suspensions will be served immediately, unless determined otherwise by the
			 director of athletics.
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(f) The
			 student-athlete shall be subjected to undergo repeated and unannounced
			 follow-up drug tests for one calendar year from the date of the positive test
			 result.
(g)
										The director of athletics,
			 in consultation with the head coach and/or sports
			 supervisor, has the discretion to add further sanctions, which may include, but
			 are not limited to, additional suspensions,
			 decrease/removal of athletic aid, travel limitations, etc.
			 Additionally, the director of athletics and/or his/her
			 designee may suspend or permanently dismiss any student-athlete that tests
			 positive for a drug that is determined to be detrimental to the health and
			 safety of the student-athlete, other student-athletes, or athletic department
			 personnel, on a case by case basis.